Swimming - starting back

trirebel

I've swam a total of 5 times since september, so I'm a little rusty 

 

Whats a good plan to get be back in the groove.  I'm going to do Kansas in June, so I need a couple weeks to transition back I'm assuming.  

henrysacco

I'm going to let some of the veterans answer your question, but i'm in the same boat. I can tell you that i've followed the no swimming mantra since November and recently spent the last two weeks just starting to focus on technique. It's amazing though how fast it all comes back to you...

Nemo Brauch

Back in week 1 or so of the OS, you should have gotten a swim workout hack dealio. A document that says something like "we recommend you don't swim, but if you must, then do this". I'd recommend following those sets until you are ready to switch to the HIM plan.

Carl

I have been doing the swimming hack since 11/1/10-start of my OS. The first few weeks were focusing strictly on drills and technique and that really helped this non swimmer. I am now in week 18 of the plan and I just finished my last 40x50's (sprints). I am sooooo glad those are done. I would rather swim 500's over those. For me it was alot of technique that needed some greasing and really in my head still does. I cont to drop my elbow's first on the pull when I am tired so have been really focusing on that. Best of luck........2 more weeks of the OS and I switch to the HIM plan in prep for Kansas in June.

Daniela

 I'm with Carl and started the hack at the beginning of the OS.  And I as well wanted to cry last week when I saw we were doing the 40x50's again.  So glad they're over!

 

I've been swimming a large majority of my life and thought I had a decent enough stroke, but the technique stuff in the first few weeks really improved my times which I didn't think was possible.  Last year I saw with the local master's team 3 x week, but saw greater improvements swimming less days and less distance per day by doing the EN plan.  I would highly recommend doing the first few weeks of the plan.

kurshing

Bran an

I got in the pool and did some drills for a couple of weeks, trying to just get my swimming arms back under me. Then i went out and forced myself to do 500 easy as a warm up (drills), 10 x 100 and 10 x 50 negative splits and then cooled down (it was really hard since i hadnt done any kind of volume since Austin in October). Now I am back in the swing of things i think...and I will start prepping for CdA in the pool on Monday. I had a hard time whe I tried to just jump back into a regular workout without this transition...took 2 weeks.

Just my 2 cents

CharlieH

I've been doing the OS Swim plan alongside my OS because I hadn't swum for over a year. The OS swim hack kicks ass. I've seen improvement each week. Thumbs up from me.

Coach Patrick

drills drills drills and all frequency for like 4 weeks (save for your swim TT)