Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Swim Workout #1

One of my clients has been helping me out with my swimming.  She was a collegiate swimmer and a coach for a  few years.  She went to the pool with me a few weeks ago and needless to say she impressed me!!  So today I tried one f the swim workouts she gave me.  I thought I was going to die at the half way point but glad to say I powered through!!

She had me doing drills which I hate...probably because I'm not very good at them.  I started with swim/kick/pull rotation.  Then I moved to side swim and technique drills.  The endurance part of the workout was about 960 meters and then I got a 80 meter cool down.  Altogether I was in the pool for over an hour.  I love the way I feel when I'm getting out of the pool.  I feel refreshed and strangely energized.  After my swim I lifted for about 30 minutes.  I did some chest, bicep, triceps and ab work. 

So far this week I've stuck to my schedule.  Monday I did a 7 mile run.  Tuesday I lifted, focusing on my legs.  Then I took a spin class and finished my workout with 20 laps in the pool.  Today was my long swim.  Hopefully I won't run outta steam for the rest of the week!

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