My best friend and I have decided we need to get our butts in the pool and workout. I can't begin to even explain how exciting and great this feels for me. Granted, I can't do everything I'd like to do, but I am definitely getting a workout. So far, we have agreed to go swimming on Wed. and Fri. mornings before work (6am-ish). Eventually, I'd like to go on Mondays too. Today was our fourth time (?)....we are really getting into it. I actually notice each time we go, that my endurance is getting better! Love it! We start out by doing my physical therapy for my shoulder. We figured it wouldn't hurt either of us to do my physical therapy because it helps stabilize our shoulders, back, neck area. It also really helps manage my shoulder pain, amazingly enough. After the shoulder exercises (we use the weights when we do this), we kick and swim laps. This morning, we even did some running in the baby pool (whoa...that was hard stuff!) I love swimming in the morning because it gets me out of the house, away from my child, and a gets me a chance to hang with my bestie more often. What more could you ask for? We didn't think anything, until some Navy men (I believe it's guys that are trying to get into the Navy) were coming as we were going. Dang. There was one guy that was really hot. I thought for sure I'd have to pick my girl's jaw up off the ground! Hahahaha! If that isn't motivation to get moving, I don't know what is! Hahaha! ;)
Not that I didn't notice that this guy was really easy on the eyes, but I was more intrigued with his swimming style. The lifeguard on duty was telling us that they have a certain stroke just for the Navy. Already, I was interested. Apparently, it is some sort of side stroke called "combat side stroke". The lifeguard said it was really hard and they had to do 16 laps in 8 minutes. Naturally, I had to do some poking into this "combat side stroke" business. I dig it. I like the side stroke, I've used it many times...mostly with regards to life guarding (I took the lifeguard training course THREE times...long story!) Basically, all you do is swim a side stroke with rhythmic breathing. Like a cross between side stroke, breast stroke and freestyle. Now we all know I have a bum right shoulder. I've been doing some pretty funny strokes myself just to get a workout in. Mostly, I've been doing a lot of left arm only freestyle and backstroke. I tried freestyle one-armed first, but it makes me a bit dizzy since typically I don't breath on my left side. I've found much better success with one-armed backstroke (big shock since that was my favorite and best stroke in swim team). Anyway, I digress, this "combat side stroke" actually looks like something I might be able to do with my bum shoulder. If I breathed on my left side, my right arm would only need to do a breast stroke pull, which doesn't bother me too badly. Alright...bottom line...challenge accepted, I got this! Bring it Navy Boys!
http://www.sealswcc.com/navy-seals-swim-training.aspx
Here's the website that describes and shows video of the combat side stroke.
I like having a challenge to work towards....I'm definitely jazzed.
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