I posted on the 50 plus thread a while back that I was swimming 3500 plus each time I swam. As luck would have it other obligations have cut into my swimming time and I have had to cut back to an average of 2250 per session during the month of April. The range is 1650 to 3250 for the month.
This is not good but will have to do. I have lost endurance but I am trying to work on stroke and strength. With only about 50 minutes to swim a couple times of week that is all I can do. One of ya'll suggested that I work on fly doing 12X25 fly each time I swim. This has worked out well. The pool was turned around for long course yesterday and I was able to make about 40 to 45 meters before my stroke deteriated. My time has also came down for the 25 fly.
My goal is to swim the 200 IM by June 29 in a respectable time. If I can get the time down I will enter my first masters meet then.
To offset the lack of swimming I am lifting weights several times a week at night. I only have dumbells but again we all make do with what we have.
This might not be much but some swimming is better than none. This also makes me easier to live with while improving my cardiovascular system.
Suggestions welcome.
Have a great day
Paul
Paul,
I second the notion that swimming shouldn't make you feel guilty; that you're doing the best you can and should take pride in that. In addition to the home workouts, you might want to pick up some latex stretch cords--they sell these color coded for different resistance levels. You can kind of simulate swimming with these things. More importantly, from my point of view, you can exercise the rotator cuffs that swimming doesn't use as much, balancing out your shoulders and helping to preempt the shoulder pain that's so common in swimmers.
Not sure if you are on an actual masters team or not, but if not, I highly encourage you to find one in your area. The reinforcement of your fellow aquanuts can be tremendous, and you might find that "other commitments" end up getting reprioritized.
Paul,
I second the notion that swimming shouldn't make you feel guilty; that you're doing the best you can and should take pride in that. In addition to the home workouts, you might want to pick up some latex stretch cords--they sell these color coded for different resistance levels. You can kind of simulate swimming with these things. More importantly, from my point of view, you can exercise the rotator cuffs that swimming doesn't use as much, balancing out your shoulders and helping to preempt the shoulder pain that's so common in swimmers.
Not sure if you are on an actual masters team or not, but if not, I highly encourage you to find one in your area. The reinforcement of your fellow aquanuts can be tremendous, and you might find that "other commitments" end up getting reprioritized.
