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post 1686590693 07-15-2023, 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted By Ironmanlet⏩
I am addicted to swimming.

I do it every chance I get and when I am not doing it, I fantasize about doing it.

I have no idea why but I fugging love it so much. I am fortunate to have access to a 50 meter pool year round.
What kind of pool is that in American?
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Swimming is great exercise, no doubt.

It's just too bad that doing it is always going to be at least somewhat of an ordeal unless you're a richcel with your own big personal swimming pool. Especially on a regular basis. Can you imagine getting up to go to a swimming pool at the gym several mornings a week into your 30's? It would take some dedication.
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Originally Posted By aWholeNewWorld⏩
Used to run 5v5 bball with the boys every friday. I remember this one week I did two swimming sessions of laps during the weekday. Then came friday. Stamina was thru the roof. I could run every fastbreak for hours and felt 0 fatigue
Yeah I mean swimming is probably great at building a cardio base for other sports too. And probably a good one for a couch potato to ease back into with cardio.
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It’s great cardio. But there’s more to it for me. I legitimately think that people were meant to be around water, and swim regularly. It’s why I always imagined myself living near the ocean while I was growing up (though my life didn’t turn out that way). I like how pool lights shine on a house. I like being able to hear waves.
I agree. One of my investment properties is about 300m from a waterfront. Ideally, I'd like access to mountains, forest and freshwater lakes near my 'final' build. We're still scoping out opportunities for that heh. Though it's a tough sell to convince my wife I'd want an indoor half olympic pool with a retractable roof/facade to make it an outdoor pool in the summer...
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Originally Posted By LogicalLifts⏩
Though it's a tough sell to convince my wife I'd want an indoor half olympic pool with a retractable roof/facade to make it an outdoor pool in the summer...
It's easier to make one or both of the long walls full retracting sliding doors.

Ours isn't quite half olympic (it's 20m, not 25m).
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Originally Posted By DuracellBunny⏩
It's easier to make one or both of the long walls full retracting sliding doors.

Ours isn't quite half olympic (it's 20m, not 25m).
Hey, catching up on the posts. Can you share any pics/plans (even in DM?) My wife and I are expecting our first kid any day now and I want to get back into swimming as I did, decades ago. Going to hire a swimming coach, last time I swam I felt 'heavy' in the water, like I was dragging a lot in freestyle. Das not it mane.
post 1686592493 07-15-2023, 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted By LogicalLifts⏩
Brb easy on the joints
Brb never really get DOMS
Brb cardio for days
Brb test off the charts after a while

Right?
No

Smashing skanks is the GOAT cardio

But if you're only doing it 2 minutes at a time, I suppose swimming is ok
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post 1686593123 07-15-2023, 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted By LogicalLifts⏩
Hey, catching up on the posts. Can you share any pics/plans (even in DM?) My wife and I are expecting our first kid any day now and I want to get back into swimming as I did, decades ago. Going to hire a swimming coach, last time I swam I felt 'heavy' in the water, like I was dragging a lot in freestyle. Das not it mane.
I don't really do pics.

Re a home pool, there are lots of things to consider. We bought this house at first fix stage from the receivers, but had been planning to build before that, so we looked at the pool from a lot of angles.

The main thing to consider is the footprint. An indoor pool is a lot of square footage.

Do you just go two lane to save space and energy?
Chlorine/UV/salt?
How much indoor space around the pool? A lot of indoor pool rooms use less than half the square footage for the actual pool.
The big question is single or double story? With good enough HVAC, you can incorporate the pool into the house proper, as opposed to building it as a seperate wing.

We have the pool open on one side (20m of fully rectractable doors) to a large courtyard/suntrap. Think of contemporary indoor/outdoor living in places like cali and florida, with the fully retractable glass walls. You use those on the pool room in the same way that those houses use them on the living room.

Re feeling heavy: you are probably not horizontal enough in the water (your feet are hanging low) and doubling your profile making the resistance far higher. It is usually from having your head to high, so that you can look at where the edges of the pool are, where other people are etc instead of putting your face in the water.
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I reckon it would be - workout wise.

