Kati's MOMMA training group - Closed (Page 8)

Use those recovery strokes instead of resting on the wall as much as you can!!  You'll be swimming miles and miles in no time!!!

Getting ready to hit the computrainer and suffer some hills.

Question about Breathing & Swimming.

I jumped in the pool today for the first time in a very long time to get some laps in. I have been able to swim my whole life, kid stuff in the summers. Never been on a swim team. Mom was a lifeguard at our local pool. Played tag alot in the water...lol. I have a good freestyle stroke.
BUT MAN, today's swim... Out of breathe easily!!!!! I did the 20 laps I planned to do as far as physically capable of doing them and finishing them. But after 1 or 2 laps I am breathing really hard and then I get fatigued. I would take a small break between every couple laps. I was also very concentrated on never pushing off the wall becuase I didnt want to have that extra help when I know I wont be able to push off the wall in the swim portion of the race.

Question... How do you increase your amount of laps and get your breathing under control? Any techniques, tips, etc. 

Quite a sight, 6 kids in the swimspa with the current set on max (3.5 mph) trying to swim against the current at the same time.  Some toys make no sense financially, but in the moment they can be priceless.  Oh well poor but happy. Snowing outside.  Off to ride the trainer.  Have a great weekend all.

That swim thread is great!  It puts all the things I say again and again into one nice consice thread!  I will just start referring my athletes to that - oh wait, then they might stop paying me to say all that : )

We are still stuck on the indoor trainer with yucky weather but I am hoping in the next week or two it will warm up above 40 to give me a chance at some outdoor riding!!

I would love, love, love to get a swimspa!!  I'm not sure how all 6 kids fit in there but it sure sounds like fun!!!!

Hope everyone has a great Sunday!  I have a 2 hour run scheduled but my husband is on a ski trip so I will eek out a 1 hour run (3 x 2 mile loops that go by the house b/c while the kids are o-k to be alone for short spells I still don't trust my son not to do something foolish!!) and 1 hour on the trainer.  So is the life with children, but I would't trade it for the world : )

I would start with one part of your stroke and work on that, then you can tackle others as you master each technique.  The kick is where I think you need to start.  You are kicking from the knee, watch this video and compare the first kick (correct) to the third (knee kicking, which is what you are doing) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ReqnV6PXyo&NR=1&feature=fvwp

Here's a great drill that works on your kick (from your hip and much, much smaller - think of the size of your body - and try to keep your kick about the same size as your body - your body is breaking through the water, with your kick you are creating a added resistance b/c your kick is much bigger than your body. - not sure I put that consicly, I have been home alone with kids for 5 days and my mind is fried.)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJKs9hiffKY  AND it works on your balance and body posiition.  Think about extending long and again, breaking through the water with the smallest surface area as possible.  The less resistance you create the less work you have to do.  : )

PS - it's not that ugly!  You need to re-name the video - swim stroke, take 1!

Another really great page about freestyle kick:

http://www.swimsmooth.com/kick.html