After a few weeks of busting my bootie its rest week. With the swims getting longer and longer I feel like i actually need this one!
Automatic Pilot
The last few weeks i have been swimming some longer distance sets. During these set i have been concentrating on switching off...lets say going on automatic pilot for 40m of the 50m pool. I have had great success and its a funny feeling just hearing the entry of the hands/arms and thats it. Its like a bang bang, bang bang, bang bang,................
I am sure the longer distance swimmers will know exactly what i am talking about. Doing this also made the time fly. It felt as though for a few of the sets i had just started and it was time to get out.
The issues with my neck seem to be sorting themselves out. I have worked hard on body rolling for breathing not turning the neck. Doing this also gets the arms in great position to extend back through the stroke.
My times...? They have pulled back a bit, mainly because there is very little short sets. A 2 of 3km needs to be predominantly swum at a constant pace however, i try to up the gears every 500m for 500m then pull back to 75%.
Got a 6km set to do tomorrow then its feet up for nearly 3 days.
I am sure the longer distance swimmers will know exactly what i am talking about. Doing this also made the time fly. It felt as though for a few of the sets i had just started and it was time to get out.
The issues with my neck seem to be sorting themselves out. I have worked hard on body rolling for breathing not turning the neck. Doing this also gets the arms in great position to extend back through the stroke.
My times...? They have pulled back a bit, mainly because there is very little short sets. A 2 of 3km needs to be predominantly swum at a constant pace however, i try to up the gears every 500m for 500m then pull back to 75%.
Got a 6km set to do tomorrow then its feet up for nearly 3 days.
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