Abs
Have to work on those abs
I made a little progress on abs over the past few weeks. I've been in some pretty sad shape over the past year or so. A few weeks ago I found myself barely getting through 30 crunches before my legs started to drop. Today I finished 60 per ab set! I'm feeling empowered to prove to myself that I can still achieve my former times. I'm going to make it happen.
Hit those abs
If anything is truly missing in my training, it's ab work. It hit me hard watching Adam Mania, the fantastic backstroker and former Olympian that took down my national record in the 50 backstroke SCY not too long ago. He's incredibly strong swimming underwater. His 50 backstroke is a fast 15 meters dolphin kick off of both walls with some quick strokes in between. He's fast on top of the water, yet not blazing fast.
A quick comparison to my 50 back: