How I Went From Crappy Swimmer to Swimming 10km
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I was overweight, I had never trained in my life but a year ago a good friend of mine sent me this video and it motivated me to start swimming, now I've lost 45 pounds and today I swam 5 Km in 2 hours 30 minutes.
That's amazing!!
Iam 71 years old and thatâs exactly my score every morning
That's so inspiring !
Good job man! Keep it up
Way to go bro!
My Australian brain while watching you swim in the lake: what about sharks..... watch out for crocks..... ohh thereâs definitely gotta be some snakes around..... oh wait wrong country, wow must be nice swimming without worrying about being eaten by something đ
Hahhah, yepđ I have to be cautious if I ever come to Australia, cause it would never even occur to me that there would be something lurking in the water!
Thats why I love swimming in Greece....Paradise
I'm with Jeska on this one... Swimming across open water feels like dangling bait before a crowd of saltwater crocs and sharks to me. Unnerving. But I love your video! Cheers from Aus.
As an Aussie life guard I'm not worried about sharks at all some crocs depending where but definitely worried about jellyfish
I was literally thinking the exact same thing
That moment he described at 2:00 just happend to me after 3 months of struggling with swimming, struggling with my breathing and hardly making 10 laps. in one of the sessions, suddenly, it 'clicked'. just like that. In the middle of a stroke i suddenly felt completely relaxed, i was floating on top of the water. And i swam 10,15,20 laps, by that point i stopped counting and just swam. The pool felt so short all of a sudden. It was one of the best moments I've ever had in sports.
if you're a beginner swimmer and you're struggling with swimming as well, just KEEP AT IT. Just keep going, even if you feel like you're declining (the workout before that one was my worst ever, i stopped it in the middle). It will click for you.
I started swimming last year. I'm moving around a lot and not always had pool access so it's not been steady progress. you have different videos explaining the breathing to you on here but one really clicked, and after a frustrating few swims recently (stopping after two laps nearly every time, struggling with breathing, exhausted so quickly) it kinda clicked and felt so smooth and easy with front crawl/freestyle. I basically couldn't nail down exhaling every time my head went into the water, no matter the stroke. Great feeling uh!
My experience exactly. I now regularly swim ocean 3km but now am working on breaking 1.30 /100m
Yes same for me!!! I once watched a utube vid and someone said, âyou can walk for miles and not get out of breath?â Well swimming is the same. You just have to relax and then you can go and go and go. This revelation helped me so much and I went from 100-200m to 1000m/1200m
Such a lovely comment
I expirienced this with running. That feeling when u know that you can literally run for hours.
You're way too underrated and I don't understand how you don't have more subscribers. Everything is shot and edited so well. Wonderful job
Thanks, I really appreciate that đ
@@TheUnlazyWay I agree with the above comment; keep going man - your talent and hard work will lead to greater things.
Everything happens with time.
CZcams algorithm in 4 years will make him go viral. I don't understand why the good content it's not recommended!
Itâs because stardom by organic reach is practically impossible today. People with millions of followers have hired machinery behind the scene. Itâs practically a company pushing behind.
Completely agree though. His content is absolutely superb!
I quit a 15 years smoking habit 2 years ago this June. I swim 3 times a week. I just did my first sub 1 hour 2 mile swim (3.2k). Feels great!
Thatâs awesome!!
As a competitive 10km swimmer, congrats! It isn't easy especially when you aren't purely training for that and only that for years of your life (and childhood really).
110% this... that said I still think 2:30 200 Fly would be harder than 2:30:00 10k for a newbie
@@realalbertan 200 fly is challenging for anyone no matter what the training level and I couldnât see a newbie swimming that time
@@realalbertan Yes it is. I'm pretty new but I can (easily) swim 3,5k per hour. 200m Fly would be makable but not in 2.30min
This guy deserves lots of subs.
It's like man, look at everything he does, its amazing
currently going through a breakup and swimming is the only things thatâs keeping me sane and helping me deal with my emotions. I found your video motivating and insightful.Thank you
I came for the swimming content, I stayed for the funny accent đ
I'm half expecting something to be smashed in a hydraulic press
Perkele satana vittu
Post production quality is NEXT LEVEL. Integrates a variety of styles and creates a unique blend which turned out to be a masterpiece
Finally a video of a CZcamsr trying swimming! As a competitive swimmer and flyer this video made me feel like swimming is being appreciated.
