2008 Swimming New Years Resolutions

RE: 2008 Swimming New Years Resolutions

Former Member — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:32:02 GMT

I am a lot older than most people here and don't swim competatively so am not trying to beat times that would never be possible for me. I am a 58 year old woman who swims for fitness and over the past 5 years since I began to swim again it has made a huge impact on my fitness level, success on losing weight and how I look and feel. My goal for 2008 are to lose the last 10 pounds, improve my very, very slow flutter kick, improve my free style speed, and put more variety in my swim workout which generally lasts 90 mins.

RE: 2008 Swimming New Years Resolutions

ViveBene — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 12:44:24 GMT

Hi "carol58," For variety in workouts, have you looked at any of the workouts posted in the "Workouts" forum, by USMS coaches? They do keep things interesting by changing what one does from day to day, and at least two coaches posting daily in 2007 (possibly all three) gave variations for different levels of swimmer. I'm looking forward to postings from the three new 2008 coaches! You can post questions in the "ask ande" thread, or start your own thread with a question. And you may be far more representative of readers here than you imagine! Good luck! Those are good goals to have.:cool: Regards, VB

RE: 2008 Swimming New Years Resolutions

Former Member — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 06:38:55 GMT

Anyone broken their resolution yet. I have, I havn't been swimming since christmas. The holidays kind broke my rythm and its not looking like im going to get back in a rutine. So I guess i'm not going to albatross any more becasue I dont want to go if im not in shape.

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Julie Roddin — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 03:18:11 GMT

Really living! And massively inspiring!:applaud: 5 days @ 3000 yd 2 days @ 4000 yd Don't stop! (Er, I think you have through the first week of New Year to exchange your resolution for a different one....) I'd like to do the Lake Champlain swim once in my life. Do you have an update on your Web site? Thanks, VB Yeah, not exchanging my resolution except and I want to swim smarter this year, no more 1000s after masters practice. I've been so focused on quality rather than quantity and honeslty am exhausted after most 1.5 hour practices where as I used to conserve energy during practice and not work as hard because I would want to add on after practice. 8 x 1000 after practice isn't going to help me accomplish my swimming goals for the 100 & 200 back this year. I hope to do Lake Champlain again this year. It was an incredible swim. I did post a write up on my blog... julieoplinger.blogspot.com/.../lake-champlain-swim-8-miles-from-new.html and there are other great stories from people here on the forum. Julie

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Chris Stevenson — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 02:50:49 GMT

Anyone broken their resolution yet. Yep, I resolved to be on time to practices (pretty mundane, I know). I'm 0 for 5 so far. But I only missed 150yd this morning -- getting better! Chris

RE: 2008 Swimming New Years Resolutions

ViveBene — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 02:16:47 GMT

Yes, I did. I told Mollie I would swim less in 2008, but I did 23,000+ last week. Oops. I've got to be more specific with my resolution and write it down and stick to it! Really living! And massively inspiring!:applaud: 5 days @ 3000 yd 2 days @ 4000 yd Don't stop! (Er, I think you have through the first week of New Year to exchange your resolution for a different one....) I'd like to do the Lake Champlain swim once in my life. Do you have an update on your Web site? Thanks, VB

RE: 2008 Swimming New Years Resolutions

Julie Roddin — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 01:58:52 GMT

Anyone broken their resolution yet. Yes, I did. I told Mollie I would swim less in 2008, but I did 23,000+ last week. Oops. I've got to be more specific with my resolution and write it down and stick to it!

