Sea Otter

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Warm Up
100 swim
100 kick
3 x 10 bobs (link here) @ :30 rest in between each set

Set 1
9 x 50 @ :20 rest:
3x through:
—>50 breathing every 4 to your comfortable side
—>50 breathing every 4 to your weak side
—>50 breathing every 3, alternating sides
This set can be done swimming or pulling. If you have trouble with body position this may be easier to do pulling. Take your time, really focus on your breathing patterns.

Set 2
100 swim strong, breathing every three—> see what your time is

Warm Down
50 easy

TOTAL: 800

The purpose of this workout is to get you used to breathing bi-laterally (to both sides). Even if you don’t do this most of the time, it is a beneficial skill to have when you are competing (particularly in open water) and a better way train. Bi-lateral breathing encourages even muscle development and helps avoid injury. So even if it’s no fun, sets like this are important and worthwhile.

These adorable members of the Mustelidae family (that includes skunks, weasels, wolverines and badgers) eats up to 25% of their body weight in food every day. The otter is one of the few mammals that use tools, typically a rock that can be used as a hammer or anvil to break open hard-shelled prey. Ever wonder where otters actually store these tools for safe keeping? They have a loose patch of skin under their armpit to store both the food they’ve foraged and their rock to crack it open.