Originally posted by FindingMyInnerFish
Seriously, I think a lot of ppl are conditioned by contact team sports like football, hockey, basketball...and they can't deal with a sport that involves simple speed, stamina, coordination--AND NO FIGHTS!
That is soo true!! In my lifeguarding class we had to swim a 500 mix of *** and free to pass the swim part of the test (yea the instructor told us that and I had to keep myself from laughing). It was soo hilarious to see all this big, ripped football players get in and start huffing and puffing (and whining up a storm!) after 25 yds. I pretty much cruised the whole thing and finished about a lap before everyone else. The instructor made me teach the football players how to do breaststroke right. It was pretty funny.
As for swimming being boring....heck no!!! There are times during long sets when I tired of starring at the line, but then I just pretend that I'm racing like Phelps or Coughlin. I always use long sets to figure out my problems too. Maybe that's why I lose track of how far I've gone so often.:confused:
Originally posted by FindingMyInnerFish
Seriously, I think a lot of ppl are conditioned by contact team sports like football, hockey, basketball...and they can't deal with a sport that involves simple speed, stamina, coordination--AND NO FIGHTS!
That is soo true!! In my lifeguarding class we had to swim a 500 mix of *** and free to pass the swim part of the test (yea the instructor told us that and I had to keep myself from laughing). It was soo hilarious to see all this big, ripped football players get in and start huffing and puffing (and whining up a storm!) after 25 yds. I pretty much cruised the whole thing and finished about a lap before everyone else. The instructor made me teach the football players how to do breaststroke right. It was pretty funny.
As for swimming being boring....heck no!!! There are times during long sets when I tired of starring at the line, but then I just pretend that I'm racing like Phelps or Coughlin. I always use long sets to figure out my problems too. Maybe that's why I lose track of how far I've gone so often.:confused:
