How embarrassed do you feel for getting out before the workout is over if you don't feel well? This evening, I was at practice for my new team and I was swimming so poorly that I got bumped down a lane. Then, I began to feel even worse, so finally I just got out at one hour and went home. Now that I feel a bit better, I'm totally mortified for not finishing. Extenuating circumstance: I'm new to this team and am very slow compared to them--normally I swim in lane 2. So I'm always a little embarassed jsut for being slow.
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Originally posted by Matt S
Injury avoidance: one of the most valuable lessons I learned as a masters swimmer was knowing when to back off. I had a very wise, former swimmer himself for a coach in my early to mid 30s. Up until that time, I went after every workout like I was back in college, max speed, lowest sustainable interval, work at the edge of tollerable pain threshold. He taught me when to recognize I needed to back off. Why? I ain't 21 anymore. My body could recover from a pounding then that would leave me incapacitated for weeks today.
Actually, this is a consideration for swimmers of all ages. About a week ago, I had the experience of coaching a 12-year-old girl who had had shoulder surgery earlier this year. I've even heard of competitive swimmers as young as 9 having shoulder problems. Hopefully, though, we who are adults have acquired enough sense to know that we shouldn't keep pushing our bodies even when they are telling us to stop.
Bob
Originally posted by Matt S
Injury avoidance: one of the most valuable lessons I learned as a masters swimmer was knowing when to back off. I had a very wise, former swimmer himself for a coach in my early to mid 30s. Up until that time, I went after every workout like I was back in college, max speed, lowest sustainable interval, work at the edge of tollerable pain threshold. He taught me when to recognize I needed to back off. Why? I ain't 21 anymore. My body could recover from a pounding then that would leave me incapacitated for weeks today.
Actually, this is a consideration for swimmers of all ages. About a week ago, I had the experience of coaching a 12-year-old girl who had had shoulder surgery earlier this year. I've even heard of competitive swimmers as young as 9 having shoulder problems. Hopefully, though, we who are adults have acquired enough sense to know that we shouldn't keep pushing our bodies even when they are telling us to stop.
Bob
