Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Day 22

Swam 35 laps -- all but 2 freestyle.  I am surprised to be only slightly sore from yesterday's lift.

Focused particularly on three points of technique today:


The first supposedly will help me get more air and relax me, the second may reduce shoulder injury (my left shoulder has been hurting), and the last is a common mnemonic for better form.

I found adjusting breathing very difficult and inhaled a lot of water, I found the shoulders-back to be spot-on and much more comfortable, I found the reaching change distracted me from rotating properly (which hurt my breathing).

Despite my ineptitude, I thrashed along pretty effectively.  I also found that i can make my legs really tired on my 2 "rest" laps by kicking more vigorously (this is probably similar to training using a kickboard).

I've also started doing some YTWL exercises to improve my lousy shoulders and posture.

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