Ande's 90 day thread got me wondering what everyone perceives as their strengths and weaknesses en route to this swimming nirvana. From both a physical and mental perspective. I guess mine are:
Strengths:
Physical: flexibility, some natural strength
Mental: stubborn and determined, willing to try new techniques/workouts
Weaknesses:
Physical: loosey goosey joints, gimpy left shoulder
Mental: really lazy about counting strokes or swim math, intrinsic dislike of freestyle > 50 yards
Weaknesses: Kick. Turns. Mental toughness. Conditioning. Time to swim. Aerobic base. Fondness for beer. Fondness for wine. Fondness for wine and beer. Two kids. Starts. Streamline. Aging body. Pacing. Kick. Stroke rate. SPL. Technique. Dryland and cross training. Distance. Sprints. Middle distance. Breathing. Breathing patterns. Splitting. Lack of independent wealth. Work schedule. Fly. Dolphin kicks. SDK. Back stroke. Long course. Short course. Open water. ***. Swimming experience. Competition experience. Free. Stubborn. Misguided. Closed-minded. Intransigent. Frequently uncoachable. Inflexible -- physically, too. And did I mention kick yet?
So other than that, you're a fantastic swimmer?? :thhbbb::thhbbb::thhbbb:
Paul
Weaknesses: Kick. Turns. Mental toughness. Conditioning. Time to swim. Aerobic base. Fondness for beer. Fondness for wine. Fondness for wine and beer. Two kids. Starts. Streamline. Aging body. Pacing. Kick. Stroke rate. SPL. Technique. Dryland and cross training. Distance. Sprints. Middle distance. Breathing. Breathing patterns. Splitting. Lack of independent wealth. Work schedule. Fly. Dolphin kicks. SDK. Back stroke. Long course. Short course. Open water. ***. Swimming experience. Competition experience. Free. Stubborn. Misguided. Closed-minded. Intransigent. Frequently uncoachable. Inflexible -- physically, too. And did I mention kick yet?
So other than that, you're a fantastic swimmer?? :thhbbb::thhbbb::thhbbb:
Paul
