good luck fort
to get faster
I need to
1) weigh less
2) get stronger, do heavier weight training sets &
3) swim faster in practice
I don't think you can swim much faster in practice.
As I mentioned to you privately, it's possible I'm having so much trouble lifting heavy and recovering because I went at it full bore while still recovering from my bout of bronchitis/pneumonia. I'm still not 100% and have to use my inhaler pretty frequently. :oldman: But I don't think I'll ever look like Natalie Coughlin no matter what I do!
Don't think I'm swimming the 50 free on Sunday. I'm completely swamped with guests, meets, travel, 3 kids running wild ... :drown: I'll be there Friday and Saturday even though (unlike you) I'm missing my kids' meet and being voted off the mommy island. I'll be adorned in my cheatin' black Pro with a hole since my new suit has not arrived yet.
Bummer, yeah, Mel looked at me funny when I 'reminded' her that I had a meet tomorrow :bolt:
Will miss you on Sunday.
I really don't feel like swimming the 100 back tomorrow. I really, really, really don't.
Paul
Bummer, yeah, Mel looked at me funny when I 'reminded' her that I had a meet tomorrow :bolt:
Will miss you on Sunday.
I really don't feel like swimming the 100 back tomorrow. I really, really, really don't.
Paul
Hard to do things that you hate. :mooning:
Think of it a practice for that 200 free you're aspiring to!
Hard to do things that you hate. :mooning:
Think of it a practice for that 200 free you're aspiring to!
It's not hate, per se, it's just a serious feeling of dread.
But, hopefully, maybe, getting set at the start will get me 'in the mood'
I really want to see if I can go under 1:09, I have been working on my stroke but I'm just not sure I'm ready for that level of pain. Guess I'll see how the 100 Free goes. If that doesn't hurt too bad then that might change things.
I officially quit! I don't want to get stronger. I just want to not look and feel like a tank. Its torture to swim and run when I lift like this. Lifting heavy, for me, is like being married to the wrong person. From now on, I'm all about the core work. The rest of you carry on and I'll read about your exploits!
Fort, is it the HEAVY lifting that bothers you (more weight, low reps)? Maybe it doesn't have to be all or nothing, perhaps alternating a low/high rep workouts, with plenty of core work, would work for you? Or heavy/heavier lifting once a week?
I'm officially broken down too, I skipped weights today and am taking a couple days easy. (Well, easier.)
Paul Smith, about your avatar: is that cat laughing or shrieking? Were you parading about in your tutu again? That could explain either reaction, I suppose...
Paul Smith, about your avatar: is that cat laughing or shrieking? Were you parading about in your tutu again? That could explain either reaction, I suppose...
I saw it and thought it might be the reaction I get from (S)he the first time we meet in person...with or without said tutu!
Swimming completely torn down is no fun..unless you can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Yesterday morning after a very painful lactate set I could only muster a 1:06 100 free (LCM)!!! Sam Perry threw down a 1:07 in his backstroke for pete's sake...but I know this, with the pain comes strength when I'm fully rested...and I can wait.
Fort, is it the HEAVY lifting that bothers you (more weight, low reps)? Maybe it doesn't have to be all or nothing, perhaps alternating a low/high rep workouts, with plenty of core work, would work for you? Or heavy/heavier lifting once a week?
I'm officially broken down too, I skipped weights today and am taking a couple days easy. (Well, easier.)
Paul Smith, about your avatar: is that cat laughing or shrieking? Were you parading about in your tutu again? That could explain either reaction, I suppose...
Heavy. I've lifted light the whole time I've been swimming. (Never done high rep workouts though, so that holds somewhat more appeal.) Just intensely dislike feeling broken down from weights. It's a different kind of broken down. And if swimming and running become torture, and I feel like an age grouper, is it worth it?
I thought about alternating. But would lifting heavy 1x a week really help and make a difference? I've also thought about doing fewer exercises so as to not get completely beaten up.
Speaking of getting stronger and swimming faster...and someone who lifts the way that I have described (not much bulk/weight lifter physique going on there)...check out the beauty and power of Schoemans free:
www.goswim.tv/.../go-swim-sprint-freestyle-with-roland-schoeman.html
Surely it's possible that some folks get bulky with heavy lifting and some don't?
Of course....but again were talking about two very different types of things; power lifting vs. bodybuilding.
Remember Rich A's quote about the problem with adult/masters swimmers being that "when they swim slow they swim to fast and when they swim fast they swim to slow". Same thing can be said about weight training, lots of folks who don't understand it and do it in ways that probably are not specific to their end goal(s).
Bottom line however is that if your focus is 50-100 then strength training according to most respected coaches/athletes is a necessity to maximize your potential.
