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Went from swimming ~600yds in 1hr (45m rest lol) 3 months ago to swimming 3500yds in 1hr 20m Unbelievable how far u can go if you just stick with it (I almost quit after day 2!) Higher
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woah, would love to hear more details about your swim training I’ve always struggled with it when I tried but admittedly also haven’t been consistent
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Many thoughts!!! Lucky enough to be able to have an ironman coach to schedule my workouts. But it follows what you'd expect, aerobic sessions, threshold sessions, pyramid sets, working in the pull buoy between sets. But I actually couldn't complete a fraction of any scheduled workout for a the first month because my swim was so inefficient. Didn't go the route of getting a swim coach (I've prolly formed bad habits) but there's so much good content online. Learned the differences between endurance swimming & sprints -- barely use your legs!! They burn too much energy And big unlock was learning to focus in on my breathing in relation to my stroke. That helped me be able to "pick" my HR by adjusting cadence mid swim. Finding that "Zone2" in the pool. Just like running And before every swim, I would watch a video about 1 specific thing and try to be self-aware enough to incorporate. HIGHLY recommend effortlesswimming on youtube and instagram. Don't overwhelm yourself trying to fix it all. One thing at a time
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So many times i've watched a youtube video or reel and come away with something to try. Different mental models and visualization on form * For the catch imagine pulling urself up a ladder * Imagine swimming downhill, keeps the head down and hips up * Don't rush the next stroke introducing drag. Maximize the forward momentum from the pull * ... so many more I wish I could remember And during my workouts I also dream up scenarios. I might have accidentally swam too fast and exhausted myself. Can I try breathing slower, slowing my stroke and recover my HR without actually stopping? Or I notice when I try to swim slower my pace is faster. Means even something about my form when I try to swim faster is introducing more drag negating that effort. And when I swim "slow" my form is better and more efficient. & I'm still a beginner with lots of room for growth! Prolly optimal to get a swimming coach though 😂
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