Best way to let out aggression while swimming?

RE: Best way to let out aggression while swimming?

Former Member — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 06:10:48 GMT

Scream underwater. But do it as you pass someone else.

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A.K. — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 12:44:12 GMT

Sorry, I should have elaborated. To make a claim for a few dollars above the deductible is not worth it. You not only incur the incident/claim, you also have the hassle of dealing with the claim process which can be bad depending on who you are dealing with. ...and yes my rates increased with the insurance representative explaining it was the incidents (whether I was at fault or not) that were the cause for the increase. I still had a safe driver designation during this period.

RE: Best way to let out aggression while swimming?

aquageek — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 10:55:27 GMT

There is a lot of really sorry advice on this forum concerning insurance claims. Insurance rates have nothing to do with fault versus no fault submission of claims. If it were the case, why would carriers even offer uninsured or underinsured coverage, where the submission of claims by defaul are not your fault? Rates and premiums are based on experience (i.e. claim history) primarily with other factors also playing a large role (age, location, car type). If you submit 5 no fault claims, the carrier still pays for them so there is no difference, it's not like they use different dollars to pay for your not at fault claims. This other advice not to submit a claim unless it's way above your deductible is also ludicrous. If you can afford to pay your own claims up to a certain point, then make your deductible that amount and save on your premium immediately. The first dollars are the most expensive to insure so if you retain a high deductible, your premium will be lower.

RE: Best way to let out aggression while swimming?

A.K. — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 08:44:36 GMT

It will be considered an "incident", don't claim unless it is well beyond the deduct #. I had a car damaged by a hurricane, same car smashed while it was parked and I was a block away and was rear ended at different times during a year. They raised my rates because there were "too many incidents". None of these were my fault. BTW- why is everyone assuming it was a male (him) that hit your car ? :) Also agree that a good workout helps and there is nothing you can do to change what has happeneed in the past other than take precautions's salary? :) BTW, your insurance should fix this. You will be responsible for the deductible, so if the job will cost more than your deductible, you should submit it to insurance. This should NOT affect your future insurance costs. You are not submitting an at-fault claim. If your insurance carrier wants to raise your rates because you submit this claim, consider a different carrier. As for aggression in the pool, I'm sure we're all different. I tend to take out my aggressions on a long, aerobic swim. The more I contemplate whatever issue is getting me mad, the harder I tend to push the pace. I have done some of my fastest 1000s while stewing about something.

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Former Member — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 14:33:21 GMT

I was just watching the tennis players on TV what strange noises these girls make. Are they letting their aggressions get out of hand. Sharapova and Dementieva were really noisey.

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Former Member — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 13:35:06 GMT

Very nice analytic breakdown of my previous posting Mr. Jansen......Very logical I must say.....as I would expect from a fellow mathlete! Newmastersswimmer p.s. My newest mantra is: "Beat the Raz....Kick his burnt orange Azz!!"

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Former Member — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 07:12:21 GMT

Originally posted by newmastersswimmer some neighborhood kids had vandalized my Toyota Camry while we were gone on vacation in the mini-van. I have it on good authority (the French paper that is making the allegations against Lance Armstrong), that this was, in fact, done by supporters of the UT swim team. ...including inviting all the neighborhood kids to play with our slip and slide whenever we are using it.... I hope you meant "whenever our kids are using it". The way it was put originally presents an interesting image. They have even fired off guns across the street before... I guess it's time for us to move..... Well, you're always welcome to move to Elizabethtown. Of course, the neighbors fire guns here all the time, but it's usually to take down the roving gangs of groundhogs that terrorize us. that and chanting my new mantra: "beat the raz....bury the horns" !....LOL!! He's goin' down. -LBJ UT swimmers may get the hot chicks, but Mathletes 'get' calculus.

