I am a new swimmer and have only been doing it for a few months. My 5K run is about 8 min/mile pace and my bike for 20 miles is around 19/20mph. I include that info. because I believe I am in decent shape unless I am swimming. When I swim, my heartbeat hits 120 just after 25 yards. Swimming 125 yards is about all I can do and I feel like I am going to die at that point. I can't seem to get beyond that extremely low plateau. My resting is about 50. I have been meeting with an instructor and she says my form looks good, but I need a few tweeks here and there to continue to improve, so I know my form is by no means great, but I believe it is not bad. I am starting to get very frustrated. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Jeff
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Great advice. Thank you all. I think my body position is an issue. I don't float and I think I drag my legs through the water. If I use a pull bouy, I can go forever, but once I drop that, the energy output seems to quadruple or more. If I try to go slow w/out pull bouy, my legs sink -- so I end up going fast enough to keep them somewhat afloat and that adds to the burnout. The superman drill seems like a great idea along with the other advice. Thanks so much.
Great advice. Thank you all. I think my body position is an issue. I don't float and I think I drag my legs through the water. If I use a pull bouy, I can go forever, but once I drop that, the energy output seems to quadruple or more. If I try to go slow w/out pull bouy, my legs sink -- so I end up going fast enough to keep them somewhat afloat and that adds to the burnout. The superman drill seems like a great idea along with the other advice. Thanks so much.
