I am a 50+ (actually 60+) female, and I thought it might be interesting for some older folks to post some workouts. This is one I did today.
400 easy
8 X 50 IM order - 15 seconds rest. Odds are building, and evens are 25 max plus 25 easy.
5 X 300 - (100 IM + 100 free + 100 stroke - 15 seconds rest between each 100), 30 seconds rest between each 300. Descend times for each 300.
250 cool down
total: 2,550 yards.
Descending the times for the 300 yard sets made this workout challenging and interesting.
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Before even trying butterfly I took the advice of some article to avoid butter struggle. It was probably from Emmett or TI. I spent two months doing head-led body undulation ... and about a month with some hand-led thrown in. I was down to about 14 pulses for 25 yards when I first tried throwing in the arms for a butterfly stroke. I did a couple strokes often in the middle of an undulating lap ... then a few more. Now if I run out of steam I just go back to head-led wave and finish the lap that way. No question my butterfly still takes a little extra energy ... like my freestyle did a year ago ... but nonetheless I can make the return trip backstroke and still keep swimming without gasping or resting. I think the start with undulating made an enormous difference. That took longer to get the hang of than butterfly stroke is now. It also has done wonders for my breaststroke. In those two months I knocked two strokes off 25 yds of breaststroke (now 9 - 10/ lap).
Before even trying butterfly I took the advice of some article to avoid butter struggle. It was probably from Emmett or TI. I spent two months doing head-led body undulation ... and about a month with some hand-led thrown in. I was down to about 14 pulses for 25 yards when I first tried throwing in the arms for a butterfly stroke. I did a couple strokes often in the middle of an undulating lap ... then a few more. Now if I run out of steam I just go back to head-led wave and finish the lap that way. No question my butterfly still takes a little extra energy ... like my freestyle did a year ago ... but nonetheless I can make the return trip backstroke and still keep swimming without gasping or resting. I think the start with undulating made an enormous difference. That took longer to get the hang of than butterfly stroke is now. It also has done wonders for my breaststroke. In those two months I knocked two strokes off 25 yds of breaststroke (now 9 - 10/ lap).