Back in the army days supremely fit.

The random pool sessions we had where we'd just swim laps continuously, holy f*ck was dying.
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Originally Posted By DuracellBunny⏩
I don't really do pics.

Re a home pool, there are lots of things to consider. We bought this house at first fix stage from the receivers, but had been planning to build before that, so we looked at the pool from a lot of angles.

The main thing to consider is the footprint. An indoor pool is a lot of square footage.

Do you just go two lane to save space and energy?
Chlorine/UV/salt?
How much indoor space around the pool? A lot of indoor pool rooms use less than half the square footage for the actual pool.
The big question is single or double story? With good enough HVAC, you can incorporate the pool into the house proper, as opposed to building it as a seperate wing.

We have the pool open on one side (20m of fully rectractable doors) to a large courtyard/suntrap. Think of contemporary indoor/outdoor living in places like cali and florida, with the fully retractable glass walls. You use those on the pool room in the same way that those houses use them on the living room.

Re feeling heavy: you are probably not horizontal enough in the water (your feet are hanging low) and doubling your profile making the resistance far higher. It is usually from having your head to high, so that you can look at where the edges of the pool are, where other people are etc instead of putting your face in the water.
Thanks for the thoughts/considerations. Will probably hit the pool today and test my technique, and spoke with my wife and she is interested in the concept of a 'natural pool' - so I'll keep thinking about the eventual home setup.
post 1686630083 07-16-2023, 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted By bananastand11⏩
I reckon it would be - workout wise.

Back in the army days supremely fit.

The random pool sessions we had where we'd just swim laps continuously, holy f*ck was dying.
Right? I remember having cardio for days in my swim days, helped with running a lot too.
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Originally Posted By DuracellBunny⏩
Re feeling heavy: you are probably not horizontal enough in the water (your feet are hanging low) and doubling your profile making the resistance far higher. It is usually from having your head to high, so that you can look at where the edges of the pool are, where other people are etc instead of putting your face in the water.
Coming back to this - it seems I was raising my head too much during freestyle to breathe which dropped my feet. Now my ankles kick out of the water a bit and I'm more flat - but am practicing my catch.

Had to get new goggles too - for some reason my old ones constantly leaked.

I need to start bringing my HRM - because my watch doesn't capture my HR while lapping. Then to plan out giga-gains dead srs.
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Hell yeah.

About to jump in right now. I usually do laps on my lunch when I have time.
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Originally Posted By LargePeter⏩
No

Smashing skanks is the GOAT cardio

But if you're only doing it 2 minutes at a time, I suppose swimming is ok
Skanks is like HIIT, but quality women deserve it nice and slow. Unless they want it hard and fast srs.
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Originally Posted By LogicalLifts⏩
Yeah NYC here so am researching good private pools. Don't mind paying but feel the urge.

Was a lifeguard a lifetime ago srs, still remember flying through the water and cardio for days. Going to get back into it srs.
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Originally Posted By Ironmanlet⏩
Hell yeah.

About to jump in right now. I usually do laps on my lunch when I have time.
Hope it went well! Went to scout a lapping pool near my workplace recently - there were 8 people in a lane. It was horrifying.
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Originally Posted By LogicalLifts⏩
Hope it went well! Went to scout a lapping pool near my workplace recently - there were 8 people in a lane. It was horrifying.
Yeah, 8 per lane I probably wouldn’t even bother.


I usually get my own lane. Not too many people doing laps during lunch. It is a 50 meter pool too which is awesome for the long distance swims.

Today was productive but not great. Just coming off a four day weekend and ate like a dumpster the entire time.

Excited to go again tomorrow.

It is the highlight of my day. I love swimming.
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Originally Posted By LogicalLifts⏩
Coming back to this - it seems I was raising my head too much during freestyle to breathe which dropped my feet. Now my ankles kick out of the water a bit and I'm more flat - but am practicing my catch.

Had to get new goggles too - for some reason my old ones constantly leaked.

I need to start bringing my HRM - because my watch doesn't capture my HR while lapping. Then to plan out giga-gains dead srs.
If you want rapid VO2 max improvements, without worrying about the HRM, you can do intervals in the pool.

