here's what happened. i was all ready to rock judy's socks off tonight. show her what the little fishy i've become. and sure enough she was impressed. i was all gold stars and pats on the back. which made her think it was time for her to show me how to flip turn.
fuck. flip turn?
as she demonstrated she kept saying, "it's like doing a somersault, like when you were a kid". "it's like jumping on a trampoline and flipping over". well la di, judy. my mom didn't let me do those dangerous things when i was a kid. she must have tried 5 or 6 different ways to show me how to do it and i just couldn't get it. we spent about half the lesson doing this and all i got was a massive headache. i felt so seasick i thought i might hurl in the pool.
instead, i busted out 8 laps doing the catch up drill she showed me tonight. but 8 was enough. i had to get on dry land, curl in the fetal position and pray that the earth would stop spinning. well not the earth, but you know...
until now, swimming was going swimmingly! this flip turn thing just might be the death of me.
p.s. phelps twin was totally hot. the real phelps is kind of a butterface in my opinion. but my phelps, top notch. i'm not usually one for tattoos but he had a nice one along the right side of his stomach. i guess he's not planning on losing any tautness in that section of his body :)
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Okay... very weird that we both posted about phelps... and we both worked on flips, although I neglected to mention that. I suck too.
You asked what kind of swim workouts I do... nothing specific yet... do you? Anything you feel you should share... go for it! I could always use a change of scenery in the water!
I had forgotten how "hot" Michael Phelps is....yowsa!
I agree with the face but DAAAAMMMMMNNNN look at that body! Wait, is it ok that I say that? He's legal right? LMAO!
Flip turns are the hardest part of lap swimming. Personally, I haven't had to do one since high school, but I remember how much it sucked learning them. However, once you got 'em down, they really speed up your laps.
And you never did somersaults as a kid?
Phelps (the real one) went to high school with one of my friends...I've heard rather interesting things about him
Ah, flip turns. They can be tough at first but once you get the somersault down, the rest will fall in place. Then you will be a speed demon in the water.
Great job trying the flip turn! I have only tried like once, but I get dizzy easily too. Mostly I am afraid of looking stupid :P You are so rocking the swimming! I'm so impressed. Keep it up. :)
Yummmmmmmmmmmmm...
mmm... I'm such a sucker for abs!
Take heart, flip-turns are totally useless if you plan to race in outdoor tri's. They are no walls to kick off in the ocean.
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