14:17 The k-bell swings were good for two reasons: they sucked the O2 out of my body and they prefatigued my shoulders. I generally prefer more of a pull than a kick when swimming underwater but the tightening of my chest and burning shoulders destroyed any finesse that I thought I had. My push ups suffered for the same reason, no O2. I didn't want to rest too much and in the beginning I didn't but at round three I wanted to quit, thinking it was sufficient. My body fought to purge the CO2 underwater and on the push ups creating a dry heave type of reaction. I had a headache in the end, probably due to the CO2 build up. I learned my lesson on the first immersion that plugging the nose is necessary to prevent the nasal chlorine enima. The calm and zen-like approach required to excel in the apnea world was completely destroyed and disrespected on this wod allowing for nothing more than a novice sense of urgency and powerless affinity for the precious air that satisfies my landlubber addiction. This combination requires further exploration in order to determine if it's an effective method for excelling in the apnea world.
I can tell you from experience that this(your WOD, 10-ups, crossovers) is actually the best way to find your calm. To succeed at water-con (confidence) you must be forced to be stressed PAST the point you are able to go, providing you have a spotter. The suck factor is what will in the end force you to know that maintaining calm is the only way for success. The is obviously MUCH easier said on a blog than performed in real life. performing under-waters is not a matter of speed across the pool which gets you to air quicker, but a matter of energy conserved to get across which allows you to retain more oxygen in the bloodstream. A good example of this is the fact that when it takes me 4-5 strokes to reach 25m my body requires less time to recover than when i take >6. Counting does help once you know what your stroke pace count is. All of the guys i know that are in the "80m and up club" were able to travel 25m in only 3 strokes. They are in the water longer but are able to conserve their O2 longer than most of us.
For the nasal-chlorine-enema, you have to train your body not to NEED your nose. This is going to sound completely retarded but it does work and any guy doing water-con should at least try it. If you fill a dive mask 1/4 to 1/2 way (so that the water line is low enough that you can still see but it covers your nose) with tap water and put it on your head for at least a half hour a day your body will realize that it can, in fact, rely solely on your mouth. Yep, i did look that stupid while watching TV on a couch. After doing so for about a week i was able to do flips underwater without blowing out of my nose, tie knots up-side down, perform flutter kicks and other exercises with a charged(filled with water) mask, and jump in and out quickly without the need to hold my nose. All skills that seemed more than impossible a week prior to my nose training. It creates a night and day difference, i promise.
oh yeah, in other news, i got the cargo strap harness to work but while i was working out, one of the guys in the camp said he had and extra Y-harness. Problem solved. great leg workout from your website. Thanks.
Well said. By the end of the wod I was able to glide more instead of restroking before stopping. This defeats of the point of conservation of energy. This is what makes this type of training so interesting and mentally demanding. More effort equals fewer results. Try harder and you certainly won't go farther. More effort means more air. Striking the balance is key. I played around with u/w sprints with fins utilizing both the flutter kick and the dolphin kick. In the end I got so much more distance out of balancing effort with conservation. It also has to do with body type. More muscle demands more O2. In the apnea world less is more. Most of the guys are skinny with enormous lung capacity. Pipin was the biggest one I ever saw. If having that much lung capacity means having a body like a girl I'll learn to be happy with my current ability. As for mask appreciation this was responsible for more drops in dive school than any other task. Some people just can't make their nose valve close.
Ive been swimming about 4000m a week, basic freestyle and UWs, and now I notice during running that I am relying on breathing through my mouth without even realizing it. The good news is that my cardio level is WAY up, however my "dry land" breathing techniqes have suffered... not to mention the use of fins is leading to even more pronounced quad dominance, which is negatively effecting my already less than perfect squat form... among other things.... grrrrrr!!!!!
i like the modification of adding kb swings, or any different exercise, to a "ten-up" workout. looked like "fun."
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ReplyDeleteThe k-bell swings were good for two reasons: they sucked the O2 out of my body and they prefatigued my shoulders. I generally prefer more of a pull than a kick when swimming underwater but the tightening of my chest and burning shoulders destroyed any finesse that I thought I had. My push ups suffered for the same reason, no O2. I didn't want to rest too much and in the beginning I didn't but at round three I wanted to quit, thinking it was sufficient. My body fought to purge the CO2 underwater and on the push ups creating a dry heave type of reaction. I had a headache in the end, probably due to the CO2 build up. I learned my lesson on the first immersion that plugging the nose is necessary to prevent the nasal chlorine enima.
The calm and zen-like approach required to excel in the apnea world was completely destroyed and disrespected on this wod allowing for nothing more than a novice sense of urgency and powerless affinity for the precious air that satisfies my landlubber addiction.
This combination requires further exploration in order to determine if it's an effective method for excelling in the apnea world.
I can tell you from experience that this(your WOD, 10-ups, crossovers) is actually the best way to find your calm. To succeed at water-con (confidence) you must be forced to be stressed PAST the point you are able to go, providing you have a spotter. The suck factor is what will in the end force you to know that maintaining calm is the only way for success. The is obviously MUCH easier said on a blog than performed in real life. performing under-waters is not a matter of speed across the pool which gets you to air quicker, but a matter of energy conserved to get across which allows you to retain more oxygen in the bloodstream. A good example of this is the fact that when it takes me 4-5 strokes to reach 25m my body requires less time to recover than when i take >6. Counting does help once you know what your stroke pace count is. All of the guys i know that are in the "80m and up club" were able to travel 25m in only 3 strokes. They are in the water longer but are able to conserve their O2 longer than most of us.
ReplyDeleteFor the nasal-chlorine-enema, you have to train your body not to NEED your nose. This is going to sound completely retarded but it does work and any guy doing water-con should at least try it. If you fill a dive mask 1/4 to 1/2 way (so that the water line is low enough that you can still see but it covers your nose) with tap water and put it on your head for at least a half hour a day your body will realize that it can, in fact, rely solely on your mouth. Yep, i did look that stupid while watching TV on a couch. After doing so for about a week i was able to do flips underwater without blowing out of my nose, tie knots up-side down, perform flutter kicks and other exercises with a charged(filled with water) mask, and jump in and out quickly without the need to hold my nose. All skills that seemed more than impossible a week prior to my nose training. It creates a night and day difference, i promise.
oh yeah, in other news, i got the cargo strap harness to work but while i was working out, one of the guys in the camp said he had and extra Y-harness. Problem solved. great leg workout from your website. Thanks.
-bill
you're a pioneer
ReplyDeleteWell said. By the end of the wod I was able to glide more instead of restroking before stopping. This defeats of the point of conservation of energy. This is what makes this type of training so interesting and mentally demanding. More effort equals fewer results. Try harder and you certainly won't go farther. More effort means more air. Striking the balance is key. I played around with u/w sprints with fins utilizing both the flutter kick and the dolphin kick. In the end I got so much more distance out of balancing effort with conservation. It also has to do with body type. More muscle demands more O2. In the apnea world less is more. Most of the guys are skinny with enormous lung capacity. Pipin was the biggest one I ever saw. If having that much lung capacity means having a body like a girl I'll learn to be happy with my current ability.
ReplyDeleteAs for mask appreciation this was responsible for more drops in dive school than any other task. Some people just can't make their nose valve close.
Ive been swimming about 4000m a week, basic freestyle and UWs, and now I notice during running that I am relying on breathing through my mouth without even realizing it. The good news is that my cardio level is WAY up, however my "dry land" breathing techniqes have suffered... not to mention the use of fins is leading to even more pronounced quad dominance, which is negatively effecting my already less than perfect squat form... among other things.... grrrrrr!!!!!
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