Hey gang, we leave Tuesday for 18 days to "work" on a couple of back-to-back Alaskan cruises (I teach adult arts & crafts classes aboard ship.). When I was training for Nationals, I was SURE that by the time I finished Nationals, I would want to take those 18 days off from swimming to rest my shoulders and just do dryland work. But, after many bad nights of sleep in a row (heat intolerance issues at Nationals), I did a crash and burn last night (thanks to 2 Tylenol PM), and had an awesome workout at the pool. I had forgotten, after 31 years, how GOOD it felt to do a hard post-taper swim! :bliss:I feel great and started mourning the loss of pool access during my travels, until I remembered the ship's tiny indoor pool! :D I obviously won't be able to "swim", but I CAN do drills... I'm thinking the feet first scull, kicking with my hands up against the wall, egg beater kick, and, ??? For various reasons, I won't be purchasing and bringing a tether or any other eqt. besides my suit and goggles. So, if you can recommend drills based on the size of the pool, I would greatly appreciate it. Below is a photo I shot of the pool last year, while working aboard ship.
Thanks! And, happy travels to any of you who have summer travel plans, as well. :)
P.S. I don't have a laptop (or fancy phone), so I'll be off the forums during my travels- unless I pop into an internet cafe. I'll miss you guys!
No problem. They won't be all that exciting, but they'll at least be something rather than doing stairs and pushups :)
You could also practice flip turns in that pool. Looks long enough for some turn and pushoff SDK work. :)
I discoverd (rather unfortunately...) I can't do flip turns, like I used to do in high school. In between then and now, I developed Meniere's and tinnitus. But, it didn't occur to me when I was practicing flip turns that the reason they kept getting worse and worse the more I did in a given session was because of my inner ear problem! :badday: Getting "sea sick" and having to, uh, leave the pool, was the "Aha!" moment... :blush: Practices are miserable when I do flip turns, so my goal is to perfect the open turn. Fortunately, I'm a breaststroker, so I'll be practicing those turns, instead... :D And, fortunately, I have figured out the best ways to avoid seasickness when the seas are rough aboard ship...:agree:
No problem. They won't be all that exciting, but they'll at least be something rather than doing stairs and pushups :)
You could also practice flip turns in that pool. Looks long enough for some turn and pushoff SDK work. :)
I discoverd (rather unfortunately...) I can't do flip turns, like I used to do in high school. In between then and now, I developed Meniere's and tinnitus. But, it didn't occur to me when I was practicing flip turns that the reason they kept getting worse and worse the more I did in a given session was because of my inner ear problem! :badday: Getting "sea sick" and having to, uh, leave the pool, was the "Aha!" moment... :blush: Practices are miserable when I do flip turns, so my goal is to perfect the open turn. Fortunately, I'm a breaststroker, so I'll be practicing those turns, instead... :D And, fortunately, I have figured out the best ways to avoid seasickness when the seas are rough aboard ship...:agree:
