TriAya's Group: SHUT like dog on steak, sorry! (Page 19)

wow Hector - that last sentence is just kind of hanging there - begging for a comment! 

I agree with you on fearing our ladies. We have a pretty articulate group and I know they could verbally batter us into submission if we become lazy in our training. So is that a bad or a good thing? LOL

LMAO I just re-read that and you are right. Funny how your timing and mind works. LOL

oh, so - that's how he likes it

Ladies - sounds like we need to show him what we got!  he he

I just remembered who told me that! Spokes told me! Sorry I had a random thought.

ohhhhh, it's a good thing!  trust me!  muwhahahahaha

I could be there in person in a few hours, and the kickin' would hurt, let me tell ya!    So put down the donut and train, buddy! 

LMAO I just re-read that and you are right. Funny how your timing and mind works. LOL

You tell him Leslie!

so, have you warmed up from your swim?

LMAO!  hmmmmm, so is my timing and my mind a gift or a curse - HMMMMMMMMM?

How wierd is that - I seriously was just thinking that we haven't heard from you lately!

Hi!!!

Have fun at the pool! I went last night and probably a little premature after being sick but I had fun either way.

I really didn't get that cold,which is odd.  Just when I was changing my clothes in the car!  I am wishing I was doing some working out today, though.  The kids are NOT cooperating with me.  Two days in a row.  Mama is getting fed up with this.  I know I need to be patient as it is only our second day back in our 'normal' routine.....but I am impatient.

Thanks for the input on the wetsuit.....I am hoping to get a great deal!  I just took on a two day job at the medical school which should pay for it. Yay!  I don't like to work but once in a while I can manage--he he.  You know the Seinfeld episode where Kramer acts out diseases for med students?  Yeah, I do that!

LMAO

Dayum, you guys have been a bunch of busy bees (manatees?) today with all this talk of swimming and breaststroking and whatnot.

Laura, super congrats on signing up for Parris! We are all very excited for you and feel really privileged to be alongside you on this journey.

Good news on my neck: I feel ridiculously better after getting adjusted yesterday and have generally been improving, so five days out I'm not too bad. Unfortunately, my cold has steamrolled me and I'm couchin-chicken-soupin it.

Swim talk:

During the last week of December I had the opportunity to spend quite a bit of time in the pool.  I made some observations during this time that I thought I would share with the group – this will probably take a few posts, so it doesn’t get too overwhelming – I hope you find them helpful – tonight’s topic - Speed

Speed: common mistakes made when trying to go faster

Stroke:  Speeding up the stroke and taking more strokes in an effort to go faster.  Increasing the number of strokes you take, can actually slow you down – (analysis of the swim stroke shows that efficiency matters most.).  Increasing the stroke count and the churn just tires you out and doesn’t move you through the water any faster.  Make more ease and flow, less noise and splash, your primary goal – increases in efficiency will follow. (drills that help you understand and reduce your stroke count are invaluable)

Kick:  Often when people are trying to increase their speed they have a tendency make their kick bigger – when you bend your leg to create a bigger kick, it causes the upper leg to move down and creates drag.  This drag can create such resistance that it cancels out the propulsion from your foot, which will slow you down

Overall technique – never ever do somersaults up and down the lane, not only is it incredibly inefficient – it makes the swimmer(s) in the lane next to you laugh while they are swimming and that is dangerous (and yes, this is based on an actual observation)

Swimming is all about efficiency and being streamlined in the water. This may be difficult to imagine, but try and imagine yourself looking like a torpedo as you swim – even as though you are swimming through a tube, keeping yourself as streamlined as possible

Let me know if there is anything within this that you would like me to elaborate on – well, with the exception of the technique for somersaulting up and down the lane – that is waaaaay beyond my level of expertise

well, it's actually Cat's - but I borrowed it

Dee has the magic wand - well sometimes it's also a whip - the girl has skills!