Here's a thread for the ladies to discuss anything that relates to women and swimming. For example, feel free to discuss how disgustingly ugly fastskins are, how the "curse" can kill a meet, how suits don't fit, how swimming wrecks your hair, how hormones unhinge you, etc.
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Some questions for the ladies:
1. Is everyone wearing their wedding/engagement ring(s) during practice or meets?
2. Anyone tried oil of oregano for congestion? A friend recommended this to me recently.
3. Anyone had a nagging hip injury? Dr. Jimby says these can take awhile to fix. Mine's been dragging on for almost 4 weeks now. I think I hurt it with over stretching and hard kicking, but I'm not sure.
4. Anyone tried any of the new speed suits: Xterra or Renegade by AquaZone? I was wondering if they fit better than the B70. There seems to be a lot of women who have trouble getting the B70 up high enough in the crotch. Maybe the thigh area is too small?
5. For chicks that are lifting, if you take time off from weights, does it take awhile to get back to your previous level? I have this notion that it takes women longer to build muscle and that we can lose it more easily ... but this could be false.
1. I never wear my rings in the pool.
2. Sounds like something to put on a sandwich. I much prefer Aleve-D for congestion.
3. no help here
4. I have an Xterra. Used it for two meets now. I like it, but no more or less than the B70. My new B70 is a size smaller than before, but I've not tried it out in a meet yet. I'm saving it for zones.
The Xterra fits higher in the neck area, and it does not have any non-coated surfaces (like the B70 has on the front). I have not found it to be faster or slower than the B70. I've had fast swims in both, and average swims in both.
Despite the hype, neither suit caused me to drop time just by putting it on. I still had to work very hard for the fast swims and even harder for some of the average swims.
5. Liftig has been non-existent lately, but in the past it hasn't taken long to get back what had been lost. Most of the pain came from getting the body used to the pain again.
Some questions for the ladies:
1. Is everyone wearing their wedding/engagement ring(s) during practice or meets?
2. Anyone tried oil of oregano for congestion? A friend recommended this to me recently.
3. Anyone had a nagging hip injury? Dr. Jimby says these can take awhile to fix. Mine's been dragging on for almost 4 weeks now. I think I hurt it with over stretching and hard kicking, but I'm not sure.
4. Anyone tried any of the new speed suits: Xterra or Renegade by AquaZone? I was wondering if they fit better than the B70. There seems to be a lot of women who have trouble getting the B70 up high enough in the crotch. Maybe the thigh area is too small?
5. For chicks that are lifting, if you take time off from weights, does it take awhile to get back to your previous level? I have this notion that it takes women longer to build muscle and that we can lose it more easily ... but this could be false.
1. I never wear my rings in the pool.
2. Sounds like something to put on a sandwich. I much prefer Aleve-D for congestion.
3. no help here
4. I have an Xterra. Used it for two meets now. I like it, but no more or less than the B70. My new B70 is a size smaller than before, but I've not tried it out in a meet yet. I'm saving it for zones.
The Xterra fits higher in the neck area, and it does not have any non-coated surfaces (like the B70 has on the front). I have not found it to be faster or slower than the B70. I've had fast swims in both, and average swims in both.
Despite the hype, neither suit caused me to drop time just by putting it on. I still had to work very hard for the fast swims and even harder for some of the average swims.
5. Liftig has been non-existent lately, but in the past it hasn't taken long to get back what had been lost. Most of the pain came from getting the body used to the pain again.
