Help!
I'm trying to aquire the motivation to swim daily...well six days a week, one day of rest. I need to lose around 50 pounds by winter, but I still can't get myself in the pool.
I don't know why. I guess a few reasons could be:
(1) Social anxiety
(2) People seeing how fat I am
(3) Failing
Can someone help me gain motivation to get into the pool so I can improve my life?
Thanks!
Best,
Chris
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Sure. 750 might also be something you want to explore, as it is between 500 and 1000, and if 500 is too easy it might be just the point to start at.
As for the workouts, I know that they are advanced in total yardage. What I was trying to suggest was that you take pieces of the workouts and do them rather than the whole thing. For example, let's look at one of Mo's workouts for this week. (If you're wondering, this is the workout I'm doing today. I've been on vacation for a week and a half so I needed something a bit easier for myself.)
Warm-up
1 x 200 swim, easy
Stretch
1 x 100 swim
(300)
Drills
9 x 100
#1,2,3: 50 Catchup drill / 50 free swim, max DPS
#4,5,6: Freestyle kick, boards OK, descend 1->3
#7,8,9: 25 Rhythm drill / 75 free swim, build
• RI=:10
6 x 50
• Freestyle swim:
#1,2: 25 FAST / 25 easy
#3,4: 25 easy / 25 FAST
#5,6: All easy
• RI=:10
(1200/1500)
Main
14 x 100
• Freestyle swim:
#1: 25 build / 75 easy
#2: 50 build / 50 easy
#3: 75 build / 25 easy
#4: All easy
#5-12: All FAST swim; Go for your best average over the 8
#13,14: All easy swim, drag your fingertips on the 1st 25 of each
• All 100’s on cruise + :30 or RI=:40-:50
• Extra 1:00 rest after #4
(1400/2900)
Warm-down
1 x 100 All easy swim or drill
(100/3000)
So as you can see, this workout is 3,000yds, which right now would probably kill you. Or cause you to be sore for a loooooong time. However, it's broken down into a warmup, drills, main, and warm-down.
For one of your starting workouts maybe you could do the warmup and half of the drills (the 6x50 part). You can also modify the the workout by making the 6x50 4x50 or something. Change it around to suit your needs, is what I'm saying.
Sure. 750 might also be something you want to explore, as it is between 500 and 1000, and if 500 is too easy it might be just the point to start at.
As for the workouts, I know that they are advanced in total yardage. What I was trying to suggest was that you take pieces of the workouts and do them rather than the whole thing. For example, let's look at one of Mo's workouts for this week. (If you're wondering, this is the workout I'm doing today. I've been on vacation for a week and a half so I needed something a bit easier for myself.)
Warm-up
1 x 200 swim, easy
Stretch
1 x 100 swim
(300)
Drills
9 x 100
#1,2,3: 50 Catchup drill / 50 free swim, max DPS
#4,5,6: Freestyle kick, boards OK, descend 1->3
#7,8,9: 25 Rhythm drill / 75 free swim, build
• RI=:10
6 x 50
• Freestyle swim:
#1,2: 25 FAST / 25 easy
#3,4: 25 easy / 25 FAST
#5,6: All easy
• RI=:10
(1200/1500)
Main
14 x 100
• Freestyle swim:
#1: 25 build / 75 easy
#2: 50 build / 50 easy
#3: 75 build / 25 easy
#4: All easy
#5-12: All FAST swim; Go for your best average over the 8
#13,14: All easy swim, drag your fingertips on the 1st 25 of each
• All 100’s on cruise + :30 or RI=:40-:50
• Extra 1:00 rest after #4
(1400/2900)
Warm-down
1 x 100 All easy swim or drill
(100/3000)
So as you can see, this workout is 3,000yds, which right now would probably kill you. Or cause you to be sore for a loooooong time. However, it's broken down into a warmup, drills, main, and warm-down.
For one of your starting workouts maybe you could do the warmup and half of the drills (the 6x50 part). You can also modify the the workout by making the 6x50 4x50 or something. Change it around to suit your needs, is what I'm saying.
