[Sportsandrec] Swimming

Sun Mar 1 01:05:08 UTC 2009

Hi all,

Has anyone looked at the pool at National Convention? I was off list for a 
bit, so my apologies if this has already been brought up.

Lori

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Shaw" <jrs3147 at comcast.net>
To: "Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List" 
<sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 7:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] Swimming

Karen,
I agree completely that Kelly will know the science of it more than me. My
guess is that swimming is the one exercise where you drag your entire mass
through with only the water helping you do the work.
As for my bulk, I am 5 Ft. 10 in.  220 lbs. and probably a step closer to
the monkeys than are the rest of you on the old evolution ladder.
As for my opponent, I am counting on my own fitness level to carry me
through. I just have to figure out how to translate that back to being a
pool sprinter.
As for your lyric, I used Surfer Girl about a month ago. I know you read
regularly. Don't look off my paper (smile)
"And the cruel cruel mornings" "Have turned to swim or sink" "If living
right is easy what goes wrong" "You're causing it to drown" Drown by Sun
Volt
JSNM
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Karen Zakhnini" <kaycee510 at hotmail.com>
To: <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 5:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] Swimming

Hi Joe,

Though I feel Kelly will have a much better answer (and know the science
behind it), as a former swimmer, I can tell you that bulking up (especially
bulking up muscle-wise) does put you at a disadvantage in the pool.  I
assume that this is the bulk you are referring to, having read your previous
postings.  This is why most competitive swimmers have long, lean muscles.
As far as the cardio is concerned, my guess is that it has something to do
with not breathing the entire time, but holding your breath about half the
time.  You should try to hold your breath during your land exercise for
short spurts and let me know if that is the case...

As far as the superiority of your opponent--does this person swim on a
regular basis?  If not, then my guess is that you are in the same boat and
that your opponent is not so superior...  Just my 2 cents.

Karen

"I have watched you on the shore, Standing by the ocean's roar, Do you love
me do you surfer girl"  Surfer Girl, Beach Boys (Only water song I could
think of off the top of my head...)

> From: jrs3147 at comcast.net
> To: sportsandrec at nfbnet.org
> Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:32:00 -0600
> Subject: [Sportsandrec] Swimming
>
> Ladies and gentlemen,
> As you know, I do the lift/ spin/ eliptical/ run thing really regularly. 
> Today I decided it was time to go swimming. So after donning my soft black 
> trunks with the palm trees, purr, I dove in and my oh my! The temp was a 
> far too warm 85 and having no soap, I figured I would get in some laps. I 
> feel that I am a cardio monster as I have told you before as on land I can 
> go for days. The pool kicked my butt. I did fourteen all-out sprints as 
> hard as I could go with nine or ten being freestyle and the other two or 
> three being fly. I was sucking air bigtime and have much work to do. I did 
> more cardio on land after, I just did not yet have the wind for more water 
> and frankly I was getting a little discouraged.
> My stroke is smooth and fairly graceful, swimming is about the only 
> graceful thing I do, but I felt really heavy. Is this because my body has 
> bulked up more than it used to be? This was a decent initial day and a 
> great learning experience. I have much work to do if I am to defeat my 
> superior opponent.
> Kelly, tell us about in-water cardio being different than land cardio when 
> you have time please. I had forgotten how different the exercises are.
> "Poor men wanna be rich" "Rich men want to be king" "And the king ain't 
> satisfied til he rules everything" Springsteen Badlands
> JSNM
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