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?
Thanks for the shout-out, Swimspire! :welcome:, Tidus!
I am in the same situation are you are in that the closest team is located 50 minutes away. In my case, I decided I didn't want to join the team, because their workouts are in the evening which would require driving back home on unlit country roads at night. In addition, I prefer to swim first thing when I wake up in the morning.
When it comes down to it, this will be a decision only you can make based on your personal situation and commitments. If I had joined the team, I would have missed too many practices due to the time requirement to get there and back, driving during bad weather, etc. Instead, I swim six days a week at our community pool located just one mile up the road. The only time I miss is when I am sick or out of town. Even if I am injured, I find something I can do in the pool!
The reason I started this thread is to form an online community for people like you, 67King, and me. This is the place to come and share ideas and offer tips to each other. I recommend going through the earlier pages of this thread, so you can pick up on ideas that were posted by me and the other Forumites.
Good luck!
:cheerleader:
P.S. I saw in your profile that your favorite stroke is breaststroke. Mine, too! :banana:Come join us frogs on my other favorite thread: forums.usms.org/showthread.php
Thanks for the shout-out, Swimspire! :welcome:, Tidus!
I am in the same situation are you are in that the closest team is located 50 minutes away. In my case, I decided I didn't want to join the team, because their workouts are in the evening which would require driving back home on unlit country roads at night. In addition, I prefer to swim first thing when I wake up in the morning.
When it comes down to it, this will be a decision only you can make based on your personal situation and commitments. If I had joined the team, I would have missed too many practices due to the time requirement to get there and back, driving during bad weather, etc. Instead, I swim six days a week at our community pool located just one mile up the road. The only time I miss is when I am sick or out of town. Even if I am injured, I find something I can do in the pool!
The reason I started this thread is to form an online community for people like you, 67King, and me. This is the place to come and share ideas and offer tips to each other. I recommend going through the earlier pages of this thread, so you can pick up on ideas that were posted by me and the other Forumites.
Good luck!
:cheerleader:
P.S. I saw in your profile that your favorite stroke is breaststroke. Mine, too! :banana:Come join us frogs on my other favorite thread: forums.usms.org/showthread.php
