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| hard to fly with the butterfly By: speedo_kl Date: Dec 5, 2009 - 06:24 AM Today was mostly arm exercises with the fins and stuff. I've never done so many butterfly exercises eveeeeeeeer..... My arms were so so so tired sheesh...but I still enjoyed it.I think I just have to get used to it.  Comments: 0 |
| individual medley By: speedo_kl Date: Nov 17, 2009 - 09:32 PM I forgot to post this last week. Last week,I was finally able to do the whole 25m butterfly!!yey me!!I've always had a difficult time finishing it but finally.My teacher has also started to give small training like doing the fly-back-breast-free a couple of times.Hopefully next week I'll see more improvement in my swimming.It's my own little achievement. =p Job hunting's ok so far.Hopefully that job will come soon!! Comments: 0 |
| split suit? By: speedo_kl Date: Oct 18, 2009 - 03:51 AM I wasn't able to swim yesterday..so sad....I was supposed to attend the afternoon session instead but since we already left my aunt's house(house blessing/party) at around 2,I would've been too late to go to the center....strange thing was,my right foot felt a little weird after going to the gym to do some cardio.It was like for 20mins but up until now,it still feels like I need to stretch it.You know when you wake up in the morning and you feel the need to stretch yoour body?I still have that feeling now on the leg.I've been stretching it but it still feels like that.I think,I THINK,it misses the water.The "tiredness" from kicking and kicking.My leg probably felt,why am i not kicking today?That's just a theory anyway I saw the tyra show justg when it was about to end.It featured some swimmer.I didn;t know who he was and why he was there.I searched him and found out he was in the same team as Phelps in Beijing and the recent Worlds at Rome.Funny I never noticed him.ANyway,it said he had a wardrobe malfunction and boy was it weird for me to see his butt pics due to a suit that split! I wonder though why his suit split and if it was a Speedo... Comments: 0 |
| individual medley By: speedo_kl Date: Oct 10, 2009 - 09:18 AM It was my first time to do the individual medley today.We ded the fly,breast,back and free.We did the fly first because it's the only one I haven't nailed yet and I have yet to complete a full lap.So far my teacher has been helping me with it so I can do it fully.My i.m. isn't very complicated yet.Just a simple one go at each stroke.Before the i.m. I ws made to do 6 laps each of back,breast and free.This was probably the only time backstroke actually gave me a neckache(until this moment). My teacher says I have to constantly tuck my head in and my hands,just stretch it a little bit further.hence,the neckache.I am also currently streamlining my freestyle.I think I can say I've improved because I can feel myself getting faster and my breathing,better.I am hoping my hands would improve more,to my teacher's satisfaction.As my as I was happy with my improvement and streamlining exercises,I began to actually feel how world-classs athletes like Phelps and lochte must feel every time.I mean even though my exercises are nothing compared to them,the exercises I did actually made me feel pain,especially those 6 laps/stroke nonstop.Mine was actually not nonstop yet cuz I'd stop when I reach the end of the pool to turn( I haven't learned flip turns yet).But I can just imagine people doing perhaps 50+ laps nonstop,the way athletes do.I am just amazed and I appreciate it more.Back then while I was feeling the pain in my legs and I was beginning to wear out while doing the laps,I told myself I might not sign up for another set of classes anymore since the classes will only get more advanced,which means more tiring laps and perfecting.But I told myself,if I was able to bear the pain( and get used to it not feel it anymore) from learning the different strokes for the first time before,then I must be able to bear whatever new things I will have to learn.I am afraid of endurance swimming but I think that if the athletes can bear it,then so can I (of course not ala-Phelps though hahahahaha). Comments: 0 |
| waiting.... By: speedo_kl Date: Oct 9, 2009 - 02:59 AM So I had my final interview with a company I applied for today.I got to know more about the job and the company.I am half happy and half not so much.The financial rewards are cool and all,but right now I'mm not so sure about the job anymore.So yah kinda like you wish you won't get accepted to A Company. Good thing I'm going back to the pool tomorrow to focus on something else.I was absent last weekend from class so I wasn't able to post anything.I hope to be happier tomorrow. I also hope I'll be able to find THE job. Comments: 0 |
| Saturday laps By: speedo_kl Date: Sep 28, 2009 - 08:43 AM Last sat I came in an hour early before my class cuz my teacher said so that I could have more time to practice.I can't remember how many laps I did but I can tell it was A LOT.I think my freestyle has finally improved because my breathing is better.My back meanwhile has been altered which caused me to have an awkward adjustment.My fly's also been ok,except that since it was done for like the last hour,I can't "fly" anymore cuz I was so freaking tired already.It was also my first time to practice with those plastic flipper things for the hands from speedo.It was cool but took some time to get used to.I did that while having the styro thing in between my legs so that I could strengthen my arms and practice balance for my fly.Still hate it when water gets in my nose.... Comments: 1 |
| butterfly By: speedo_kl Date: Sep 19, 2009 - 08:31 AM Today was spent adjusting my freestyle and backstroke.My fresstyle before was already okay but when my teacher changed it into the formal elbows up! once it gets out of water,my old problem of having a hard time breathing came back.So today he fixed it and I think I just need to practice it over and over again.My backstroke meanwhile needs to be balanced with my arms always both on top because they used to be just on the side.I thought we weren't going to touch on butterfly today(it will be the second day with arms)because class was about to end but we were able to squeeze it in. I think I improved since last weekend cuz I can finally do the arms/dive back more a bit .I can finally "fly",even if it's not yet the standard high.My teacher says my "fly" needs to be higher.I am so glad I watched a video of Michael Phelps (from athens 2004) doing the butterfly with some underwater shots because I was able to look at how he does it properly.Last week my problem was also synchronization of the kick with the fly so watching the clip for like 5 times helped me visualize it for myself.Can't wait til I perfect this one!Hopefully I'll be able to do the full 25m because what happened earlier was while doing the fly,I would stop halfway cuz my arms started to tire out.Comments: 0 |
| In the meantime... By: speedo_kl Date: Sep 17, 2009 - 04:29 AM It's starting to bother me that I haven't found anothe job yet...but I'm still hopeful!What keeps me happy meanwhile is my swmming classes every weekend.No,it's not that I don't know how to swim.It's just that before I only knew the basics and didn't proceed to learn other strokes.Back then I only knew the basic kick-your-feet-and-move-with-arms-stretched(which back then I didn't know was the basics of breaststroke),backstroke(which I love) and a flimsy freestyle.I'm not afraid of the water and I can swim even if you throw me into some deep water.This summer after graduation,since i can't start on piano lessons yet,I decided to take lessons on swimming just because,why not?And yes partly because I was totally impressed with Michael Phelps.Fast forward a couple of weeks and I'm into my second set of classes.I'm now learning the last and hardest one,the butterfly.I find it hard to do the arms thing.2 weeks ago,my trainer started with the body movement without arms.Last week,we added the arms.I had to be extra wary of my arms because as my trainer says,I sometimes unknowingly forget to make them straight and instead,they look like chicken wings!lmao!Can't wait for this weekend's lesson.Hopefully I'll be able to get my freestyle all right already as well because ever since my trainer changed the shape of my arms into the shape used in competitions(I used to just have it straight),I had a problem with lifting my head again properly to breathe.0_0 Comments: 0 |
