Learn How to Swim Training Group (Page 7)

betyoursilver - 2010-10-17 3:51 PM When learning to swim, has anyone had issues with fatigue?  I am current experiencing round 2 which is forcing me to take 2-3 days off, and to sleep a lot.  As if on a cycle, after about 4 weeks of consistent swimming - in this case, following month 1 of the learn to swim series - I found myself struggling to finish week 3, w/o # 3.  I experienced the fatigue back in Sept too, and I found that 3 solid days off from all training & tons of sleep, followed by cutting back on the # of days in the pool helped a lot.  when I returned to the pool I definitely felt stronger.   However, by Thursday of this week, the feeling of exhaustion hit me again.  Yesterday, I slept 2 hours in the afternoon, and another 9 hours last night.  Right now, I feel like I could hit the sack and sleep until tomorow AM.   Strangely, I can run and bike all day long, but when I add swimming to the picture, I find it's a different situation for me.

betyoursilver - 2010-10-17 1:51 PM When learning to swim, has anyone had issues with fatigue?  I am current experiencing round 2 which is forcing me to take 2-3 days off, and to sleep a lot.  As if on a cycle, after about 4 weeks of consistent swimming - in this case, following month 1 of the learn to swim series - I found myself struggling to finish week 3, w/o # 3.  I experienced the fatigue back in Sept too, and I found that 3 solid days off from all training & tons of sleep, followed by cutting back on the # of days in the pool helped a lot.  when I returned to the pool I definitely felt stronger.   However, by Thursday of this week, the feeling of exhaustion hit me again.  Yesterday, I slept 2 hours in the afternoon, and another 9 hours last night.  Right now, I feel like I could hit the sack and sleep until tomorow AM.   Strangely, I can run and bike all day long, but when I add swimming to the picture, I find it's a different situation for me.

KimT72 - 2010-10-20 9:18 AM Sometimes I find I'm super tired if I have cold coming on too, hope that's not the case for you.

-Kim

kairous1 - 2010-10-25 7:40 PM i'm beginning to alternative breathing every third stroke and I find my second time around trying this (I tried this a few months ago) is much better as well as my exhale underwater. 

however, I think I have swimmer's shoulder on my right shoulder so i'm taking a break at least 2 weeks.  I heard this click when I rotate my shoulder.  right now I"m doing some rotator cuff exercise and ice.  any other ideas how to rehab?

also, what's the best way to get experience ocean swimming? anyone in the LA area who can give advise on how to get some experience in OWS.
thanks
Jeff

betyoursilver - 2010-10-23 8:41 AM It finally happened.  I seem to have caught a bug.  Whatever it is, it's creeping up on me, which might explain why Thursday's swim was abysmal.   It seems I will be sleeping most of the weekend.

KimT72 - 2010-10-26 12:20 PM That's too bad. I hope you are starting to feel better and will find you're less tired after you recover.

-Kim

drchris - 2010-10-27 4:23 PM Hello everyone.  I learned to do cannonballs as a kid and now 40 plus years later I am learning to swim.  I started in a short pool last november.  I'm slow but Im able to consistantly swim 1 mile and when I have time I will add 30 more laps.  I need help with bilateral breathing.  I'm working at it but iy is more than difficult.  Any suggestions?

betyoursilver - 2010-10-27 10:34 AM

Whatever is going around is awful.  Started getting sick Friday, got worse Saturday, felt a lot better Sunday & Monday, and by Tuesday & now Wednesday morning I feel a lot worse.   It's killing me to not swim.  I had to reschedule my Saturday swim lesson.  Bleh! :-/

drchris - 2010-10-27 6:23 PM Hello everyone.  I learned to do cannonballs as a kid and now 40 plus years later I am learning to swim.  I started in a short pool last november.  I'm slow but Im able to consistantly swim 1 mile and when I have time I will add 30 more laps.  I need help with bilateral breathing.  I'm working at it but iy is more than difficult.  Any suggestions?

stridej - 2010-10-30 6:17 AM Hi Everyone. I'm new!
Was always in great shape...active tennis player, mountain biker, runner and so on. I had a virus that attacked my heart last year.  It's now back to normal with no damage. I’m one of the luck ones. My doc's told me...if I was not so healthy before, this would of not been the same result. I'm a walking success story that exercise and being healthy can be the difference between life and death (as it deals with me).   But the bad news...I'm out of shape and want to train for a triathlon in Pittsburgh. I'm looking for help from this thread for encouragement and training plans on swimming.  I like swimming and did it alot growing up.  I have dowloaded some info fromthis website but seems like a lot.  I loo forward to your thoughts and ideas.