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Former Member — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 06:34:33 GMT

(Background: I just got a new car two weeks ago - my first one - and today it was dented by some ******* in a parking lot. Two golfball sized dents and streaks of white paint. And I have to pay for the repairs myself. I'm so depressed and angry at the same time.....) originally posted by hmlee I feel your pain. I just got back from my Texas vacation a couple of days ago only to find out that some neighborhood kids had vandalized my Toyota Camry while we were gone on vacation in the mini-van.......They egged the car, scratched the sides of the car with nails or something similar.....and they smashed in the front windshield.....The windshield is still there.....but there is a giant spider web of cracks eminating from the point of contact that covers the majority of the (now dented in) windshield......I can barely see through a small part of the windshield on the drivers side.....but it looks like I am going to have to replace the windshield now. Oh well......At least they didn't slash my tires. One thing that is particularly disturbing about all of this is the fact that Susan and I go out of our way to be as friendly towards our neighbors as possible.....including inviting all the neighborhood kids to play with our slip and slide whenever we are using it....things like that. I'm sure it was just some destructive teenagers who don't know any better (most of our neighbors are very friendly in fact).....But we have a lot of gangster wannabe types raoming the streets of our neighborhood.....They have even fired off guns across the street before .....the police came one time and found the spent shells on the ground out in the street just a little ways down from our house.....I guess it's time for us to move.....I hate moving!.....So much work involved. So there's my venting session ......I guess I will have to think of those teenagers when I'm at workout to help motivate me......that and chanting my new mantra: "beat the raz....bury the horns" !....LOL!!

RE: Best way to let out aggression while swimming?

Former Member — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 09:43:45 GMT

Originally posted by Guvnah BTW, your insurance should fix this. You will be responsible for the deductible, so if the job will cost more than your deductible, you should submit it to insurance. This should NOT affect your future insurance costs. You are not submitting an at-fault claim. If your insurance carrier wants to raise your rates because you submit this claim, consider a different carrier. It's worth noting that some insurance companies have requirements concerning notification of law enforcement if it was a hit and run in order for it to be treated as a not-at-fault accident (e.g., you have to notify the police within some period of time like 24 hours or 48 hours). The requirement may seem ridiculous, since you're basically going to be telling the police "Somebody dented my car. No, I have no idea what their license plate number was. No, I have no idea what kind of car they had. No, I know of no witnesses." But if the insurance company has this requirement and you don't call the police, it will be treated as an at-fault accident. Bob

RE: Best way to let out aggression while swimming?

Former Member — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 07:48:38 GMT

I agree with Ande.... Scream underwater. Do it when there are a lot of people swimming so they don't know who it was making those noises! I find the best time to do it is when you push off the wall... push that agression out through your feet... screamin' and streamlinin'... not bad, not too bad at all. :D

RE: Best way to let out aggression while swimming?

Former Member — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 07:24:27 GMT

Originally posted by hmlee (Background: I just got a new car two weeks ago - ... How can you afford a new car on a swimmer's salary? :) BTW, your insurance should fix this. You will be responsible for the deductible, so if the job will cost more than your deductible, you should submit it to insurance. This should NOT affect your future insurance costs. You are not submitting an at-fault claim. If your insurance carrier wants to raise your rates because you submit this claim, consider a different carrier. As for aggression in the pool, I'm sure we're all different. I tend to take out my aggressions on a long, aerobic swim. The more I contemplate whatever issue is getting me mad, the harder I tend to push the pace. I have done some of my fastest 1000s while stewing about something.

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Former Member — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 05:50:41 GMT

As far as your car is concerned, see if there is an autobody school in the area. Check with any local community colleges and even high schools. A lot of the time they'll happily do some very inexpensive work for the sake of getting practice. And don't worry about the quality. It'll turn out just as good as any Auto body shop that'll charge a hand and a leg.

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Former Member — Mon, 22 Aug 2005 16:14:46 GMT

Originally posted by Leonard Jansen Yet another instance of Math Rage. Put down the calculator, Craig, and back away slowly. -LBJ This was in 1974. Calculators weren't alowed in classes yet. I had the right answer but i got to it incorectly. So Mr. Cass didn't give to me full credit. I was so mad at Mr. Cass that day, I ended up in a fist fight with another guy.

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Former Member — Mon, 22 Aug 2005 15:23:45 GMT

Originally posted by craiglll@yahoo.com This has worked for me eversince my high school Algebra teacher gave me my first B in math. Yet another instance of Math Rage. Put down the calculator, Craig, and back away slowly. -LBJ

RE: Best way to let out aggression while swimming?

