Hi all,
All winter I have been swimming in an indoor 25m pool. I have build up from about 2000 to 4000m per workout over the course of 4 months (April-now). So this summer I found an outdoor pool which I swim in from 6-7:30 pm. I think the water is cooler than the indoor pool, and there are no lane ropes that cut down on turbulence (though there are very few people swimming laps there at this time). I do tend to go to the indoor pool about an hour or so earlier because of the crowd and because the outdoor pool has all-lap-swimmers at that time. But that shouldn't affect anything.
The problem is that I always lack motivation and I have *yet* to finish a workout in this pool--for example, yesterday I was supposed to swim 3800m but only swam 1250 before I got tired and actually quit--and I've done this every time in that pool. I tried swimming the indoor pool the other day to test, and I swam the whole workout--4000m--without issue.
What's the problem? Is it the water temp, the turbulence, both, neither, or something else? Or could it be mental? I love the outdoor swimming idea but if I can't swim my workout, I don't know how to fix it.
Suggestions?
:yawn:
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I have the same issues. I could swear that my outdoor pool is a few feet longer than 25 yards b/c I tend not to make all my sets like I do indoors. I think I just don't have the same motivation w/o my lane buddies and coach pushing me.
So, admitting this, I tend to work on other things when outdoors, like kicking, drills, or distance. Instead of frustrating myself with 20 100s on a fast pace, I might do 20 100s on a slightly slower pace, giving myself more rest. Just get the yardage it, even if its ugly.
I have the same issues. I could swear that my outdoor pool is a few feet longer than 25 yards b/c I tend not to make all my sets like I do indoors. I think I just don't have the same motivation w/o my lane buddies and coach pushing me.
So, admitting this, I tend to work on other things when outdoors, like kicking, drills, or distance. Instead of frustrating myself with 20 100s on a fast pace, I might do 20 100s on a slightly slower pace, giving myself more rest. Just get the yardage it, even if its ugly.
