todays workout: ROWING, machine set to 4.9 (out of 10)
time: 45 min
distance: 8148 m
notes:
-> warmed up with stretches, still very tight in right hamstring, but getting better
-> compared my pace with tuesdays, overall average of 2 seconds faster, pretty good.
-> trying to decide if i should increase the resistance on the machine. definite pros and cons.
-> finding i row faster with my eyes closed for some reason. need to get a radio or mp3 player or something because it gets boring.
-> warmed down with stretches.
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This is my most excellent swimlog, where I keep a diary about my athletics. It is here for those who are interested, but out of the way of my main blog for those who are not. If anyone has any questions about swimming technique or training, please feel free to ask in the comments section and I will get back to you.
CURRENT SPORTS GOALS AND TIMELINES
BY THE END OF JUNE:
i will be consistently doing 3 masters swims a week
BY THE END OF JULY
i will crosstrain and swim on the same days on top of the 3 masters swims a week, making a total of 5 swims a week; the additional two swims will be technical workouts rather than masters workouts
BY THE END OF AUGUST
i will be doing consistent flip turns on all strokes, not just breaststroke as now
BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER
i will be adhering to the prescribed pace times given on the masters workouts
i will be consistently doing 3 masters swims a week
BY THE END OF JULY
i will crosstrain and swim on the same days on top of the 3 masters swims a week, making a total of 5 swims a week; the additional two swims will be technical workouts rather than masters workouts
BY THE END OF AUGUST
i will be doing consistent flip turns on all strokes, not just breaststroke as now
BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER
i will be adhering to the prescribed pace times given on the masters workouts
Glossary/Recurring Themes
breast: breast stroke
free: short for freestyle, means front crawl
fly: butterfly stroke
back: backstroke
drill: choice of technical drill, examples include fists closed, pulling, kicking, etc.
easy: refers to pace, slow and gentle swimming
medium: refers to pace
hard: refers to pace
lane/lanes: one lane means swimming from one end of the pool to the other. generally, one lane is 25 metres.
flags/inside the flags: the flags that hang above the pool. used to know when the wall is coming when swimming on your back. inside the flags means once you have passed them heading towards the wall. ideally, there should be no "breathing inside the flags" which means you take your last breath for a lane once you get to the flags, and dont breathe again until you have passed them at the beginning of the next lane.
IM: individual medley. one lane breast, one lane back, one lane fly, one lane free. repeat to desired distance. i generally substitute another lane of breast for fly.
Hamilton YMCA: pool is 25 yards instead of 25 metres, so swim distances get adjusted accordingly
North York YMCA: pool is 25 metres
pulling/pulls: swimming freestyle with a pull buoy, meaning arms only, no kicking. generally faster than swimming without pull buoy
kicking/kicks: the opposite of pulling. swimming with kickboard, legs only no arms.
master's workout: the same type of swim practice that competitive swimmers do. when i do a master's workout, i will write out the specifics here.
free: short for freestyle, means front crawl
fly: butterfly stroke
back: backstroke
drill: choice of technical drill, examples include fists closed, pulling, kicking, etc.
easy: refers to pace, slow and gentle swimming
medium: refers to pace
hard: refers to pace
lane/lanes: one lane means swimming from one end of the pool to the other. generally, one lane is 25 metres.
flags/inside the flags: the flags that hang above the pool. used to know when the wall is coming when swimming on your back. inside the flags means once you have passed them heading towards the wall. ideally, there should be no "breathing inside the flags" which means you take your last breath for a lane once you get to the flags, and dont breathe again until you have passed them at the beginning of the next lane.
IM: individual medley. one lane breast, one lane back, one lane fly, one lane free. repeat to desired distance. i generally substitute another lane of breast for fly.
Hamilton YMCA: pool is 25 yards instead of 25 metres, so swim distances get adjusted accordingly
North York YMCA: pool is 25 metres
pulling/pulls: swimming freestyle with a pull buoy, meaning arms only, no kicking. generally faster than swimming without pull buoy
kicking/kicks: the opposite of pulling. swimming with kickboard, legs only no arms.
master's workout: the same type of swim practice that competitive swimmers do. when i do a master's workout, i will write out the specifics here.
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