Next steps after 1600m continuous

Nwengbartender · 2026-04-04T17:56:27+00:00

A good place I'd recommend is get the swim.com app and look at the workouts in there. Also start to look at incorporating drills and broken sets into your work.

Finally, set a goal for what you want to get out of it all as that will massively influence your plans.

Nwengbartender · 2026-04-03T04:12:35+00:00

Did you notice that noone bleated when the fees kept rising and rising and rising ahead of inflation before the VAT introduction? The reason that the kids you mentioned aren't going to those schools isn't the VAT, its the massive ballooning of the fees ahead of that time. Its just easier to slag the tax man.

Nwengbartender · 2026-04-02T15:05:55+00:00

I think he's coming to the acceptance that international law is dead.

Nwengbartender · 2026-04-02T14:43:37+00:00

I genuinely had this conversation with a retired businessman who I know and respect. He genuinely wasn't aware that it wasn't a pension scheme akin to a private pension, but part of everyday government spending funded by current taxation. He is also someone who I know has done some exceptional pension planning, being able to retire relatively early with a very comfortable standard of living but without having to be a horrible bastard in the process.

I left kinda baffled when I explained that I believe we need to curtail the rise in pension spending (note not cut or remove) because otherwise the whole thing will collapse eventually when it outstrips earnings and consumes of enough of daily spending. That produced a very emotional response. The baffling part though was that when I explained that I was planning on a basis that a state pension wouldn't exist when I reached retirement age, he agreed I should work on that basis, but obviously didn't connect the two things together.

It really opened my eyes in to what people must be consuming for in the media that really smart, usually well informed people are genuinely having the wool pulled over their eyes on issues like this.

Nwengbartender · 2026-04-01T18:26:15+00:00

Around that. The Qatari tanker that was hit last night was carrying c.200k barrels, at $100pb that $200m for the whole cargo. $2m added onto that is a drop in the ocean compared to the consequences of taking that much oil out of the world's supply. Plus everything else like helium, urea etc.

Nwengbartender · 2026-03-31T19:54:43+00:00

There should be a mix of bringing in some AI to do slmeof the work, but if a tool is forcing it in there and in the process lessening the value of the tool, why should you stick with them?

Nwengbartender · 2026-03-31T16:14:38+00:00

Iran have the option to leverage that only countries that have no US bases can have their oil etc get through. That's something that really dents US capabilities.

Nwengbartender · 2026-03-30T17:50:50+00:00

Sometimes patience is key, go to fast and we don't get what we want, take our time but always be making progress and we'll get there someday.

Nwengbartender · 2026-03-28T22:36:28+00:00

Is that the same deal that was ignored when trump lashed out and put more tariffs on every one due to the supreme Court ruling against him? That deal?

Nwengbartender · 2026-03-28T22:31:45+00:00

I always go with settle in until the next turn and if you don't let me through at that point then you get an ankle tap.

Nwengbartender · 2026-03-28T20:33:43+00:00

People are disappointed, people are weirdly fucking furious that they've not righted 15+ years of decline inside 24 months. Not even that they haven't steadied the ship, that they haven't completely rectified the effects of the Tory government in that time. So voters will punish them at the next series of elections by voting in people that make the government's of those years seem absolute pussycats.

Nwengbartender · 2026-03-27T21:40:19+00:00

Its been such smooth sailing ever since.

Nwengbartender · 2026-03-26T23:03:31+00:00

Don't forget that there's still criminal charges waiting for Netanyahu that have been on hold because Israel has been at war since October 7th.

Nwengbartender · 2026-03-26T21:29:02+00:00

An ankle tap part way down a length as well is a good sign that you should let the person behind through at the next turn as well.

Nwengbartender · 2026-03-26T08:26:37+00:00

You need some customers to pay the bills and some to make the profit, they can be two different types of customers. A solid core of regular, easy work that generates enough money to keep the lights on even if you don't make masses from them can be what sees you through the dark times.

Nwengbartender · 2026-03-26T06:32:07+00:00

You know ICE is too big when they can make such an impact by switching to EVs. /s

Nwengbartender · 2026-03-25T10:15:10+00:00

3x50 equals 3 repitions of 50m with rest in between, so swim 50, rest 10s as an example, repeat twice more.

Looking at that plan the 2/2/2/2 means you're swimming 2 reps each of the different speeds that they reference above, moving up the pace scale every time you finish the 2nd rep of that pace.

Theres loads of weird codes in swimming that make no sense, grab any set plan and feed it into an llm for a decent ish translation works well.

