I have to admit I a bit possessive of my friends, family, coworkers, dog etc... I work really hard to keep it in check and not let it show, but...that doesn't mean I am not feeling it. So when LZ started with this new swimmer, I got really jealous. I know it is what she does for a living, but she is mine, and I want her not want anyone else but me to train. You know it kind of felt like she was cheating on me or something. So I secretly watched her training her and when she lay on the deck to show her how it would look I knew I was the second child and there was no going back from that.
I am slow and big and she was fast and slim how can I compete?
On the part of being big and swimming - one of the problems I have encountered is the fatter you are the more you float, which is not a good thing for swimming. Most good swimmers have a balance between the body position and the kicking that keeps them at the right level in the water. If you are heavier that positioning is off and you ride too high in the water. So you have to adjust your position down which means that you have to reduce your kick (for me no kick is easiest) so you lose the speed that you would get from that kick. If you do kick your butt is in the air and you lose the aerodynamics of the swim. And don't get me started on the back stroke.
I am slow and big and she was fast and slim how can I compete?
On the part of being big and swimming - one of the problems I have encountered is the fatter you are the more you float, which is not a good thing for swimming. Most good swimmers have a balance between the body position and the kicking that keeps them at the right level in the water. If you are heavier that positioning is off and you ride too high in the water. So you have to adjust your position down which means that you have to reduce your kick (for me no kick is easiest) so you lose the speed that you would get from that kick. If you do kick your butt is in the air and you lose the aerodynamics of the swim. And don't get me started on the back stroke.
That's hilarious. I can just picture it! (The second part.)
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ReplyDeleteBoy, T3 being jealous - who would have ever thought that.
Your imagery was fantastic - I have a vision of a jack-knifed swimmer with her butt 1.5 feet in the air paddling & kicking & blowing bubbles.
By the way, I think of you as pretty darn slim - almost skinny.
Go T3!