I try to get in 4 to 6 swim workouts a week, but did not go this morning because I felt a little "twinge" in my left shoulder all day yesterday and I wanted to give it a rest for today. This means that I will be off two days in a row (I can't go on Wednesdays) and I hate that. I have been trying to give myself a break because I know I made the right decision, but I have been feeling guilty all day for missing! Am I crazy or what? Does anyone else give themselves these kinds of guilt trips when missing a workout? Is there something inherent about swimming that makes one obsessive compulsive about missing? Just wondering if I'm the only overly type-A character out here. Thanks in advance for your thoughts and psychological support. ;)
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I've found that there is nothing more frustrating than missing a workout in swimming. I missed Tuesday due to what is evidently an epidemic (twinge in left shoulder, my swim partner has same issue too) and was all ready to swim yesterday (Wednesday). However, I swim at the local JCC (Jewish Community Center) and I am not Jewish. They had a holiday yesterday and it was closed. So I cursed myself even more than before for missing Tuesday, and I started to curse the entire Jewish religion, but decided that 5000 years of Jewish custom were a tad more important than my obsession to swim. The week before I swam 18,000 yards and wanted very much to do 36,000 in two weeks. Unless I'm in for a 6000 yard day, that's gonna be nearly impossible now. I'm not that strong yet. Crap.
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I've found that there is nothing more frustrating than missing a workout in swimming. I missed Tuesday due to what is evidently an epidemic (twinge in left shoulder, my swim partner has same issue too) and was all ready to swim yesterday (Wednesday). However, I swim at the local JCC (Jewish Community Center) and I am not Jewish. They had a holiday yesterday and it was closed. So I cursed myself even more than before for missing Tuesday, and I started to curse the entire Jewish religion, but decided that 5000 years of Jewish custom were a tad more important than my obsession to swim. The week before I swam 18,000 yards and wanted very much to do 36,000 in two weeks. Unless I'm in for a 6000 yard day, that's gonna be nearly impossible now. I'm not that strong yet. Crap.
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