I took yesterday off and headed to the pool today. I was able to swim 50 laps in 30 minutes, which is a new personal best (previous was 48). I didn't use the pull buoy. I think I'll stop pulling it from the shelf, as I have no need for it anymore. I'm still not doing flip turns, so I could speed up a little by doing those. I noticed today that I swim faster through the water than the two people next to me, though I have fewer strokes. I was barely kicking my feet, but I think I have bigger, more "powerful" strokes. Of course, I'm comparing myself to the two Tuesday regulars who (until today) were both faster than me. The guy doesn't flip turn either, while the girl does. She also does other strokes and drills, so I'm sure she could kick my butt if she tried. But her normal freestyle pace had more strokes than mine, though I was moving through the water slightly faster. My thought is, more of these "big" strokes and I could swim faster. I'll get there. It's been about 4 months since I started swimming and I've made huge gains. With my foot injured, I don't want to go nuts here and be stuck ONLY biking.
I will be doing my 100 pushups and 10 minutes of ab work later tonight. Because I don't want to apply pressure to either big toe (my left one is showing signs of the same issue, though less irritated), I'll be propping up my foot when doing the pushups. My wife bought a door frame pullup bar, though the weight limit is 200 pounds. So I can't use it. :(
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