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indyswimbag — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 12:10:18 GMT

OK so by actually putting this on paper and for the world to see perhaps I might get a few of them accomplished 1st) like a few of you I figure the less of me the better...so I want to drop a few pounds....25 to be exact..of course that means that I might actually have to cook a few things now and again and not rely on the microwave as much 2nd) I want to do all 5 postal events again this year..they are rather addicting. And I am THNKING about going to the dark side of swimming and want to do an:shakeshead: OPEN water event unless enough of you talk me out of it. 3rd) I am going to do ALL the events at least once...in a meet and that even means the dreaded 200 FLY...:drown::help: and finally my focus events this year are the ---200breast where I want to finally break 2:55 the 400 IM where I want to break the 6min mark and I think that I am going to change it up a bit because I have been trying for :frustrated: AGES to break the 22min in the 1650 without luck so I am going to look at the 1000 free this year and attempt to break the 13min mark instead.:applaud:

RE: 2008 Swimming New Years Resolutions

ViveBene — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 10:43:52 GMT

Yer welcum any time. Be raht there, lit'l hon'. An' I'm bringin tha dawgs. Got kewpons? Back on track: I suppose my swimming resolution is a general one (bec. I already swim every day and will not ever be a meet swimmer): push my own comfort level in total yardage and amount of sprint yardage included, and add something for a more well-rounded fitness. Possibly yoga. "funkyfish," if you have a taste for long-distance swimming (not all do), 8000 yds sounds like a wonderful goal. I'm trying to do 3000-3500 twice a week, gradually pushing up the yardage --slowly! -- on occasional longer swims. Maybe I'll add 8000 yds as a semi-goal for 2008 (next year 9000 yds?) and meet you in the cyberpool! Regards, VB

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Former Member — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:16:50 GMT

Hey Puddin'--- howsabout parking yer gum afore y'all jump inna poool? Whut kinda trailer you say you inhabit? Well, I waz in a double wide trailer house with my momma and uncle dad. But I got thrown out fer not playin' nice with small animals and electric kitchen stuff. So now I camp out in one of the bunch of cars out front the trailer. Nun of em ever run cept fer one that smokes worser then my gramma. Yer welcum any time.

RE: 2008 Swimming New Years Resolutions

Former Member — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 11:21:00 GMT

Hey Puddin'--- howsabout parking yer gum afore y'all jump inna poool? Whut kinda trailer you say you inhabit?

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Former Member — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 11:12:21 GMT

OK, this is just wrong on sooo many levels. :doh: Paul How so? :laugh2: I'd rather run into someone's gum as opposed to their icky loogie.

RE: 2008 Swimming New Years Resolutions

pwolf66 — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 07:55:27 GMT

(S)he-man, the fact that you ONLY seem to lose your gum on the TOUGH sets is the part that bothers me the most. :notworthy::thhbbb::notworthy:

RE: 2008 Swimming New Years Resolutions

Former Member — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 06:16:14 GMT

From the Boston Globe: "Easy ways to get, stay healthy in 2008" www.boston.com/.../ From Nancy Clark, a registered dietitian, author, and sports nutritionist: 1) Don't focus on dieting. Focus on eating. If you are on a strict diet and get too hungry, you are more likely to overeat, especially in the evening. Rather than dieting by day and blowing it by night, try fueling adequately by day and dieting by night. Eat every four hours or so, and make sure to eat a "second lunch" - think of it as another meal rather than a snack - in the midafternoon to keep your energy up and make you less hungry in the evening. Try a yogurt with granola and fruit, peanut butter on graham crackers with a decaf latte, or even a slice or two of pizza. 2) Budget your food as you do your money. A rough guideline for daily caloric intake: Multiply your ideal body weight by 15 (i.e., 1,800 calories if you want to weigh 120 pounds) if you're moderately active; add a few hundred more calories if you're very active. Divide those calories out across the day to keep yourself well fed. 3) Eat three different foods at every meal. Don't eat a scoop of tuna for lunch - eat tuna on a roll with a salad. 4) Eating will not solve emotional problems. Many people eat to make themselves feel better when they're upset. It works in the short run; certain foods can temporarily boost mood. But in the long run, you'll have the same emotional problems - plus the extra weight. 5) Don't drink too many calories. It's easy to drink calories without noticing: that eggnog latte at Starbucks has nearly as many calories as a Big Mac. It's OK to have one as an occasional treat, but consider it a meal, not a drink.

