Some unexpected work and time for shovelling around my parents' house forced me to work out only once today, a 2000 meter swim focused on symmetry. Here is the workout:
500 meter warmup
4x100 paddles, breathe out left side
4x100 paddles, breathe out right side
5x100 snorkel swims
4x50 bilateral swimming.
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Total swimming - 2000 meters
In case you don't know, the special snorkels for competitive swimming has the tube going up the front of the face, not the side as a diver's snorkel is constructed. This type of snorkel will eliminate turning your body to breathe out your side, hence you concentrate solely on your stroke. Symmetry is a key difference in separating the great swimmers from the good swimmers, it is why I was able to swim my best Ironman in 1998 in 52:03, narrowly beating out Peter Reid by a second out of the water (of course the guy sped away on his bike like a demon, leaving me in the dust). If you can get your weak side as strong as your strong side, you're golden!
I'm finished for swimming this week, with 7000 meters total. The last of this week is concentrated on my running and cycling, starting tomorrow. Lastly, my schedule is basically in flux right now, with the storm creating a lot of uncertainty in my schedule. I will finish all of the training for the week, including the key cycling and running workouts. I will post what I actually did on Sunday when all for the week is done.
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