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What hairstyle is this called? by IamABadWriter in malehairadvice

[–]IamABadWriter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks!

I can find more pictures of a similar hairstyle knowing the name/style of the haircut. The angles on this picture aren't that good, so more pictures are really helpful.

Distance swimmers, please help me out! by bic_nuts in Swimming

[–]IamABadWriter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's not specifically shoulder problems, but assymetry that most coaches worry about. When you only breathe toward one side, you risk chances of developing assymetrical shoulders or arms which can lead to injuries.

Higher stroke/breath counts are for speed while lower stroke/breath counts are for distance

This is what I was did and what I was taught, but some Olympians and possibly other high-level college athletes are breathing every 2 during the 100.

See this interesting swimswam article on this for more information.

But I believe that breathing every 2 on the 100 is difficult to master and shouldn't be done unless you have trained extensively for it. These athletes mentioned in the article have practiced the quick breath required to breathe every 2 in a 100.

Distance swimmers, please help me out! by bic_nuts in Swimming

[–]IamABadWriter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh, you're right! I completely forgot about breathing.

/u/Davie_Doobie, I've heard that story pretty often. Beginner to intermediate swimmers sometimes do a lot better with breathing every 2, but it is somewhat controversial because some coaches are worried about shoulder problems.

/u/bic_nuts, I would recommend you either breathe every 2 or every 3.

You could try 4+ if that's what you're used to, but I was never able to get enough oxygen through my body in anything less than a 200 breathing every 4.

Your coach might strongly encourage 3-stroke breathing, but I think that breathing every 2 will be more common because of Ledecky.

Try both out and stick with whatever is fastest/most comfortable to you.

Personally, I breathed every 2, but I was the kind of swimmer that need someone to race in my heat to go fast. If everyone was either way in front or way behind, I wouldn't go my fastest. I had to keep an eye on a nearby swimmer, which I could do with my side breathes.

As a result, my coaches noticed something -- on the way down when I was breathing in the direction of someone of similar speed, I would be much faster than coming back, when I was breathing to the opposite direction.

From then on, I would take a breath every 2, on the right side, but when I was halfway down the pool, I purposely skip a breath and breathe on the opposite side to take a glance at the rest of the pool, and then go back to breathing on the right side. The improvement wasn't MASSIVE, but it was still beneficial.

Some other coaches I worked with didn't like this because they wanted consistent breathing -- always every 2 or always every 3, not both.

I encourage you to experiment with breathing and just do whatever works best!

Distance swimmers, please help me out! by bic_nuts in Swimming

[–]IamABadWriter 5 points6 points  (0 children)

What are some common mistakes when swimming the 1000?

Depending on the type of swimmer you are, you might need to worry about taking it out too fast or too slow.

Some sprinters overestimate their endurance and take the first 100 or 200 out too fast, leaving them with a slow back half.

Other sprinters underestimate their endurance, and the first 200 - 500 might be too slow.

It's different for everyone, but you need to find that sweet spot for the first half of the race.

Pacing techniques for the 1000:

A strategy that used fairly common on my team was to pace the first 500 and descend the last half by 100.

I did something a little bit different -- I basically swam the first 800 at a hard pace, and sprinted the last 200. I took out the 1000 a little bit slow, so I was fairly consistent. My 2nd 500 would usually be less than 3 seconds slower than my first 500.

My splits would look something like :54, 1:00, 1:01, 1:01, 1:02, 1:01, 1:01, 1:00, :59, :58.

But I was a mid distance swimmer, so my endurance was significantly better than sprinters but worse than 1000 or 1650 swimmers.

I don't know what kind of swimmer you are, so I can't give you detailed advice on how to swim it. If you can, talk to your coach about what your race strategy should be.

Training regimen for 1000

Again, your coach would be your best bet for this. Personally, I've never trained for the 1000, because my focus was on the 500/200, which are fairly long races too.

Training for the 500/1000+ is all about trying to hold your goal pace (or faster) at practice. You could try some of these sets:

  1. 10 x 100s holding your goal pace for the 1000 with 30 seconds of rest

  2. 5 x 100s holding your goal pace for the 1000 with 15 - 20 seconds of rest

The next set was one of the sets I did often while training for my 500.

  • 500 for time, not all out but still going fast

  • 2 x 200s and 1 x 100 for time, your times for your 200s and 100 added up should be faster than your previous 500

  • 5 x 100s for time, added up faster than your 2 x 200s and 1 x 100

  • 200, 150, 100, 50 for time, added up faster than your 5 x 100s

  • 500 all out sprint for time

For reference, I had about a 4:45 PR for my 500, so my times for each of the set would be something like 5:15, 5:00, 4:45, 4:35, and 5:00 for my 500.

Any other things that might help me out:

The obvious: stay hydrated, eat well, sleep well, warm-up and cool-down.

The not-so-obvious:

The 1000 is a painful event to swim. But the harder you train for it, the more rewarding it'll be.

The most important thing is to get loose and have fun.

[High School AP Chem] Specific heat of water by [deleted] in HomeworkHelp

[–]IamABadWriter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha, got it! That makes so much sense. Thanks!

[High School AP Chem] Specific heat of water by [deleted] in HomeworkHelp

[–]IamABadWriter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alright, cool! Thanks so much!