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Burd - 2013-01-10 7:35 AM By the way..a huge thank you to this group of outstanding people! I honestly felt the drive to get past that phobia with all the help from you folks.

THANKS!!!!

Burd - 2013-01-10 4:35 PMBy the way..a huge thank you to this group of outstanding people! I honestly felt the drive to get past that phobia with all the help from you folks.

THANKS!!!!

Burd - 2013-01-10 4:12 PM

News flash......

I can swim!! HAHA but seriously I went today for nearly 2 hrs in the pool.  No panic at all.  Spend 30 min practicing sticking my face in while blowing bubbles.  Next I moved on to holding side and dipping face flat while looking at the bottom then rotate for a breath.  Ended up going under and pushing off the side to coast about 15 yards then come up for air.  It all ended with me swimming 25m properly with face in water and rotate for breath, not perfect but I'll take it.  I did that 6x with resting between each 25m.  Now I am going to get a pull buoy so I can work on my stroke to geet it right.  The good thing is since I am starting over I can incorporate bilateral breathing. 

YAY!!!!!

Burd - 2013-01-10 4:12 PM

News flash......

I can swim!! HAHA but seriously I went today for nearly 2 hrs in the pool.  No panic at all.  Spend 30 min practicing sticking my face in while blowing bubbles.  Next I moved on to holding side and dipping face flat while looking at the bottom then rotate for a breath.  Ended up going under and pushing off the side to coast about 15 yards then come up for air.  It all ended with me swimming 25m properly with face in water and rotate for breath, not perfect but I'll take it.  I did that 6x with resting between each 25m.  Now I am going to get a pull buoy so I can work on my stroke to geet it right.  The good thing is since I am starting over I can incorporate bilateral breathing. 

YAY!!!!!

mirthfuldragon - 2013-01-10 11:11 AM

Buoy drills are great for form.  Swimsmooth has some great videos too.  Swimming is so much about form, especially compared to cycling or swimming.  My wife, who comes from a swimming background, finally thinks my form isn't atrociously terrible, which I take as a mild compliment, after two and a half months of doing nothing but form drills.

Great job staying committed and conquering the fear.

 

As for me, workouts 8 and 9 are down for this month - 1,000 yards in the pool and a nice spin class.  Nutrition is going well this week, too - lunch with the boss today, and half of it went home with me.

Burd - 2013-01-10 3:12 PM

News flash......

I can swim!! HAHA but seriously I went today for nearly 2 hrs in the pool.  No panic at all.  Spend 30 min practicing sticking my face in while blowing bubbles.  Next I moved on to holding side and dipping face flat while looking at the bottom then rotate for a breath.  Ended up going under and pushing off the side to coast about 15 yards then come up for air.  It all ended with me swimming 25m properly with face in water and rotate for breath, not perfect but I'll take it.  I did that 6x with resting between each 25m.  Now I am going to get a pull buoy so I can work on my stroke to geet it right.  The good thing is since I am starting over I can incorporate bilateral breathing. 

YAY!!!!!

Qua17 - 2013-01-10 1:22 PM

OK - It's Thursday and we are more than halfway done with the week.  How are you all doing with your goals?  I've been checking in and a lot of you are on track to achieve them.  So you've got four days left.  What are you going to do to make it happen?  Which beer will you enjoy once you achieve all your goals?  (Not sure - but I plan on picking up a tasty saison to enjoy while watching the playoffs).

Wiff - 2013-01-10 8:46 PM

Goals, I'm doing okay.  I've worked out each day I had planned to (plus one).  I need to do that yoga DVD still but I'm doing a great job on the Diet Coke, or lack there of.

Burd - 2013-01-10 5:12 PM

News flash......

I can swim!! HAHA but seriously I went today for nearly 2 hrs in the pool.  No panic at all.  Spend 30 min practicing sticking my face in while blowing bubbles.  Next I moved on to holding side and dipping face flat while looking at the bottom then rotate for a breath.  Ended up going under and pushing off the side to coast about 15 yards then come up for air.  It all ended with me swimming 25m properly with face in water and rotate for breath, not perfect but I'll take it.  I did that 6x with resting between each 25m.  Now I am going to get a pull buoy so I can work on my stroke to geet it right.  The good thing is since I am starting over I can incorporate bilateral breathing. 

YAY!!!!!

Burd - 2013-01-10 9:55 PM I see a few of you do yoga.  Is that for stretching and flexibility?  In my mind it makes sense but I don't know enough about it.  I could benefit from something geared for flexibility and stretching, plus it could get my wife and I some couple time while I am training. Win/Win there.

Cassady - 2013-01-10 9:11 PM

Congratulations but 2 hours? That is a lot of time but so awesome for you!!!!!   Keep it up and enjoy your success.

 

Also update for this weeks goal: almost done with run and swim, will have completed this weekend and hit 291.5 this morning.

Hopefully I will be in the high 280's around Monday.

Cassady

Doug

Bike, run, swim 2 hours each. Weigh no more than 292 by 1/13.

Cassady - 2013-01-10 9:11 PM 

Also update for this weeks goal: almost done with run and swim, will have completed this weekend and hit 291.5 this morning.

Hopefully I will be in the high 280's around Monday.

Cassady

Doug

Bike, run, swim 2 hours each. Weigh no more than 292 by 1/13.

Wiff - 2013-01-11 1:08 AM

Wow Doug, that's fantastic!!!!

bobddsmd - 2013-01-11 3:19 AM X2

Burd - 2013-01-10 8:55 PM I see a few of you do yoga.  Is that for stretching and flexibility?  In my mind it makes sense but I don't know enough about it.  I could benefit from something geared for flexibility and stretching, plus it could get my wife and I some couple time while I am training. Win/Win there.

Burd - 2013-01-10 11:55 AM I see a few of you do yoga.  Is that for stretching and flexibility?  In my mind it makes sense but I don't know enough about it.  I could benefit from something geared for flexibility and stretching, plus it could get my wife and I some couple time while I am training. Win/Win there.

Yakhead - 2013-01-10 9:29 PM

Doug good job on the weight loss.

I got up for the second time in a row at 4:45, I did hit snooze 2x, was awake but read the paper on my phone in bed since I have a treadmill and spin bike in my basement so that saved my 15 minutes to go to the gym. Kept on the plan (run and bike) felt good but tired at the same time. Plan is to wake up early and stretch and go to the pool in the morning. 

Good job everyone!

bobddsmd - 2013-01-11 2:19 AM X2

justinfss - 2013-01-11 6:31 AM

 

I think I am going to hit up the online trading posts here and get myself a spin bike for the basement...that our scrounge a trainer off of friends, because the past two days I have wanted to hit the gym, and it has not happened...