Hey, solo swimmers! :wave: Welcome to the thread for all of us who train solo. Whether you train on your own due to a lack of a Masters team in your area (or for any other reason), this is our virtual locker room. Please post training tips that you think would be helpful, or anything else you would like to share with the rest of us. Have a rant? Go ahead and vent here! :rantonoff:
I'll start with a tip:
The most frustrating thing for me training solo is not having a coach on deck to evaluate my stroke and keep me on track, so I bought a waterproof camera and enlisted the help of my husband to periodically shoot video of all four strokes. Shooting underwater video became a knee/back buster, so I bought a camera mount and attached it to PVC pipe, so my husband could stand up straight to shoot underwater video. The camera gets dunked underwater, and he twists the pipe to pan the camera as I swim by.
Today, I bought a 2-pack of 12-inch "Gear Tie" reusable rubber twist ties (available at Home Depot), so I can tie the PVC pipe to the pool ladder (located in the corner of the pool) and shoot video myself. (If I angle the camera just right and keep it on wide angle, I can video me coming and going.)
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After each video session, I upload the videos to my desktop computer and compare my stroke to my favorite Go Swim stroke videos to see what I'm doing well (or not). I also post them on the Forums for feedback.
Ok, solo swimmers, what's your tip?
Same to you.
Need to pray for any doctor that sets a week (or two for the big stuff) for being out of the pool. That's just wrong. Especially any one that argues for longer time without a medical researched reason. :)
Regarding your previous post, I'm sorry you are having surgery. I wish you the best with a speedy recovery?
I'm sorry, but I don't understand what you are saying in this post (regarding praying for a doctor). Which doctor are you referring to in this post. Denise's doctor? Your doctor?
After my hip surgery, my doctor ordered me to stay out of the pool until the stitches were removed and the incision healed. This was to avoid infection-- very important! This process takes longer than a week, and it is imperative to follow doctor's orders on this. Once he removed the stitches and everything looked good, I was allowed back in the pool with a "no kicking" order for the next two months. My pull buoy became my new best friend.
For Denise, I'm guessing she will be allowed back in the pool to kick, once the incision is healed and the stitches are out.
Unless you are a medically qualified, saying a doctor is "just wrong" is, in my opinion, not a fair statement.
Same to you.
Need to pray for any doctor that sets a week (or two for the big stuff) for being out of the pool. That's just wrong. Especially any one that argues for longer time without a medical researched reason. :)
Regarding your previous post, I'm sorry you are having surgery. I wish you the best with a speedy recovery?
I'm sorry, but I don't understand what you are saying in this post (regarding praying for a doctor). Which doctor are you referring to in this post. Denise's doctor? Your doctor?
After my hip surgery, my doctor ordered me to stay out of the pool until the stitches were removed and the incision healed. This was to avoid infection-- very important! This process takes longer than a week, and it is imperative to follow doctor's orders on this. Once he removed the stitches and everything looked good, I was allowed back in the pool with a "no kicking" order for the next two months. My pull buoy became my new best friend.
For Denise, I'm guessing she will be allowed back in the pool to kick, once the incision is healed and the stitches are out.
Unless you are a medically qualified, saying a doctor is "just wrong" is, in my opinion, not a fair statement.
