Paul's swimming blog

Good swims. Thanks for posting the backstroke video. I am in lane 4.

Monday: No workout, recovery from meet Tuesday: No workout - had to go to work early, grrrrrrr Wednesday - no practice on Wednesdays, GRRRRRRRRR. Tomorrow: I'm swimming tomorrow come heck or high water, dammit.

Thomas: Sorry I didn't introduce myself. That weekend I was in a fog. Fort: I SAID no comments on the start. Grrrrrrr. But you're right about the SR. In the race I don't feel like it's that slow but the video don't lie. Plus I need to really improve my underwater work. I came up way too early off the turn. Paul

Thomas: Sorry I didn't introduce myself. That weekend I was in a fog. Fort: I SAID no comments on the start. Grrrrrrr. But you're right about the SR. In the race I don't feel like it's that slow but the video don't lie. Plus I need to really improve my underwater work. I came up way too early off the turn. Paul Sorry. I just couldn't resist. lol. My regular starts are not so great either. And this situation is not helped by the fact that my pool is closed for swim meets both weekends before my meet. Grrr. Aside from being great fun, I think that monofin that's on your xmas list will help your underwater work significantly. Plus, great for the core and legs.

Thomas: Sorry I didn't introduce myself. That weekend I was in a fog. Fort: I SAID no comments on the start. Grrrrrrr. But you're right about the SR. In the race I don't feel like it's that slow but the video don't lie. Plus I need to really improve my underwater work. I came up way too early off the turn. Paul Paul...this will make you feel better...there are some other vids including Fort doing 50 back here too.

Monday: No workout, recovery from meet Tuesday: No workout - had to go to work early, grrrrrrr Wednesday - no practice on Wednesdays, GRRRRRRRRR. Hey man, you should have come over to UMD last night - we (ok, well, those of us who are physically able to do so) worked on breaststroke all evening. I did a lot of *** w/ dolphin kick and were my abs sore or what! OK, I have to confess. I'm a wuss. I find myself dropping out of sets when it starts to get tough. I have got to work on getting tougher mentally and pushing thru it. Otherwise I am just wasting my time and that is not what I want to do. Work hard and keep yourself in the water as long as you can. If you find yourself dropping behind in a longer set, *consider* skipping a 50, only if you promise to do the entire rest of workout and make that 50 up at the end. Hang tight and deal with the pain and agony, and at some point in the next month, you WILL have a breakthrough where suddenly you find yourself w/ a second wind at the end. That is the best feeling. -jeff

Videos of my swims. Welcome any comments. 50 Free www.youtube.com/watch 50 Back - no comments on the start. My feet slipped :frustrated: www.youtube.com/watch 50 Fly www.youtube.com/watch Paul Could you tell us what lane you were in for each event? Or did I miss that from another post?

Could you tell us what lane you were in for each event? Or did I miss that from another post? Look for the big guy in the Blue Jammers :-) For 50 Back: Lane 5 from the top For 50 Free: Lane 4 from the top For 50 Fly: Lane 3 from the top Paul

Hey man, you should have come over to UMD last night - we (ok, well, those of us who are physically able to do so) worked on breaststroke all evening. I did a lot of *** w/ dolphin kick and were my abs sore or what! -jeff I would love to come swim with you Terps but the logistics of that makes it nearly impossible. Paul

OK, I have to confess. I'm a wuss. I find myself dropping out of sets when it starts to get tough. I have got to work on getting tougher mentally and pushing thru it. Otherwise I am just wasting my time and that is not what I want to do. 13 Dec 2007 SCM with team 300 swim, 200 pull, 100 kick (used snorkel, WOW that trashed my legs) 12x25 Free on :30 11x50 2xFly on 1:05, 2xBack on 1:00, 2xBr on 1:05, 5xFree on 1:00 10x25 ??? Can't remember 9x50 Sprint kick, lane relay 8x25 (Fly/Back/Br/Choice)x2 on :30 7x50 Free pull on :55 6x25 Choice - did Free descend, 19,18,18,17,16,16 on :30 Paul