Sprinted 50m freestyle. Felt great. If just did 50m sprints with 3 min rest I bet could replace the gym.
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4:03 "Why did I not bring goggles?" had me in tears :D
This was so well made holy crap. Also, having dated a Finn for 3.5 years and visiting Helsinki numerous times, I could immediately tell you were Finnish!
As a semi pro swimmer, this was really impressive
Swimming is an amateur sport.
Pretty funny - I laughed out when you were singing, "I believe I can touch the sky" and did. I had a similar story in 2020 - did a bikini competition without lifting experience and documented my full journey. This year 2021 I'm aiming to do a triathlon, like you!
Bet that was fun đ€©
@@jimwaldron302 calm down there.. James. đđ
It's so weird to see how something that excites another human being is one of my biggest fears. I'm so afraid of open water I get panic attacks every time I'm in it I don't know if that's something that could change for me but I certainly admire people who actually enjoy doing it...in my mind they're all so badass
The more you do it the less scared youâll be
@@kippmiller4139 on a daily basis maybe đ will try to see how best I can do it
Sound like silly but my biggest fear is not being able to see anything under water, I feel like keeping my head out of the water all times :)
@@cfvieiracosta that's interesting never heard of that before. I think you're brave being in the water, in the first place...đ€
Swim in groups it helps
A great mix of humour and inspiration. Outdoor swimming kept me sane during lockdown in South Africa.
Where do you swim in SA? Im in CT đ
Yo whatâs the political situation like there?
I had just touched 1km swim, long way to go. Just watched your video as a first of your series, truly inspiring and hopefully I can realistically aim for a triathlon one day soon. Thanks man.
I have never commented on a youtube video before however, after watching this video I had to. Dude...you are frickin hilarious! Super entertaining and actually really informative too. The Wim Hof immersion experiment had me laughing so hard! Thanks for taking the time to put this together and posting it.
I hardly comment online. But dude I laughed my ass off đ€Ł thank you so much for this great inspirational and entertaining content đȘđ»
This is probably the most inspiring video I have ever seen. Iâm at the beginning of my swimming journey so letâs see where I can get to. This was amazing. Well done man.
This has been extremely motivating, I started swimming two days ago, feeling out of breath alongside the things you have described and I just know that in the long run things will begin to get easier, but that was a brilliant video, thank you very much!
I just started swimming a couple weeks ago. Have already gained so much stamina. Keep with it, if I can do it, just about anyone can!
Feeling the exact same way so this is tremendously inspiring đŻ
How is swimming going?
I used to swim 3-4.5km per session, three times a week.
I had to stop swimming to recover from a brain aneurism (not caused by swimming) because the head twisting for freestyle breathing was potentially fatal.
I fully recovered after a few years and was ready to resume swimming when covid caused my pool to close.
Eventually, after a five year break from swimming, I got back into the water in May, at 8kg overweight, so much resistance and no stamina at all.
Doing 25m was frustrating, my first swim was 1000metres, and my recovery took days, aching muscles everywhere.
Having been a swimmer since childhood I knew from experience you just have to push through the first few swims and set up a regular routine of a target distance and regular swim sessions. I went every other day, and maintained 1000m of freestyle, I didn't have the stamina to do Butterfly even though it's my favourite muscle and stretch workout. My swim session has to be finished within an hour so I worked on gradually increasing speed and distance up to 2000metres, it took me a month. I'm basically a lazy swimmer, I don't like stopping mid swim as I find it easy to quit the session if I stop.
After I reach 2000metres now I add 400metres of medley and 200 metres of 25 metre sprints as fast as I can in the tired state.
Adding the medley and sprints at the end of my session I found has given me the best stamina increases and overall an increase in my basic lap speed when doing my distance. My latest routine is swimming 5 times a week, I avoid weekends as the pool is way to crowded and too slow to train at the level I want.
Now I have better sprint burst power when I want to overtake slower swimmers when doing my distance laps.
I respect slower swimmers as the workouts they do are harder than those of experienced swimmers, so no matter what level you swim at, the key is to enjoy your session and swim at your potential and the beauty of swimming is the more you do you are undoubtedly going to get better, faster and smoother with each additional session you do.
