Back at the gym...

BigV · 03-13-2013, 01:05 AM

Hiya monster. I was thinking about you tonight, and this thread in particular.

I would like to present myself as a candidate for membership in the mile swim club.

Twil and I went to the YMCA tonight; she worked out on land, I swam. I hopped into the pool and was pleased to learn that I hadn't forgotten how to swim, though after the first two hundred yards I thought I'd forgotten how to breathe. I've always started out "too fast" and then slowed way down, only to settle into a somewhat smoother groove eventually. I decided to swim sets of hundreds, and after the first six, I gave myself a well deserved break. I told the lifeguard that when he checked for signs of life. As did the fellow in lane six. The nice young guy in lane four said "I knew you were ok, I saw you breathing". Thanks man.

I checked my heart rate and it was in the mid 140s, puh-lenty fast for a recently undessicated fossil like myself. I thought, I'll do three sets of six hundreds, that's a mile plus a little tip. First set, rough. Second set, I set a cadence for my breathing with a mental chant of "this is eight, this is eight, this is eight", then, "this is nine, this is nine, this is nine". I had a good view of the digital clock at the opposite end of the pool and I was working on a three minute sets, turning in split times from 1:43 to 1:50. Open turns cost me a second or two apiece I learned, and my backstroke is considerably slower than my freestyle. Let's not talk about the two frog kicks I managed before the grinding in my right knee signaled the end of my breaststroking days (sadface).

I would like to present myself for membership in the mile swim club... but I can't. Because it turns out the Y closes at 10:00, but the pool closes at 9:00 pm. Aaand... I only got in the first two sets of six one hundred yard swims. The nice lifeguard gal did let me swim to the opposite end of the pool to get out, so my last 25 yards were butterfly (well, soggy moth maybe) and I got out and soaked in the hot tub for ten minutes.

But next time, I promise.

eta: According to the WebMD exercise calculator, I burned about 950 calories in the process! WOOT!

03-13-2013, 01:05 AM	#20
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Hiya monster. I was thinking about you tonight, and this thread in particular. I would like to present myself as a candidate for membership in the mile swim club. Twil and I went to the YMCA tonight; she worked out on land, I swam. I hopped into the pool and was pleased to learn that I hadn't forgotten how to swim, though after the first two hundred yards I thought I'd forgotten how to breathe. I've always started out "too fast" and then slowed way down, only to settle into a somewhat smoother groove eventually. I decided to swim sets of hundreds, and after the first six, I gave myself a well deserved break. I told the lifeguard that when he checked for signs of life. As did the fellow in lane six. The nice young guy in lane four said "I knew you were ok, I saw you breathing". Thanks man. I checked my heart rate and it was in the mid 140s, puh-lenty fast for a recently undessicated fossil like myself. I thought, I'll do three sets of six hundreds, that's a mile plus a little tip. First set, rough. Second set, I set a cadence for my breathing with a mental chant of "this is eight, this is eight, this is eight", then, "this is nine, this is nine, this is nine". I had a good view of the digital clock at the opposite end of the pool and I was working on a three minute sets, turning in split times from 1:43 to 1:50. Open turns cost me a second or two apiece I learned, and my backstroke is considerably slower than my freestyle. Let's not talk about the two frog kicks I managed before the grinding in my right knee signaled the end of my breaststroking days (sadface). I would like to present myself for membership in the mile swim club... but I can't. Because it turns out the Y closes at 10:00, but the pool closes at 9:00 pm. Aaand... I only got in the first two sets of six one hundred yard swims. The nice lifeguard gal did let me swim to the opposite end of the pool to get out, so my last 25 yards were butterfly (well, soggy moth maybe) and I got out and soaked in the hot tub for ten minutes. But next time, I promise. eta: According to the WebMD exercise calculator, I burned about 950 calories in the process! WOOT! __________________ Be Just and Fear Not. Last edited by BigV; 03-13-2013 at 01:12 AM.

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