The no-workout workout

HEY ! I do 1/2 of that now !

Pretty funny article...our pool has at least one dude who does this workout...and he happens to be a former/current internationaly ranked masters swimmers. www.swimnetwork.com/.../A-Retired-Swimmers-Workout.aspx I did something like this most of October, absent the death stare and initial wasting of time. But I need a slightly longer warm up to loosen up.

Ah yes, the "Sample Fireworks Set" (sans paddles and fins) is very reminiscent of my attempts at butterfly. :blush:

I've never written this before, but LOL! I really did laugh out loud. Three times. Priceless!

The next piece of gear for my swim bag: a neon-green Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles watch. :agree:

This article is one of the best I've ever read. I have much to learn. "The general misconception in society is that written workouts are “not needed” for out-of-shape swimmers looking to stay flagrantly out-of-shape." Bravo. Encore.

Fins and paddles are like wearing a polyurethane suit -- no one knows your slow secret. favorite part...and I'd like to continue keeping this my dirty little secret.....

That workout is for Re-Tired swimmers. :D

My favorite non-workout workout set is anything with a monofin. At my old gym, there was a guy I used to call Slappy because of the force with which one hand and one leg hit the water on entry. On the occasions where I was forced to share a lane with him, I did lots of "Phelpsian" underwater 25s. In this particular case, it was not intended to show off, but rather a safety precaution because I was afraid of a Slappy Attack if I got too close to the surface. LOL! I can totally relate. There's a guy at my gym who I've dubbed "Cap'n Slappy". In his case, he always swims his laps with fins. Each time he makes a flip turn, he splashes about a gallon of water out of the pool onto the deck with a resounding "slap". No matter where I place my swimbag, it's sure to be soaked. He's totally aware of what he is doing as we chatted about it one day. Too funny.

My favorite non-workout workout set is anything with a monofin. At my old gym, there was a guy I used to call Slappy because of the force with which one hand and one leg hit the water on entry. On the occasions where I was forced to share a lane with him, I did lots of "Phelpsian" underwater 25s. In this particular case, it was not intended to show off, but rather a safety precaution because I was afraid of a Slappy Attack if I got too close to the surface.