No Fins Training

13/5 10x50s on 2:00. build up to 87m (2 swims)

Tonight I did  5 x 75s no fins. Felt okay, but fatigued after work. Will see what I can do sunday morning.

No Fins Training

i got back into some no fins today. full weight + packing. 20 x 50s on 2:00 with the last one a 75m. was holding 1.5-2 strokes for the first lap and 2 strokes for the second lap. holding about 55 seconds per 50m.

was a little difficult to get into - a little later than usual (12:45) and a couple of hours after food. technique felt okay but not great. still undecided on whether to go for less strokes or easy strokes.

Solid DYN session

I did a set of 30 x 50 DYN this morning. 10 each on 1.30, 1.25 & 1.20. After the 29th I took one breath for the last one. It wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be. I might try for 1.10 next time.

Training

I tried the wetsuit for DYN yesterday, which seems fairly successful except for when I increase speed. I did 5 x 100m swims, 4 at 1.20-30 and the last was faster in 59.2 when the suit filled up like a parachute! I think it works otherwise. I felt pretty crap physically, but not as bad mentally.

Slow 50m PB

Training this morning went surprisingly well.

10x50 DYN on 1:30

4x50 Slow (1.30, 2.30, 3.00 4.00 - new PB) 15packs

2 x 100m DYN (1.32, 1.28) felt okay

Back in the pool

I've had a bit of an arm issue for the last 6 weeks, which has finally cleared up - don't actually know what the problem was, but it and work have kept me out of the water.

Anyway, had a swim this morning. Nothing stressful, 10 x 50s DYN on 1.45, then 6 on 1.30. My feet hurt a bit. I did a few slow 50s - the last one 2.50 without pushing too hard was okay.

Catch up

Went to Port Stephens a couple of weekends ago and did some snorkelling. Saw some turtles and a wobbegong. Got to 10m really easily with dive times well over a minute. Looking forward to some more serious depth diving.

Had a SC swim on tuesday after moderation day, after being away on camp for a week. Really struggled with CO2. Did a couple of 200m DYN breathing once every 25m - this is actually quite hard. You feel like you haven't actually had a breath and want to take a few! DYN in a 25m pool sucks.

Yesterday did 20 x 50s DYN. 5 each on 1.45, 1.35, 1.25, 1.15. Wasn't as difficult as I had anticipated.

This afternoon pulled out the wetsuit and did some no fins LC. Did 20 x 50s full packing on 2.00, holding 55sec and 4 and a half strokes per lap. Worked on technique. Followed this up with some push off and turn practice (6). Slow with firm push off works best.