advice needed

RE: advice needed

Doug Adamavich — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:12:31 GMT

I would call the National Office and talk with Ashley Gangloff. She can help put you in touch with resources that can help you start your own club. Long-term, that is the best solution if you want to have the workout hours that you want...and others may want too. It sounds like you have an opportunity. The key is facilities though, you need to get them to buy-in to having a masters team. That is where Ashley, Mel Goldstein, Tom Boak, and others can help out. That would be a good starting point. In the meantime, grab some of the workouts from this forum or ask your LMSC people if they have any coaches who are willing to recycle their workouts for you. Good luck!

RE: advice needed

ande — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:00:04 GMT

answered your question here www.usms.org/.../showthread.php

RE: advice needed

Former Member — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:49:28 GMT

Thanks guys for the great advice, I think I will do just that. Where can I find good woorkouts in this forum? thanks again...

RE: advice needed

Former Member — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 10:42:46 GMT

Do the program by your house and post a flyer that you are looking for workout partners - ask the pool staff if they know other people working out on their own - go for a few weeks and see if you meet other people. Most people don't like to swim on their own - maybe you will start the Masters program at that pool ... I absolutely agree with this advice. You could also talk with the coach regarding the workouts to see if there is any flexibility at all, or if s/he is willing to give you the workout for the day.

RE: advice needed

Patrick W. Brundage — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 07:43:00 GMT

Where can I find good woorkouts in this forum? Go under the workouts forum and check out any number of posts ... some of the ones I like are: Fun and fast Tall Paul's Take this, remix these for your state of fitness and goals for each day and have fun.

RE: advice needed

Former Member — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:17:56 GMT

RE: advice needed

Patrick W. Brundage — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 04:12:46 GMT

It seems to me that your choice is made -- if you want to swim 3 to 4 times a week, but can only make masters team workouts 1 time per week. Swimming by yourself is definitely harder (for most people) motivation-wise and is not as much fun as with a team. However, there are tons of workouts available on the forums here, so you should at least be able to have ready-made plans to walk into the pool with. Hey, if you get really motivated, see if you can start a master's team at this other pool you can get into.