The Training before the Training.

9th November, 2009

I began training with a few PJ trainees from base.  So far there are 4 of us, with more to trickle in further on down the line.  They are some serious dudes, tough and are ready for what Indoc and the Pipeline are gonna dish out.  I will explain our workout routine :

7am Swimming Pool

250m Freestyle warm-up.

1. 10X 25 Meter Underwaters @ 1:30 rest interval.  ( I am not there yet so I'm doing 2:30) Note: I felt like passing out after the 8th set.  It sucked.

2. Treading Water:
    1st set hands up @ 2:00
    2nd set hands up @ 3:00
    3rd set hands up with 4 of us in circular formation, each taking turns passing around a plastic chair @ 3:00
    4th set hands up passing the chair @ 5:00.  But if the chair leg touches the water, we start over.. 
    We started over 2 mins into the set.  completed the 5:00 time frame successfully on the 2nd try.
    Note:  Legs burning with lactic acid.  Felt like cement bricks.

3. Drown Proofing : (this sucked too)
    We simulated hands tied behind back, and legs bound together.  Entered the water.
     5 bobs and on 5th bob, 1 front flip.  ( I freaked out on the 5th bob because I became neutrally bouyant
     and couldn't sink to the bottom for my flip.  I surfaced and tried again.  Couldn't do it.  I was still too
     exhausted from the water treading.  Im going to the pool tomorrow to practice drown proofing.)
     5 bobs and on 5th bob, 1 back flip.
     Travel to danger line and return. (ok)
     5 more bobs, and on 5th bob recover mask from bottom of pool.
     end drown proofing.

4.  Mask and Snorkle recovery :
     Recovered Mask and Snorkle and 10 meters 3X

5.  Buddy Breathing:  ( my favorite!)
     3 sets @ 2:00 intervals.  1st set mild harrassment.  2nd set medium harrassment. 3rd set full  
     harrassment.  Note:  I got bear hugged and squeezed all the air out of me.  That really sucked, it was a
     fight to get my breath back.  I start having trouble when water gets up my nose.  Remember to clear
     your nose once in a while to keep water out.  Once you get water in your lungs.  Its very hard to recover
     without surfacing.  Don't let it happen.

6.  Ten Ups: Pushups at the edge of the pool followed by diving into the water and swimming underwater
     to the danger line, surfacing and sprinting back.  Starting from 1 pushup, dive, sprint back.  2 pushups, 
    dive, sprint back and up until 10 pushups.  It is an exhausting exercise.  We will be doing full 25 meters
    in Indoc.. Don't know how I'm gonna get through that..
7.  Finning:
     100m sprints 3X
     Nothing hard, but hard to do after all the above mentioned.

8.  25 Meter Underwaters 2X for wrap-up.  Did I mention I felt like passing out?

END TRAINING SESSION. Total time 3 hours.  Monday, Wednesday, Friday. 

HOOYAH NEVER QUIT!