I love these comments. Iâve been swimming around 5 times and finally hit 500m. This is so inspiring about the moment it just clicks. I hope Iâm almost there but still loving it regardless đ€
Inspiring me to work on my swim game. I find it so tough and it gets in my head a lot. Thanks for the motivation and good videos as always!
Imagine being this guy's friend.
Imagine being anyone's friend
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imagine having fake friends
@@rummanTheheavyknight imagine being the opposite
@@parakhpushkar9241 :,(
Love the editing but love that journey even more!! Smashing it đȘđŸ
I love his personality!đ This is super motivating. I'm just getting back into swimming since childhood and I'm practically learning to swim all over again, esp breathing in water.
This channel is so inspiring, as always!! Now I want pasta and soup too đ
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Way to go! I just finished my first oli tri and SUCKED at the swim. I watched a few videos and, today I hit the pool and swam my first 175m non-stop (of a 1000m workout). I even flip kicked for the first time. I swam slower and my time was faster.
It's inspiring to see how you progressed, and you made your video really fun. Well done!
This was awesome! I love doing triathlons, swim training is my favorite. What an impressive feat! 6 miles in the water is incredible. Great video!
That speed in 6 months is crazy!! Kudos man!
You are my new favorite person!! Glad I stumbled into you!! I'm just taking swimming lessons now and you are proof that I can do it! You Finnish giant you!!! Love it!
You seem like a truly delightful person, Iâm so happy I stumbled upon this.
Amazing man. Love the efforts you put in the training and the targets you set for yourself. You are my hero.
I appreciate that!
I'm so glad to have found this tonight. Inspired me big time :}
Thank God for the algorithm sending me this video. Itâs so inspiring. It probably changed my life a little bit. I went for a diving course and the instructor said it could be too challenging for me if I canât swim properly. I thought I might never be able to make a proper swimmer. You just gave me some guts to challenge my limit.
I'm baffled, mad respect for you SIR! A colleague on a new project I'm doing asked me to join him on a 1km swimm in a lake close to my work. And since I'm trying to get in a bit of a health streak again and always am up for a personal challenge and like to do it kind off efficient, I ended up in the beginner swimmer realm of YT, since I really suck at it.
You really got me motivated here to put in the work and become a better swimmer!
Cheers from The Netherlands
I just started swimming and found your channel through this video. Like many other viewers have said: your content, delivery and editing is very refreshing and enjoyable đ
Heya friend. Cheers to pushing yourself into new disciplines. Love to hear that you chose swimming. If you are looking for some extra tools to build your technique and strength for the sport, you might find the dryland style workouts on my channel helpful. Wishing you the best.
I'm doing an Ironman next August. I would say I'm an above average runner and cyclist but am a complete novice of a swimmer. This gives me hope!
Now back to the pool.
Good luck! If you train enough in the pool, youâll definitely get there!
Right there with you. If I can survive the swim leg, I've got this
I'm not experienced in thriatlon, but I'm a swimmer, and if I could give you any advice it would be to focus on your technique.
I've seen a lot of people preparing for thriatlons or open water swims who learn a bit of technique and then go into practicing resistance, doing long ass workouts, etc, thinking that is the most important thing. But it is actually the opposite, because if you are preparing for an ironman you ALREADY HAVE the resistance to swim thousands of meters, you just gotta learn how. Learn a proper freestyle technique that empowers your efficiency and glide, and get rid of any major mistakes, like a straight arm out of the water, a sloppy kick or catch up, breathing with your head up, etc, because these things are not only going to make it harder for you but also slow you down. Yeah you can get used to it, a lot of people do, but it is holding them back, they could swim faster and easier at the same time without improving their conditioning even a little bit.
When you have a good technique, now start climbing up with the distance and you will be surprised, you'll end your practice and be like "was that really 6400m? It didn't feel like much! ".
This said, I have mad respect for anyone who dares challenge an Iron Man, because I don't think I would :). Good luck man, I'm sure you'll crush it!!!
The only thing that discourage me from doing a triathlon is swimming in open waters, I have a huge fear. In the pool, I was able to work myself up to 4 miles but definitely would be only able to do like 100m in open water and then I'd panic XD
The way you did this is inspiring! Thank you for this !!
The content- and post production levels are absolute FIRE!
