Not 100% sure this is the best place for advice. However, I’ve yet to find another forum.
I am 45/F, used to swim competitively from Jr High - early college. The work and life got in the way. Five years ago I injured my back and now have disc degeneration in my lower back. Two years ago I got back in the pool and eventually went from 2 laps to 50 (25 yard pool). Then really got to feeling better about my swim and back after a year of sticking to it. Then work got in the way again and I didn’t put in the time like I did for a year and had another disc blow out. So on 11/20/18 I had a back surgery and 12/19 made it back in the pool. I’ve been swimming every day since aside from one day off each week.
I am starting over again, can only get to about 850 yards and (3) sets of 15 ladder pools before I run Out of gas. Today, after my swim, my whole body is aching. I swim at my gym pool, which is indoors and at about 77*.
This brings me to these boards looking for advice.
Am I doing too much at once?
And any other suggestions you have are appreciated!
Hey Prodgirl -
What is that 850 yards made up of? Are you swimming it straight, as sets, or something else?
Maybe we can make it more creative and get you over the top!
I would LOVE suggestions. There are no real swimmers when I go, just floaters, bobbers and people who wear scuba masks, flippers and fins (seriously)!,
It’s a combination of freestyle, *** and backstrokes. Less backstrokes as that’s a lot harder for me still. My pool is a 25 yard pool if that helps for ideas too.
My routine is about:
- (8) half lengths of jogging to 4’ (I can’t reach any further) and then I jog backwards to the beginning of the pool for warm up and (8) again for cool down.
- then laps of ***, free, backstroke.
- and i squeeze in (3) sets of 15 ladder pulls in the begging, middle, and end
To add, there are several 1-2 minute breaks in this routine too. Sometimes it’s to just breathe, or make a goggle or earplugs adjustment.
I was reading on another post people eat PB&J before swimming. So tomorrow I am going to try that on my way to the gym. Maybe my food intake is not proving me the fuel I need?
thanks in advance!
Hey Prodgirl -
What is that 850 yards made up of? Are you swimming it straight, as sets, or something else?
Maybe we can make it more creative and get you over the top!
I would LOVE suggestions. There are no real swimmers when I go, just floaters, bobbers and people who wear scuba masks, flippers and fins (seriously)!,
It’s a combination of freestyle, *** and backstrokes. Less backstrokes as that’s a lot harder for me still. My pool is a 25 yard pool if that helps for ideas too.
My routine is about:
- (8) half lengths of jogging to 4’ (I can’t reach any further) and then I jog backwards to the beginning of the pool for warm up and (8) again for cool down.
- then laps of ***, free, backstroke.
- and i squeeze in (3) sets of 15 ladder pulls in the begging, middle, and end
To add, there are several 1-2 minute breaks in this routine too. Sometimes it’s to just breathe, or make a goggle or earplugs adjustment.
I was reading on another post people eat PB&J before swimming. So tomorrow I am going to try that on my way to the gym. Maybe my food intake is not proving me the fuel I need?
thanks in advance!
