Laps 21-25
You're 4 Sets In, Hero
This can go any way you like
Lap 21 I hope your kickboard lap is not hurting your lower back
22-23 You've got your tail buoy because you're building your shoulders and upper body
We're using gear to enjoy extra speed, better form, longer distance and conserve energy
We're targeting results on your upper body - focusing on your shoulders, lats, obliques
During this part of the workout, you've now completed the 50% mark of your 40 laps
Landing into the buoy set - this is where I start feeling like a libra - scales of justice
You know that scales of justice star sign?
She's got those scales on her left and right
She's got that blindfold so she can't see you
She only feels the powerful nature of your arms and shoulders
Her sense of you can not be seen but rather only felt
As your arms perpetually spin round and round
You're in a pool making tiny laps and flips
You're breathing on both sides of your body
You're enjoying the joy of small and menial things
There you are, alone like a powerful locomotive
You are so automatic and chugging along
You're pulling yourself with tempo & pace
Your legs don't kick right now
So you don't get the boost of fins
Nor the necessity cost of exertion
Nor do you get the elevated heart rate
Because of these laps and others like them
When you get out of the pool
You will be a bit swoll
Oo-rah
During the buoy stroke
Please notice how your body
Wants to contort in different ways
As you switch from left to right
Are you cramping yet? Are you having pain?
Describe the internal response of your muscles
Notice how you can pull with your elbows
And use the back of your arms
All surfaces harvest the pull
That catch is not just from your hands!
Your triceps are paddles that pull you!
If you meditate on the feeling of your back muscles
It will be an entirely new feeling and enhanced experience
As you pull - notice how that effort - creates opposition in your body
Pull from places you haven't felt - using surfaces you didn't think of as paddles
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KittyPenny: Developing your full stroke is structuring your body to painlessly unite in pulling motions
24-25 You've got an easy one and an honest one
Which would you like to do first?
Monitor your heart rate
If you're going to wrap up at 25
Tell yourself right now
Be proactive
No decision means - keep going
You've fought so hard to make it this far
What exactly is the problem of going a little further?
If there is pain or injury or bitterness - you'll want to cease the activity for now
The best way to keep doing this is to be kind enough to yourself that you'll return