Eric from Pittsburgh, PA.?

stridej - 2010-10-30 7:17 AM Hi Everyone. I'm new!
Was always in great shape...active tennis player, mountain biker, runner and so on. I had a virus that attacked my heart last year.  It's now back to normal with no damage. I’m one of the luck ones. My doc's told me...if I was not so healthy before, this would of not been the same result. I'm a walking success story that exercise and being healthy can be the difference between life and death (as it deals with me).   But the bad news...I'm out of shape and want to train for a triathlon in Pittsburgh. I'm looking for help from this thread for encouragement and training plans on swimming.  I like swimming and did it alot growing up.  I have dowloaded some info fromthis website but seems like a lot.  I loo forward to your thoughts and ideas.

Eric from Pittsburgh, PA.?

stridej - 2010-10-31 2:05 PM Hey MB550 - My virus was really unknown.  I was on a trip to Brazil and came back very tired.  They are not sure if it was something I caught by food or drink.  They are linking it to virus/unknown, as all my tests are perfect.  At age 42, they said my arteries are wide open with no blockages at all.  My heart function was low which are signs of a virus.  With some meds, my heart rebuit itself.  As I mentioned, I'm very luckly.  They told me we wil never know the actual virus.  In 6 months, they are looking for me to be off the meds (cross your fingers).

Sorry if this does not answer your question.

Eric.

bilkovet - 2010-10-31 9:17 PM I decided after years of putting it off that I'd have to join all my triathlon friends.
The reason for putting it off for so long is running and biking don't bother me, but swimming does. I learned breast stroke when younger, and can manage 1000 metres after only 4 wks training. However, my freestyle still leaves me gasping after only a length so I'd appreciate any suggestions. I've found TI and am working through the drills but unsure at what point I should spend more time practising full stroke as after 3 wks of drills I'm feeling fairly comfortable, but then it all goes to pieces when I try to convert what I've learned into a full stroke.
I'm not sure whether I'm up to the learn to swim plan yet, but I'd like to give it a go.

bilkovet - 2010-10-31 8:17 PM I decided after years of putting it off that I'd have to join all my triathlon friends.
The reason for putting it off for so long is running and biking don't bother me, but swimming does. I learned breast stroke when younger, and can manage 1000 metres after only 4 wks training. However, my freestyle still leaves me gasping after only a length so I'd appreciate any suggestions. I've found TI and am working through the drills but unsure at what point I should spend more time practising full stroke as after 3 wks of drills I'm feeling fairly comfortable, but then it all goes to pieces when I try to convert what I've learned into a full stroke.
I'm not sure whether I'm up to the learn to swim plan yet, but I'd like to give it a go.

pesposit - 2010-11-05 12:02 PM just found something helpful during my training that I thought I would share and hopefully will benefit somebody else too. 

I am/was not a swimmer at all.  Started the BT learn how to swim training program maybe a month ago or so -- but decided to back off of it until I could get better with basic freestyle swimming and was really struggling with the head down in the water and breathing side of things.   Been making alot of progress at my own pace with the help of this forum and the drills from the training group.  I will probably start the Program again in another week or so. 

Anyway -- I found that doing the drills -- such as the 25s where you count your strokes really helped alot with my breathing issues -- when counting and trying to really do 1 less stroke each 25 I would not think at all about breathing.  I even would use it for 50 and now 100s. 

so maybe the idea of mentally focusing on something else during your swim is a good drill in itself as your actual swimming gets relaxed.