Never hit that subscribe so fastXD Keep up the good work
I think these long, well edited videos are the way forward. Long-term they are gonna be much better for you because it's less stressful for you to be constantly pumping out video after video.
I like how their is a long wait because I'm more excited when I get a notification that you've posted a video because I full well know it'll be a very high quality video.
Thanks for sharing! I think you're right, this might be the best way forward :)
Great video - really enjoyed watching the journey! Keep it up, man!
Well done mate. I started having swim classes three months ago and can see a big progress. I could barely do one length and I was out of breath when I started. I improved my technique and my swimming is much more smoother. However, I am still waiting for that 'tick' moment when swimming becomes effortless. Thanks for sharing!
Iâm one month into swimming after not doing anything during covid.
My first day to now is night and day. After watching this I just want to swim everyday and see the progression. Great job man.
I'm planning on doing the Ironman in August next year, and since I'm a crappy swimmer I've had nightmares about not being able to manage the open water swim. But this video inspired me! Thank you!!
happy to see you again
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the production value of this thing is unreal man! Great video.
Cracked me up the entire video. You have a gift of making it interesting. I just decided to do a full-length Ironman in 2 years, so gotta start swimming training. Your video motivated me.
Amazing Jonne!! Love you!
Realy good !-) I swim every day in open water all year round and it's really cool. Thank you for sharing your experience.
I admire your determination. In unrelated note love your voice too!! I really enjoy your editing and ideas!
The video editing is so professional, I'm impressed with the quality, congratulations... Regarding the swimming skills is just incredible and the only way to achieve this is with "determination".
This is a total inspiration for me. kiitos paljon kaveri
Nice video, as always :) I really enjoy your way of editing these!
Thanks, happy to hear that! :)
Agreed, it is much better than the "typical" aggressive youtube videos. I appreciate it!
Bruh stumbled onto your channel, freaking laughed my ass into taking my training less seriously. Very motivating. Good boi, much gud.đ
Loved the editing and story bruh! Thanks for sharing
Love the editing on this video. Great job
I've just learned how to swim (at 49!) and came across this video, but stayed for the 10/10 commitment and humour.
I feel motivated to aim higher than the 2 lengths breastroke than I can just about manage, but I'll settle for sticking to the pool for now. Open water will definitely require a wetsuit, and one that can fit my lumpyness without feeling like a marine hazard! đ
Most swimmers call that âtrance like stateâ paralysis mode where u donât really feel or think and u jus swim
This was awesome. I literally live next to a lake and never had the motivation to learn to properly swim, i'm more of a mountain person. But this video motivated me to go out and actually improve my swimming! Thank you!
Stumbled on you vid while watching old Cavendish sprint videos. Love everything about this; Content, story, editing... excellent content đ. SUBSCRIBED!
Ah finally! I thought, once again, that i would have nothing to watch during dinner !
Same!!!!!
Yep, same here đđ»
I love your commitment, your drive and your sense of humour, you sang when you were tired and I guess your humour got you through your swim too. I need to learn to relax when I swim, will keep this in mind next time. Great job!
Good video, great input! Thanks! Am looking forward to seeing more on your prep, to include bike work, distances, and times. Have already subscribed, so am looking forward.
AWESOME JOB!!
IM LEARNING SWIMMING AND YOU JUST MOTIVATED ME TO KEEP GOING!! THANKS!!
Just started training for my first Ironman and was getting discouraged by how hard the swimming was for me. Glad I found this video because itâs very reassuring to see someone in the same boat as me transform into what I aspire to become. All love, please keep it up
me too! Iâm starting my half ironman journey and the swim is something iâm not looking forward to but this video is making me realize anything is possible and that I can progress as long as I keep training. I can barely swim 2 laps in the pool đą How is swimming for you now?
me too! I just started my half Ironman journey and swimming is not something iâm looking forward to. But watching this video is making me realize anything is possible if you keep training. How is swimming for you now?
And he's back with amazing content again ! yay !
Yaaayđ„ł!
Really inspirational. I love the sense of humor in your videos.
I just discovered your channel and I have to say I love the energy, vibe and content. Awesome work :D
So inspiring. I have been working on my endurance as well. I could not finish a lap before, and now I can swim in open water, but I am far from doing the 10k.