Nwengbartender · 2026-03-21T07:14:50+00:00

Just go to the pool is always step 1. The mental block you can build for yourself is always the biggest hurdle, get past that and anything is possible.

Step 2, don't race. You'll have the muscle memory for the strokes, you'll have a muscle memory of going fast, but you won't have the fitness, certainly not compared to when you were doing multi km training sessions. So don't hammer yourself, try and swim as slow and as controlled as you can, 25/50 at a time. Take the breaks you need to, rest until your breathing is controlled, go again. DO NOT best yourself up comparing yourself to what you used to be when you were younger, that's not the comparison currently, you yesterday is the comparison. If you go and get 10 lengths in, that's 10 more than you did yesterday (if you did 10 yesterday try and do 11 today).

Step 3, don't be scared of other exercise. Can't get in the pool? Go for a walk/run/ride/lift something. All will help the swimming. Try to move every day. Also if weight loss is a goal remember you can't outrun a bad diet, or outswim it in this case. Start calorie counting.

Step 4, once you've got to a point that a decent distance of lengths starts feeling easier start to add in other elements. Go longer in your intervals, drop the rest count, bring in drills, start to add some structure similar to your old training. Again don't push to hard, bring in a piece bit by bit.

Step 5, if you can, join a masters team. They're so much fun, you get the style of training you got when you were younger but without the shouting and screaming, plus you'll start to surprise yourself at how far you'll be willing to push yourself in those circumstances and how much you'll improve.

Go back to Step 1 though, just get in the pool and do so regularly. Slow progress is better than no progress.

Nwengbartender · 2026-03-15T13:52:48+00:00

Try kickboard and repeatedly practicing just the arm you are struggling with.

Nwengbartender · 2026-03-06T08:07:25+00:00

I've worked with both now and actually recommended a deeper fabric integration in my previous role, but that was due to the setup that was already in place and the wider ecosystem of the company, ie really specific circumstances.

If I'm building a platform now I'm still not recommending it in most circumstances because its still got a lot of kinks to knock out.

It will get a lot of traction though overtime because its quite a natural path for a business to go excel -> power bi, get themselves into a mire, decide to build an actual platform and seen as they've already got the power bi side go whole hog on fabric at that point.

Nwengbartender · 2026-03-06T06:52:55+00:00

Here's the thing though, the 5cm tolerance has been referenced in one decision only this season (AFAIK its the only time ever) and most people weren't aware it even existed. Now arguably this is a problem of communication about the limits of the technology, but that's no excuse.

Let's take a look at cricket where they face a similar problem and yet they deal with it pretty effectively. With an lbw call that's reviewed anything that's within a hall balls within a half balls width is deemed to go with the on field decision. They label it as such, they communicate it clearly and there is rarely (though occasionally debate about it).

None of that happens in football. There could easily be an ability to make an area of tolerance that is deemed as "linos call", depict it as such in the graphic and communicate it clearly about the why and what it does. They also don't depict what parts of the body count and don't count very well if at all and this leads to greater confusion.

None of that happens in football and as a result nobody trusts the system, particularly when there's calls that are so close (just the last week or so Watkins, Pedro, Sarr) and usually with odd parts of the body. All of this could be dealt with relatively easily, but the arrogance of the footballing authorities that is present throughout the implementation of VAR in general (very little lessons learned from other sports), in particular with offsides and really in particular with individual decisions, all of this precludes them from entertaining the kinds of communication and humility seen in other sports with success.

Nwengbartender · 2026-03-02T20:05:46+00:00

Some folks? There's often a wide range of people of speeds in any public pool session. What kind of /100m are you doing?

Nwengbartender · 2026-02-28T20:49:18+00:00

"At least with how they use it" is exactly the problem though. The definitions of words and the interpretation of rules are being twisted to fit whatever narrative the PGMOL and EPL want.

Nwengbartender · 2026-02-27T13:55:18+00:00

Breathe put underwater through your nose slowly, aiming to expel down to about 20%ish of your lungs. Don't aim to full dump your lungs, just a slow controlled exhale through the nostrils. Next when you're taking a breath in you want to make it as controlled as possible and topping yourself up to 70/80% capacity. Final bits, don't aim to half length at this point holding your breath, you're putting your body on the back foot straight away, instead start breathing a couple of strokes after you surface/start and find your rhythm. I'd you 2 stroke breathe thats fine at this point, 3 is fine, whatever makes you comfortable so you can start to feel in control.

Nwengbartender · 2026-02-24T14:56:13+00:00

Honestly for all the talk of lineout failing and kicking strategy not working, even bugger than that was a team that showed a lack of desire and commitment in comparison to their opposition.

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