Once upon a time, I was also a typical landlubber. I still remember that it was a day soon after the start of school in September, 20 19, and an advertisement for swimming class enrollment posted at the door of the residential unit stuck to my leg. Maybe I didn't have a chance to study when I was a child. After working for many years as an adult, I even have the desire to try. Probably the bud that I want to grow and change in my heart has been awakened and has not been recognized by my brain. I reached into my pocket with my right hand and took out my mobile phone. I scanned the code and added the coach's WeChat. In this way, I embarked on the road of swimming learning.
The coach said that there would be 10 classes. In this way, like all beginners, I signed up to learn the basic stroke-breaststroke. Sure enough, the coach was right, that is, at the end of the eighth class, when I was most tortured and even desperate, I suddenly found "inspiration", perhaps from quantitative change to qualitative change. The biggest gain from learning breaststroke is not that I have overcome my fear of water, but that I have the confidence to learn new skills.
Because of my work, I usually work in the county from Monday to Friday, and I can only go back to the city on weekends, and only the city has a gym with a swimming pool. When the epidemic is serious, many swimming pools and gyms are closed, and swimming practice is forced to be interrupted; The epidemic is over. Keep practicing. In this way, on and off, as long as the gym is open, I have developed the habit of going swimming every weekend.
202 1 Learn breaststroke and set myself a small goal: learn freestyle after CPA exam. I am not alone in this advanced research. A good friend of mine, Jeff, an insurance consultant, has met me for a long time, studying freestyle. In fact, she waited for me for more than two months in order to join me in class.
In the past, teachers also laughed and said that social learning is more efficient. Jeff is older than me 10 years old. For her, she feels that she can't live without me. For me, it is easier to find my own shortcomings and make rapid progress when I have a younger brother and a younger sister around. This time, the coach also said that there would be a 10 class.
My learning practice process is as follows: (The practice process varies from person to person, for general reference only)
Day 1 day: Kick for 60 minutes.
The next day: kick for 40 minutes and breaststroke for 500 meters.
Day 3: Kick for 40 minutes and breaststroke for 500 meters.
Day 4: Practice kicking for 50 minutes and paddling for 30 minutes.
Day 5: Kick for 30 minutes, stroke for 30 minutes, freestyle 15 minutes.
Day 6: 10 minute kick, 20 minutes arm stroke and 30 minutes freestyle.
Day 7: arm stroke 10 minutes, ventilation for 20 minutes, freestyle for 30 minutes.
Day 8: Kicking 10 minutes, breathing 10 minutes, freestyle for 30 minutes.
Day 9: Freestyle practice for 40 minutes.
To this end, I also made a small video to record the process of learning to punch in and share it with my friends in the video number. I didn't expect the number of viewers to exceed 1 000 this time (this is the first short video that I watched more than 1 000).
After less than 10 practice, I can basically swim, although I am still awkward at this time. The coach asked me to graduate early. She said that I have taught all the basics, and I will rely on practice in the future. Of course, if you have any questions during the practice, you can ask the coach again. In the middle of 5438+ 10, the weather is getting colder and colder, and the water temperature in the north, which has not been heated, is gradually decreasing. In order to get the "salary" for the coach as soon as possible, I signed the confirmation form of the training class, although I feel that my skills are still far behind.
After more than two months, I still can only go swimming on weekends. Today is the weekend, which I have been waiting for for a long time. I made an appointment with Xu Jie, and after putting everything else into fitness, I even came to the gym half an hour early. Because my knee is still a little uncomfortable, I canceled the running project, and I can finally devote myself to swimming practice today.
I started swimming ahead of time before the meeting time. Every time I finish swimming, I look at some clocks hanging on the wall. After swimming back and forth for a few laps, I think I'm going to pass, and I haven't seen Jeff yet. I guess: Sister Xu will not have any special circumstances this time.
To be honest, I'm looking forward to Xu Jie's arrival, because she can help me record a swimming video when she comes. On the one hand, you can find out what your swimming problems are at this stage recently through the video, so that you can practice well next time. On the other hand, these videos are the testimony of my life and growth process, and they are also one of the best materials for my short videos.
Just as I was looking around, a familiar figure finally appeared in front of me. Xu Jie came late with her big mobile phone. I was refreshed when she arrived. We talked and laughed, communicated with each other and commented on each other, and unconsciously stayed in the pool for more than an hour.
When I got home at night, according to the usual practice, I made the video into a small video with a video number and shared it with my "growth and progress group" and my family's "you, me and her" exchange group. At the same time, I also forwarded the full video to my coach as an internship report after graduation. Although I didn't say anything, I hope she can give me some guidance and advice.
Unexpectedly, the coach immediately replied to me with a voice message of nearly 50 seconds. A coach is a coach. It's really eye-catching. When she watched me swim, she knew what my problem was. The coach directly pointed out the core problem that bothered me for many days: premature underwater exhalation is the main reason that leads to my body's hypoxia, sinking, high ventilation head, insufficient ventilation head angle and easy underwater hypoxia fatigue. To put it bluntly, the ventilation action is not standardized.
To my surprise, the coach not only pointed out my main problem, but also told me how to adjust it by marking the angle on the screenshot. She also demonstrated in bed on the spot and asked her partner to record a correct teaching video for me and forward it to me. With this video in bed, I can practice on my own in the dormitory bed from Monday to Friday, which really makes me admire and appreciate.
At the end of the communication, the coach sent me an encouraging word. This is what she said: Great, I like it for you. It takes patience and hard work to reach a certain level. Take your time, sister. If you demand a high level, you have to keep practicing. I believe you.
Since I practiced freestyle, I feel more and more happy to learn a fitness program: not only can I keep fit, but more importantly, in this process, you will have more and more courage and confidence, and you can also meet some real tutors, because you have spent some time, no matter whether you are green, clumsy, helpless or scared during this time, as long as you work hard and panic.
I hope that you who read this article can also be inspired, find your goal and embark on your own growth path as soon as possible. Come on!