Hey, all
Althiugh I have read the situations of some new swimmers on this board, I feel that my situation is somewhat different.
I have a decent level of conditioning, being that I am a powerlifter, who sometimes sprints, 2-3 times a week. However, I have wanted a sport for a long while that wont interfere with my spring sport of golf. I though back four years, to 5th grade when I was on a swim team, I absolutley loved it, but why I quit is beyond me.
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enough rambling! Could someone point me in the right direction? I have several good friends who are swimmers, and swim on the same team, however only one of them swims year round. I know that I could be better than them if I swam all year, commitment is no problem for me!
Stats: 5 foot 8 170lbs (Need to lose some fat, I would be much leaner at 160lbs) squat 375lbs deadlift 330lbs bench press 230lbs push press 180lbs.
-Any help is greatly appreciated.
-Danimal
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I guess what else I should ask, if how long are rest sets generally? If in a straight set, where you are supposed to swim something in 2:00, but you swim it in 1:45, you get a 15 second rest right?
Is this common for all types of swimming. I would think that keeping good form is quite hard while swimming at a fast interval for a long while.
BTW: Last night was firggin awesome! It felt so good to be back to the water. I swam some frestyle, back stroke, butterfly(my favorite), and *** stroke, my least favorite :) Im not sure of the ammounts of lanes swam, but it was good ammount that I got in during the time of about one hour.
I guess what else I should ask, if how long are rest sets generally? If in a straight set, where you are supposed to swim something in 2:00, but you swim it in 1:45, you get a 15 second rest right?
Is this common for all types of swimming. I would think that keeping good form is quite hard while swimming at a fast interval for a long while.
BTW: Last night was firggin awesome! It felt so good to be back to the water. I swam some frestyle, back stroke, butterfly(my favorite), and *** stroke, my least favorite :) Im not sure of the ammounts of lanes swam, but it was good ammount that I got in during the time of about one hour.
