Today was my second day of on water practice. I was a little unsure about our new coach as he seemed very laid back. His coaching style is very different from last year’s in the sense that I felt he was much more approachable. Sometimes this can work against a coach because teammates may become too “relaxed” and then not take the coach seriously. However, whatever doubts I had about the training level of intensity this year have certainly been dispelled after today’s practice.
Two minutes at 80% pace
30 seconds of active rest
30 seconds of 100% or sprint
30 seconds of active rest
That was one set and we had to do five sets this practice in an hour. I can only recall one or two moments of rest for one minute. It was a pretty good workout but God, do I ever hate Active Rest now. Although for our sake, Coach AB called it “lily dip” which basically is a nicer or easier way of saying, Active Rest. I had to admit, I did stop a couple of times because my asthma was starting to act up again. Even when we did our warm up, I was not able to finish it because of my asthma. It’s still a little too cold for my asthma and truth be told, I think because I have not been as diligent with my personal training schedule. That fall back in December really threw things off schedule for me.
Warm up
400 meter sprint X 4
My body feels fine now but I know that tomorrow all those muscles worked will be sore. Hopefully when our first regatta comes up in June we will be roaring to go. The boat doesn’t quite feel there yet but it will be. I can only hope and pray that I will be able to keep up with my team. It feels like I will be trying to play catch up again like I did in my first year with them. I really need to figure out what to do with my own personal training schedule.
