It's amazing how easy we can develop very bad technique. I often see people swim with horrible technique that just makes me cringe. Never thought I'd have issues controlling my own body but last night i did.
I was doing my first 400 yards a couple of days ago with ease, but as i was swimming my flip turns gradually became worse to a point where i was rolling sideways rather then a straight flip turn into a push. No biggie, i figured i was just tired.
So last night i go into the pool and started with an easy 50. To my surprise, i was notable to do a proper flip Turn to save my life! My hands and body kept turning sideways as i was doing the flip. I was shocked. It took the following 30 minutes to get back to where i was 2 months ago, just flipping properly (facing up) from a stand still.
What is wrong? what did i do wrong? Does these things ever happen to you? I was shocked that a single swim imprinted such bad technique in my mind and on my body. I was so depressed last night, i didn't even swim. If a single workout damaged my turns so much, how hard hard is it to correct improper swimming technique?
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Everyone has a bad workout. They are more bothersome coming off of a series of good workouts. Just know that they come and try to get through it. For me, a bad workout can result from lack of sleep, hunger, general irritability, bad day at work, temperature of the pool, whether I am sharing a lane and with whom, etc.
If you feel you have developed some bad habits, go back to the basics. Drill work is best for me to get me back on track. Even the greatest athletes have had to go back to basics. Best example is George Brett who was really having a tough time at bat early in the season. He stayed after practice every night and worked on basic drills. That year, he came close to batting .400. Tiger Woods works on his fundamentals 14 hours a day and even this phenom misses the cut on occasion.
Personally, I try to focus on the quality of my workouts, not the amount of yardage. There are days that I will hang up my suit after only 45 mins and there are other days where I swim for much longer. I figure I'm too old to have to stick around for a bad workout if I don't want to.
Everyone has a bad workout. They are more bothersome coming off of a series of good workouts. Just know that they come and try to get through it. For me, a bad workout can result from lack of sleep, hunger, general irritability, bad day at work, temperature of the pool, whether I am sharing a lane and with whom, etc.
If you feel you have developed some bad habits, go back to the basics. Drill work is best for me to get me back on track. Even the greatest athletes have had to go back to basics. Best example is George Brett who was really having a tough time at bat early in the season. He stayed after practice every night and worked on basic drills. That year, he came close to batting .400. Tiger Woods works on his fundamentals 14 hours a day and even this phenom misses the cut on occasion.
Personally, I try to focus on the quality of my workouts, not the amount of yardage. There are days that I will hang up my suit after only 45 mins and there are other days where I swim for much longer. I figure I'm too old to have to stick around for a bad workout if I don't want to.