Respect, you have made amazing progress. As a semi-prof swimmer i know how hard the 10km is and the way you handled everything was amazing to hope. Hope you can stay in shape and have some more singing sessions
I appreciate that!
I am starting off at about the same level of swimming ability, so your video gives me hope. Love the video, you are so freaking hilarious!
Amazing! I seriously don't understand how come you don't have more subs than what you currently have, you deserve way more. You're an underrated youtuber and I just want to say that I'm very proud to have found this hidden gem (
Thank you so much!
Gosh! You are like the stronges mindhacker I know. It's so fun to watch people who ace both physical attributes and intelligence. The only downside, I feel I am watching something totally unattainable for me. I am simply inferior. But that's not really a downside when ur content makes me so happy! And as a common plebian I do not understand WHY youtube has not pushed your channel to more people. I want you up. Your originality is so refreshing. So keep doing what ur doing.
Bro this is so dumb. This guy is motivated a but also has got the time to do it. If you started to train today you'd get there as well.
@@kiwikiwikwikiwi Bro, give a man time and he will procrastinate it away. Give a man limitations and he will be creative around it, but hive a man a blank sheet and he can do less with it. This dude has the mentality to make greatness out of nothingness. The more time I have the more I squander. I am lesser, but I am working on bettering myself đđ
I laughed so hard watching this đ We...are...almost...there đđ
This is such a great video. Itâs not just fun but also helpful. Keep up the great work!
You have no idea how motivated I am after watching this video. Thank you
How have I only just found this, instant like and subscribe
10:49 by far the best thing in the video! Laughed so hard!
Great video, keep it up!!
Great progress! Open water swimming can be intimidating, but you conquered that fantastically.
Appreciate all the motivation you have conveyed through your videos. One word, underrated. I hope for you to get recognised for such meaningful content.
I appreciate that!đ€
I'd say it isn't long until it's time for a repeat of the fitness test vid. đ Awesome work, keep it up, man!
I'm actually planning to start doing "Unlazy Fitness Tests", which include both physical and mental testing đ
Underrated CZcams channel
I just recently started swimming and realised I am crap. This was so motivating and fun to watch :) excited to stick with it and keen to try getting outdoors too!
This is awesome! Editing is impressive and entertaining. That light headed feeling is pretty normal after swimming a long way.
Do you know where can I learn something similiar about running technique? That would help to analyze what you're doing good/wrong and what should be improved?
Letâs get this guy to 100k - everyone says it and Iâd agree, Unlazy Way, so underrated
He hit it!
Brilliant and inspiring. Good to see the video shows the efforts put in while learning to swim. Watching other videos it felt like I am the only person in the world struggling to swim.
Awesome video. Old now but golden content. Love your personality too bro, hilarious and motivated. đȘđœ
HAHA came to youtube for pro tips and found your vids. They are the most surrealistic by approach meanwhile the funniest and the most realistic. Keep on striving and being funny! :)
Awesome, thank you!
why did i not bring goggles!haha
I am I German student and I really feel your story, like I am on the same way since the beginning of the year, but drowned due to Corona. Your are a good inspiration do became even more focused in 2021! Julian
Video was just recommended and now I'm all subbed up and part of the team. đ
Very good editing, super informative and inspirational.
Welcome aboard!đ„ł
Hey man, I know you might have been joking at the end, but Iâm a singing teacher and would be happy to send you walk you through some vocal exercises đ
His breath control would be amazing out of the gate đ€Ł
I guess it's an amazing experience to swim in a lake like that - would love to do that one day.
Dude I love your channel! Your videos get me so motivated!
This is really inspirational!! Thank you so much!! â€ïž You have gained a suscriber
(hi from Spain)
From the other side of the world, All I can say is braaavooođđ
10:46 just puts a smile on my face, because it's just so relatable in that its the part of a challenging physical work out where your mind is clearly trying to put you in the h a p p y p l a c e
Omg this video is so relatable for me haha I've been preparing for swimming the solent! I also had to start practicing in the cold open water due to lockdowns and your first struggle with wrangling yourself into a wet suit was the same for me đ Even that first realisation that you float so easily too đ€Łđ
Ohh man !! Iâm from Canada ! I cant comment anything more but I agree with the 10 comments under me so far! Keep going man ! Your giving joy to the world xx