Og's swimming. - JP Fitness Forums

Ogedei · 12-19-2005, 10:42 AM

So the first time I got back into the pool as an adult I couldn't even complete a 25m length. I quickly got decent enough to finish the 25m and could usually pair em up to do sets of 50m, but never really more than that.

I always enjoyed swimming, pretty sure I sucked at it as I always tired very fast.

As I have mentioned I have decided to enter a sprint triathlon which will be a 750m pool swim, 15km bike ride and a 3km run.

Following my last model of success I have started reading forums and a few books on triathlons and swimming.

So I started swimming again last week and after reading the small tidbits on swimming and energy conservation that I have read so far I did sets of 75m today. This is a pretty big deal for me, but at the end of the sets I did a single set of 150. I was tired after but not as tired as I have been. I have never swam six lengths in a row before.

Very cool.

Og.

hard_rox · 12-19-2005, 02:30 PM

Great improvement, Og. That's very encouraging for poor swimmers like myself. When is your sprint tri?

Ogedei · 12-19-2005, 03:40 PM

It is scheduled for May 29th, although they have yet to open up registration. Either way. 750m should be achievable. I mean I can swim the 750m now but I am not sure on how bad my time would be [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

For the most part my legs aren't being utilized during the swim so I will hopefully have decent endurance left in my legs after I get out of the water.

Og.

ODB · 12-19-2005, 08:58 PM

Remember, it's all about efficiency in the water. Practice long smooth strokes. See how far you can get with each stroke. I'll see if I can find you a list of stroke improvement drills on the web somewhere since they are hard to explain without pictures.

Joe

emartin10 · 12-19-2005, 11:48 PM

Check out Total Immersion swimming. I just checked out the book from my library, and it nothing else, it will give you a few good pointers to keep an eye on in the water (including how far you get with each stroke - ala Joe).

E

Ogedei · 12-20-2005, 07:55 AM

Infact I had meant to mention the Total immersion stuff in the original post. I haven't done any drills, but reading about the concepts as such and working on such things as not kicking a million times a second, body rotation, thumb to thigh and stroke efficiency have improved my swimming immensly. I have yet to seriously time any of my swims, and they may be slower than I used to swim, but I bet I can complete 6 lengths alot faster than I used to [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

The library is a good idea on the book, I hadn't thought of that.

Thanks!

Og.

Marykaa · 12-21-2005, 08:45 AM

OGEDEI.. let us know if you find interessting stuff that is easy to explain in swimming books..

Ogedei · 12-21-2005, 09:18 AM

Today I swam 14 lengths straight and really quit more out of boredom than anything else [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

So thats 350m. Not overly fast but not overly tiring either.

I figure my cirrent pace without any training will put me around the 20min mark for the swim portion.

Og.

emartin10 · 12-21-2005, 04:01 PM

Nice work OG. You'll find you pick up swimming really quick. I think of lots of stuff to releive teh boredom, like fantasy football, or how good it's going to feel to get out on the race course.

Once you get more comfortable and get a more solid base, you can start doing drills and sets too, to break up your workout. I love doing reverse pyramids - swim 500m, rest 50 seconds, swim 400m, rest 40s, swim 300m, rest 30s and so on to 100m. Stuff like that will surely break up your workout.

Or you could just try to invent stuff. I've had some pretty good ideas while swimming [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

Good work, you're going to be a stud triathlete in no time!

E

Ogedei · 12-21-2005, 11:30 PM

In truth one of the things I have always liked about swimming is the peace and time to think and reflect.

Right now I am so busy concentrating on form and counting strokes that I don't have time, but that will come again.

I just bought a Timex Ironman so I can time myself in the water as well. A decent sports watch has been far to long coming.

Og.

Ogedei · 12-22-2005, 08:49 AM

Just cause....

http://www.timex.ca/en/jcatalogca/De...m=048148964570

That's my new watch. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Og.

Ogedei · 12-23-2005, 09:18 AM

So with the new watch....

100m was 2:34. Pretty sure my form sucked ass since I was very tired after this 100m especially compared to my slightly faster 200m time.

Swam a couple 50m in there and then swam 200m

200m was 4:54.

Overall I swam about 650m today total. My legs are a little tired today though.

Og.

ODB · 12-23-2005, 11:05 AM

Here is a link to swim workouts on a forum by Masters Swimming. Good stuff:

Masters Workouts

Ogedei · 12-23-2005, 11:27 AM

Sweet. I am moving my swim and tri stuff to the training journal area of the site as well.

Wow that's some great stuff!

Og.

swiminto · 02-03-2006, 08:30 AM

Hey OG...hows the training coming along?

Ogedei · 02-03-2006, 08:35 AM

I would say I am doing little more than logging meteres in the pool right now, but better than nothing I guess.

I have currently scaled back pool time to two days a week so I can move RT up to 3 days a week and try and fit a running regime in as well. UGH! I need to get bike time in still. Good times.

Og. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

swiminto · 02-03-2006, 08:38 AM

Forgive my ignorance but RT???

Ogedei · 02-03-2006, 10:43 AM

I was lazy, Resistance Training. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Og.

swiminto · 02-03-2006, 05:09 PM

Dang..I should have known that.....