:blush: I feel embarrassed to ask for help here because I couldn't find anyone whose body is similar to mine. But, I gotta ask for help....
Due to my overpronation of my feet (both genetics and overweight) and my falling off of my horses over the years, my L5 disc is about halfway out and L4 is just pushing to get out. The Monday after the visit to ER twice over the weekend, I started rowing. Fast forward to two years later, I am doing ok but still need to get rid of at least 35 pounds - I lost 35 pounds in the process. However, I was really dismayed at myself for not being able to complete the Master's swim workout yesterday.
The workout consisted of:
600 (3+1) warmup
600 (Str, pull, kick)
4X :
25 drill
50 work
75 (first 25 work) (50 push yourself)
100 (work middle)
200 cool down
4 X 100
50 cool down
I only accomplished 1/2 of that program which was really depressing. Is there such a program for someone who can complete such workout within 60 minutes? Is 60 minutes more important than yardage? Or, should I stick with it and finish it beyond 60 minutes?
The program here gives out different workouts everyday; however, I do not swim with them. Whenever I finish the 50, they'd be starting. So I swim solo which I think is better.
My time for 50 was 51 seconds which is really pushing it for me.
I go home and row for 30 minutes on my Concept 2 PM2.
I'd like to find strength/crossfit training for someone who cannot do any high impact workout. I need to save my back for endurance riding on my Arab.
Is there anyone whose body is similar to mine who is also engaged in a program like mine? How do you do it? What do you do?
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...I feel embarrassed for not swimming faster. At one time this am, my girls' swimming coach did her warm up in the lane next to mine - just a warm up while I paddled furiously to complete 100 under 2 minutes! :blush: She swam faster than I without panting. I think that I'd cut everything by half and hope to complete within 60 minutes.
VB, I've been to my PT and neurosurgeon who prescribed exercises but those exercises were ok until now. I need more core strengths just as I need more muscles elsewhere....
Is there hope for someone like myself who will be able to keep pace with my girls' swimming coach? The last time I was able to keep up with such a swimmer was 20 years ago!...
Are you getting any sort of technique advice from the coach? (I'm assuming this is a coached session.) Core excercises are good, no question, but a lot of the speed part of swimming is technique, staying streamlined and slipping smoothly through the water. Relaxation is a big part of it - if you're tense and trying too hard you'll slow right down. I'm overweight and not particularly fit right now, but on rare occasions I find myself having to pass younger, much fitter people just because they are using poor technique. (If they had better technique, they'd be lapping me many times over.)
...I feel embarrassed for not swimming faster. At one time this am, my girls' swimming coach did her warm up in the lane next to mine - just a warm up while I paddled furiously to complete 100 under 2 minutes! :blush: She swam faster than I without panting. I think that I'd cut everything by half and hope to complete within 60 minutes.
VB, I've been to my PT and neurosurgeon who prescribed exercises but those exercises were ok until now. I need more core strengths just as I need more muscles elsewhere....
Is there hope for someone like myself who will be able to keep pace with my girls' swimming coach? The last time I was able to keep up with such a swimmer was 20 years ago!...
Are you getting any sort of technique advice from the coach? (I'm assuming this is a coached session.) Core excercises are good, no question, but a lot of the speed part of swimming is technique, staying streamlined and slipping smoothly through the water. Relaxation is a big part of it - if you're tense and trying too hard you'll slow right down. I'm overweight and not particularly fit right now, but on rare occasions I find myself having to pass younger, much fitter people just because they are using poor technique. (If they had better technique, they'd be lapping me many times over.)
