"Meet Mentality"

I got to sleep in (730am) today. That was nice..the latest I've slept in a really long time.

I headed over to the YMCA at 215 and went in the hot tub for 5minutes to stretch before heading over to the pool. I got in the pool at 2:45.

I had my own lane for a good portion of my workout, except the way back down the pyramid and for the 8x50 cycle.

Warm-up: 2000yards

Swim 200 100 100 100
Kick 100 200 100 100
Pull 100 100 200 100
Drill 100(fly) 100(back) 100(brst) 200(free)

(( Swim-Kick-Pull-Drill then back to the top for the next round. Took 15seconds inbetween each swim within a round and 30seconds between rounds))

IM Pyramid (1800yards)
(Down the pyramid without fins)
25fly .25
50fly .50
50fly-25bk 1:15
50fly-50bk 1:30
50fly-50bk-25brst 1:45
50fly-50bk-50brst 2:30
50fly-50bk-50brst-25fr 2:45
50fly-50bk-50brst-50fr 3:00
---1:00minute break----((took a 50ez)
Then back up the Pyramid (w/fins)

(My fly felt very strong on the pyramid...I made myself do the first 25 all two arm fly, and the first 2strokes off the turn 2 arm. Then I did 2-2-2 and full stroke into the turn)

Sprint Free Set: 1000yards
3x200 #1 swim #2pull with paddles #3 swim @315 (held 2:30s)

8x50 #1-2 @.50 (.37) #3-4 @ .45 (.35) #5-6 @ .40 (.32) --1minute break-- #7-8 @.35 (.29)


Recovery/Warm Down (1000yards)
200 DK on back with fins
8x25 Im transition turns @.40
2x100 IM drill @ 1:50
4x50 @ 1:00 descend +count strokes (maintain stroke count) ((maintained 12strokes until the
last 50 (15per lap) ))
200ez

Total: 5,800 yards

Then I went to the gym and lifted a little, and did the arm bike for a few minutes...

((i've never worked out cardio or weights at the YMCA so I was a little intimated by the sign up for machines and everything, so today I just kinda took in the whole process...maybe after I get back from spring break I'll give that a try..:-D))

So that was today...tomorrow I will drop another 600yards and Friday another 700 from that in lue of the meet this weekend.

The pilot

I thought I would start a blog for my swimming progression...clearly I got the idea from andre but, I think it's a good way to keep tabs on what I'm doing and how I'm feeling in the water over time. I figure it can't hurt right?

So today I swam from 7-9am at the Guilderland YMCA, I got a lane to myself the whole time somehow and felt pretty good all practice. Luckily my shoulders haven't been bothering me these past week and a half. Today however, towards the end of my workout I got these weird pains in the back of my right thigh, they went a way with a few shakes but then I continued to get them periodically during the day. Not really a muscular or bone pain, more of like a nerve pain. Hopefully its just because I am sore and tired from starting running yesterday.

My workout:

Warm Up:

500swim (30sec rest)
400kick (20sec rest)
3x100 pull with buoy @1:45
4x[3x50 @1:00 drill progressions (1xeach stroke)
4x50 mini im's @ 1:00
(2000 yards)

Main Set: (3000yards)

6x100free @1:30 (held 1:13)
8x75 o=st/fr/st e=fr/st/fr @1:15 (did fly)
5x100free @1:25 (held 1:15)
10x50 @1:00 (free/fly/free/bk/fr/brst/fr/fly/fr/bk)
4x100free @1:20 (barely made them!)
16x25 @30 O=12.5 fast breakout E=12.5 hard finish

Recovery/Warm Down (1000yards)

3x200 #1=IM kick @415 #2 IM drill @ 3:30 #3 IM Swim @ 3:15
2x100 SDK on back with fins @ 1:30
200ez

Total 6000yards


I meant to get to the gym to do some elliptical this afternoon, but just didn't get there...too lazy I guess...but I also don't want to over do it because of the meet this weekend.

Tomorrow I will swim-lift-run in the afternoon because my evening class got cancelled, I'm excited to get to sleep in tomorrow:-D