Do 2 lengths (as they are 25m) flat out, followed by 2 (maybe 3 or 4 until your capacity improves) slower.

Repeat as many times as you can.

The fact that you have perfectly defined distances (lengths) means that you can do all sorts of pace/interval patterns. You don't have to just do LISS.
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Originally Posted By Ironmanlet⏩
Yeah, 8 per lane I probably wouldn’t even bother.


I usually get my own lane. Not too many people doing laps during lunch. It is a 50 meter pool too which is awesome for the long distance swims.

Today was productive but not great. Just coming off a four day weekend and ate like a dumpster the entire time.

Excited to go again tomorrow.

It is the highlight of my day. I love swimming.
I mean, it's reminding me of the gym. "Getting there and doing some lifts" better than rotting. I'll head to the pool again tomorrow - got my new goggles delivered - and practice some drills.

One thing it seems I need to work on is the 'cool down'. Basically I run my laps for around 30 minutes - I'm slow af, but the RPE is something like 8.5 srs. Then I hop out of the pool, shower, and head off. But my heart rate is elevated for quite a long time after and I think I need a way to 'cool off' like I do with lifting - which would be laying on my back, legs elevated in the stretching /mobility area.
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I swam competitively for 15 yrs or so. It is good cardio but I would never do it again knowing how toxic public pool chlorine is. Terrible for your health. If i was rich and had my own pool, perhaps i would get back in it.
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Originally Posted By optimus1⏩
I swam competitively for 15 yrs or so. It is good cardio but I would never do it again knowing how toxic public pool chlorine is. Terrible for your health. If i was rich and had my own pool, perhaps i would get back in it.
What would you do as far as chemicals for your own home pool?
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Originally Posted By Strawng⏩
Boxing>>>Swimming
this. I attend boxing class every week, and come out absolutely dripping with sweat without fail every time. No other cardio does this for me. During class last night we did bodyshot sparring, some dude started pushing it and we just went full power for about 1 min. Woke u this morning feeling like i'd been in a car crash - feelsgoodman
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Originally Posted By LogicalLifts⏩
I mean, it's reminding me of the gym. "Getting there and doing some lifts" better than rotting. I'll head to the pool again tomorrow - got my new goggles delivered - and practice some drills.

One thing it seems I need to work on is the 'cool down'. Basically I run my laps for around 30 minutes - I'm slow af, but the RPE is something like 8.5 srs. Then I hop out of the pool, shower, and head off. But my heart rate is elevated for quite a long time after and I think I need a way to 'cool off' like I do with lifting - which would be laying on my back, legs elevated in the stretching /mobility area.
Yeah I have always incorporated a cool down aspect to my more aggressive cardio sessions. It almost feels necessary for me at times.

Laying on your helps blood flow as your heart does not have to fight gravity…is something educated people have said. I just do whatever feels good lol.

Headed to the pool in about 30 min.
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I vote for playing some kind of sport. It's a lot more fun.
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Originally Posted By Strawng⏩
Boxing>>>Swimming
Originally Posted By demfeelsbro⏩
this. I attend boxing class every week, and come out absolutely dripping with sweat without fail every time. No other cardio does this for me. During class last night we did bodyshot sparring, some dude started pushing it and we just went full power for about 1 min. Woke u this morning feeling like i'd been in a car crash - feelsgoodman
Yeah until you realize you have brain damage. My barber used to box and he tells me how he has bad short term memory.
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Yeah until you realize you have brain damage. My barber used to box and he tells me how he has bad short term memory.
That's the good thing about this class - no headshots. We go over techniques - pad work - cardio and body sparring...it's fun wothout the braindamage
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Originally Posted By demfeelsbro⏩
That's the good thing about this class - no headshots. We go over techniques - pad work - cardio and body sparring...it's fun wothout the braindamage
It's not boxing if there's no headshots. Sorry to burst your bubble. Like what even is the point? You might as well do some soccer mom kickboxing joint.
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Swimming is great. My best cardio has been biking to the ocean and then taking a swim. Great combo.
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