Hi, new to the board, back in the pool about 4 months.
Worked up to doing Mo Chambers workouts, but always substituting for fly in the IM's because I just never learned it.
I've always been a lousy kicker, but I bought a pair of Zoomers and quit using the board, which has helped a bunch. I do dolphins front and side and flutter on my back. I just started to dolphin kick off the flip (without the fins), which has really helped reduce stroke count (10 catchup; 13 -- 14 normally; 15 + is a failed lap). I'm 6'2" and dropped from 200+ when I started down to 190 - 195, which feels great.
Today I tried doing the fly legs in the IM's wearing the Zoomers, and I think there's some hope. Can a 44 year old lousy kicker learn to fly? Is it OK to learn with fins? Are there bad habits to watch out for when learning with or without the fins? Or should I forget about fly and just concentrate on the other three strokes?
I'm having a lot of fun swimming again, love the workouts and chat here, and am not afraid of looking like a complete dweeb.
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Pseudoephedrine isn't illegal, just restricted. In Oklahoma* you can only buy something like 90 tablets a month (and present an ID, sign a logbook, etc.), but taking more than that would probably be bad for your health anyhow.
You want to be careful with this if you have high blood pressure or any sort of heart problem, but small doses would probably be OK.
Chili pepper (capsaicin) is a natural decongestant, but it might be inadvisable to go out for Thai food just before a workout. I find a nice spicy soup works wonders sometimes when nothing else seems to get my head clear.
Disclaimer: My problem is (severe) hayfever, not asthma. And my butterfly is simply hilarious.
Tom
AFAIK Oklahoma was the first state to restrict the sale of pseudoephedrine (Sudaphed, etc.). The law has caused a dramatic drop in the number of methamphetamine labs, as well as in the associated fires and explosions.
Pseudoephedrine isn't illegal, just restricted. In Oklahoma* you can only buy something like 90 tablets a month (and present an ID, sign a logbook, etc.), but taking more than that would probably be bad for your health anyhow.
You want to be careful with this if you have high blood pressure or any sort of heart problem, but small doses would probably be OK.
Chili pepper (capsaicin) is a natural decongestant, but it might be inadvisable to go out for Thai food just before a workout. I find a nice spicy soup works wonders sometimes when nothing else seems to get my head clear.
Disclaimer: My problem is (severe) hayfever, not asthma. And my butterfly is simply hilarious.
Tom
AFAIK Oklahoma was the first state to restrict the sale of pseudoephedrine (Sudaphed, etc.). The law has caused a dramatic drop in the number of methamphetamine labs, as well as in the associated fires and explosions.
