I think I can swim now! Almost…
So to give you some more background on my lack of swimming experience – 2 to 3 months ago, I began my journeys into the pool for the first time. I had never swam before. It was scary. The best I could do was walk around the pool, wading around like a helpless elephant. But I was really determined to learn how to swim because it was something that had always tortured my subconscious. It was essentially a life skill that I did not have. After a couple weeks with some help from friends, I was finally able to make some progress moving around in the pool although still quite awkward. I continued the awkward floundering in the water until I was finally able to make it across the pool without stopping, but something just wasn’t quite right. I was struggling in the water trying to figure out my balance and breathing.
Fast forward to last night, I did a quick Google search for “How to swim” and came across this blog post from the author of The 4-Hour Workweek. After reading that article, I spent the rest of the night watching YouTube videos on the Total Immersion way of swimming. Those videos got me so pumped, I even woke up in the morning to watch a couple more to help me memorize what the proper form should look like. The most inspirational one so far is embedded below. You could probably imagine what I wanted to do after work right?
Being a busy professional and an aspiring triathlete sure can be demanding. Especially when there aren’t enough hours in the day for you to do everything. In my case I wanted to get into the pool as soon as I got home to try out the new moves I picked up on YouTube. With the adrenaline pumping, I didn’t feel too hungry so straight to the pool I went. I gotta tell you, being able to watch and visualize the swimmers in those videos made a huuuge difference. Although I’m probably far from perfect, being able to mimic the form and strokes really got me going to the point where I’m now quite comfortable in the water. But I definitely paid for skipping dinner afterward…
Today’s workout
About 30 minutes and did about 15 x 25M lengths of the pool.
Ate some broccoli and oatmeal.
Crashed and burned on a 6-mile run attempt. Ended up with 2.5 miles. Lack of a dinner really got to me today. I need to eat more earlier in the day if I plan on another double work-out day.
Ended up at Jack in the Box for dinner. 1 Chicken sandwich without mayo, 1 Bonus Jack, 1 small fries, 1 taco and some root beer.
