Increasing my weekly yardage seems to have increased my hunger. How can I determine the calories really expended during swims of various lengths or intensities?
And when the office hits the all-you-can-eat lunch buffet, how many laps equate to that second or third serving? (Not giving up the food can justify extra time in the pool!)
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Ah, Grasshopper-Shakey,
You do not understand the Tao of the butterfly. The key to this stroke is NOT to swim it primarily with your arms. This will tire you quickly and result in butterstruggle even before you have gone a 50. The key is to swim it primarily with a smooth undulation the entire length of your body, and pull EASIER with your arms. For further explanation I refer you to the H2Ouston swim club web site, the Articles section, the two articles "Slip Slid'n' Away" and "Vive le Papillon" by Emmett Hines. (I can give you the web address if you need it.)
True story: I was wearing fistgloves, and tried a length of fly just for yuks. I was amazed that this actually felt EASIER than swimming with normal hands, because I COULDN'T pull harder (thus my arms did not use up all the oxygen, and did not go rapidly into lactate acid overload).
Matt
Ah, Grasshopper-Shakey,
You do not understand the Tao of the butterfly. The key to this stroke is NOT to swim it primarily with your arms. This will tire you quickly and result in butterstruggle even before you have gone a 50. The key is to swim it primarily with a smooth undulation the entire length of your body, and pull EASIER with your arms. For further explanation I refer you to the H2Ouston swim club web site, the Articles section, the two articles "Slip Slid'n' Away" and "Vive le Papillon" by Emmett Hines. (I can give you the web address if you need it.)
True story: I was wearing fistgloves, and tried a length of fly just for yuks. I was amazed that this actually felt EASIER than swimming with normal hands, because I COULDN'T pull harder (thus my arms did not use up all the oxygen, and did not go rapidly into lactate acid overload).
Matt