Former Member — Mon, 22 Aug 2005 14:52:00 GMT

When I'm very upset, I think of myself as a roman war ship. I swim as long and lean as I can. then I think of ramming into a lesser ship & destroying it. Make the idiot a Carthage war ship & ram it hard. This has worked for me eversince my high school Algebra teacher gave me my first B in math.

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ande — Mon, 22 Aug 2005 12:21:13 GMT

train hard and scream underwater wear your self out Originally posted by hmlee I need a way to let out some anger safely, and I figure doing it during my swim tomorrow is a good enoug way. Any suggestions? (Background: I just got a new car two weeks ago - my first one - and today it was dented by some ******* in a parking lot. Two golfball sized dents and streaks of white paint. And I have to pay for the repairs myself. I'm so depressed and angry at the same time.....)

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Former Member — Mon, 22 Aug 2005 07:45:20 GMT

Originally posted by Matt S Water polo. It makes the start of open water races seem so much more genteel. Matt Careful... We might get the attention of the bash the triathletes thread and then there will be some serious ranting and raging going on in here... A bit of a PS, One of the kids I work with noted how "stupid" people looked when they were angery... We all could be laughing inside!

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Former Member — Mon, 22 Aug 2005 07:34:07 GMT

Water polo. It makes the start of open water races seem so much more genteel. Matt

RE: Best way to let out aggression while swimming?

Former Member — Sun, 21 Aug 2005 16:52:13 GMT

Maybe some yoga, so you don't drown yourself. Just kidding. Kind of. Actually, swimming is a great way to work off some aggression. The best way I've found in the water? Shorter distances, faster intervals. Some butterfly, too, if you're bright-red-shaky-angry. Longer distances give you time to think about being angry and then you're just swimming around being angry. A nice, hard workout always does wonders for the temper. It's hard to be angry when you're so tired you can't see straight. ;)

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Former Member — Sun, 21 Aug 2005 12:43:38 GMT

My ways of letting anger out are swimming with a closed fist and punching the water --sometimes I imagine certain individuals, but not often... Big kicks and exploding off the wall on turns. Butterfly is also great to get out anger and frustration! :mad: Blast from the imagination past: I used to pretend I set off a bomb and swim really fast to the other side to get away. Hey, swimming can get pretty boring after the 10,000 flip turn! P.S. I can't tell you how many times I have beaten the entire East German swim team or won against hungry sharks --in my mind!

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Former Member — Sun, 21 Aug 2005 05:19:01 GMT

My mantra is "control what you can control, let go of the rest" therefore, you can't control the jerk who hit your car...but you can control your peace of mind & body. Working out is a great way to let go of some of that frustration! I would suggest working on stronger strokes...really slipping those fingers into the water and pulling through your stroke. Maybe visualize the jerk in the lane next to you and "race"? Either way, I am sorry to hear about your car. Dood, that sux. Here's to a great workout!

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Former Member — Sun, 21 Aug 2005 05:13:32 GMT

On my Thursday swim, I took the "Shark" approach. Exploded off the wall, swam hard and fast away from that shark...who turned into a octopus, who turned into an eel, who turned into a stingray, who turned into a school of guppies. Yeah, spent that energy quick! HA!

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FindingMyInnerFish — Sun, 21 Aug 2005 01:39:03 GMT

As thisgirl suggested, sprints seem to be great for dealing w/ stuff like that. I come more from a running background, new to swimming, but when I'm feeling angry, running some sprints (carefully, tho, since I'm not going to injure myself and cause more frustrattion) seems to put me into present tense, gets me focused on the moment... hard to think of too much else when I'm in anaerobic range. Then feel a lot more relaxed afterward. And as Sheala suggested, I've found those imaginary "races" are a lot of fun, esp'y if the person who has irritated me is in a position of power. (Okay, bad guy, me, you, the running track ... high noon....) ;) Sorry to hear about your car. Hope it doesn't turn out to be too expensive! Not worth letting him steal your peace of mind though!