Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Day 18

Swam 25 laps.

It's fewer than last time, but I can explain:

  • Yesterday's doubled lift reps beat me up good.
  • I swam in units of laps rather than lengths (2 lengths = 1 lap).
I was sore last night, but this morning it hurt to lift my arms (let alone get dressed).  I am sore all through my arms, shoulders, chest, and back (which an expertly trained anatomist and olympian can tell you are used during swimming).  So i cut myself some slack.

The latter part was an intentional new rule i imposed -- vexed by my constant need to stop and breathe I decided to punish my body by limiting its chances to do so in the hopes that it'll learn to go without air.  It wasn't as terrible as I thought it'd be - i rested a little longer between laps, but probably no more than i was before in total.

The guy that gave me some pointers before was back and offered a few more, notably about my rotation and breathing -- I tried implementing his suggestions but inhaled a great deal of water.  I am not a perfect swimmer yet.

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