RE: 2008 Swimming New Years Resolutions

Former Member — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 06:07:38 GMT

I have decided my resolution for 2008 will be to stop making fun of slow fitness swimmers. Thanx Geek! :rofl: Learn Fly and swim it at least one meet.

RE: 2008 Swimming New Years Resolutions

pwolf66 — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 04:36:32 GMT

Don't lose my gum when swimming a particularly difficult set. OK, this is just wrong on sooo many levels. :doh: Paul

RE: 2008 Swimming New Years Resolutions

Karen Duggan — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 02:19:00 GMT

#1 Have a healthy baby. (He should weigh at least 25 pounds at birth!!!) :lmao: Find a name for this child :p #2 Swim 4 (or more) days a week. Practice times can vary. #3 Do Trans Tahoe swim by myself. I've wanted to for the last 6 years but something has always come up. Anybody have a boat I might borrow?! :lmao: #4 Lift weights 2-3 times/week; run 2-3 times/week. (This should help with #1, just in case the baby doesn't weigh 25 pounds!) #5 My daughter wants to: learn to play tennis, go rock climbing, ride bikes, play basketball, go to the snow, etc... (all with me "after the baby comes out of your tummy"). #6 Find someone to team teach with, so I can work part time. (That would be the best!) #7 Go to Austin and not totally embarrass myself. Get together with many on this Forum, have a great time, and probably embarrass myself further! #8 Go to LCNationals in Oregon, and hopefully do well :)

RE: 2008 Swimming New Years Resolutions

Former Member — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 17:57:10 GMT

1. Go a PB in the 100 *** (somewhere around 1.05 would be nice) 2, Develop a decent 200 freestyle 3. Develop a quality SDK and implement at least 2-3 off of every wall 4. Work on a strong backstroke kick to hopefully allow me to swim a respectable 100

RE: 2008 Swimming New Years Resolutions

Former Member — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 17:38:35 GMT

My goal for 2008 is to learn another stroke since I only know how to swim ***. Also, I want to try to add dryland back into my workouts. I'm afraid to, because I quit weights, runnning and biking due to severe back pain and after being pain free since I started to swim my worry is, it will come back.

RE: 2008 Swimming New Years Resolutions

Former Member — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 17:30:56 GMT

RE: 2008 Swimming New Years Resolutions

Former Member — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 15:59:39 GMT

I've resolved to finally get a printed copy of Ande's tips. Finally got my PayPal account.

RE: 2008 Swimming New Years Resolutions

funkyfish — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 12:35:58 GMT

1) swim 8000yds in a day (not like, everyday, just once to see if I can do it). 2) learn to swim breastroke and swim it in a meet. 3) swim an im in a meet (after I learn breastroke). 4) do more im training (kinda along the same vein of reasoning that Terry mentioned earlier, to mix things up and work the muscles in different fashions). 5) swim a 47 sec. in the 100yd free. 6) swim a 53 sec. in the 100yd fly. 7) swim a 20 in the 50yd free. 8) Smile more! :groovy::banana::groovy::banana::groovy::banana:

RE: 2008 Swimming New Years Resolutions

Former Member — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 12:32:43 GMT

Don't lose my gum when swimming a particularly difficult set. So annoying. . . :wiggle: Somehow figure out how to beat the swimmers who cheat in practice. i.e., those who love wearing the paddles, fins, flotation devices, wetsuits, small craft engines, or some combination thereof. :rofl:

RE: 2008 Swimming New Years Resolutions

Dennis Tesch — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 11:06:02 GMT

Here are my goals.... 1. Swim more then 2 times a week. 2. Add yoga and pilates to my weekly routine. 3. Avoid the fast food lunch time break..... ugh..... 4. Invite new people to join our team.. 5. Beat my "Go the Distance" yardage from last year. Have a happy New Year!!!1

RE: 2008 Swimming New Years Resolutions

Former Member — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 06:43:32 GMT

My 2008 New Years Resolution. Connect with influential members in the swimming community and promote a simple concept...