HOW TO??
I'm currently on a masters team on a US base here in Europe. I have to leave here soon and have been searching for a place to swim on a team in Oklahoma City. Well the past couple of weeks I have not had a lot of luck in finding one. So I've decided to try to take matters in my own hands, though I've never really been able to do this.
I know of a pool I can get to. It's just the whole going and making myself do a good 3-4K workout everyday. Without someone to push me I have quite a hard time and get bored very easily and quickly. I've swam competitivly since I was a little kid and just need to stay in swim shape (love those arms).
Any of you had this same problem and could help me see the light at the end that maybe this could be accomplished? Thanks
Kelli,
Parents
Former Member
About 90% of my workouts. I have found it helpful to set time goals for specific sets. I do a 1000M swim for time every week and I always record my results. I also have an IM set: 4 100s, 2 x 200, and 1 x 400. I try to swim my 100's on 1:25, 200 on 2:50, 400 under 5:40 (stay the same pace throughtout). In order to do this, I look at the pace clock in the middle of the swims and make sure that I am on task.
I think one of the reasons that I do not get "bored" or unmotivated is because I have such specific workout goals.
One last thing, if you swim on your own, there is a chance that you are swimming at a health club (just a hunch). Believe it or not, those pools are rarely any regulation distance. My pool is just a few inches longer than 25 M (don't know why...)
Good luck to you...
About 90% of my workouts. I have found it helpful to set time goals for specific sets. I do a 1000M swim for time every week and I always record my results. I also have an IM set: 4 100s, 2 x 200, and 1 x 400. I try to swim my 100's on 1:25, 200 on 2:50, 400 under 5:40 (stay the same pace throughtout). In order to do this, I look at the pace clock in the middle of the swims and make sure that I am on task.
I think one of the reasons that I do not get "bored" or unmotivated is because I have such specific workout goals.
One last thing, if you swim on your own, there is a chance that you are swimming at a health club (just a hunch). Believe it or not, those pools are rarely any regulation distance. My pool is just a few inches longer than 25 M (don't know why...)
Good luck to you...
