Tip for your swimming - from a swimmer. You have your fingers open when you pull so you're not catching the water to pull you through. You need to cup your hands slightly. You're also starting your front crawl under the water when you push off which is making it harder on yourself. Dolphin kick until you break the surface then start your arms :)
It's super motivating to see you experiment with the eating and workouts. You continue to show courage when trying new things and I know how hard that is for people with ED. I need to continue to learn from you. Thanks for inspiring me.
It's so good to do stuff like this and continue to challenge myself in ED recovery and push myself to continue becoming more flexible and relaxed with food.
I so agree with you on this! I’m just so damn proud of Allie, I can’t even describe it! I just want to hug Allie! So very inspirational. I always feel like recovery IS possible when I watch Allie! The world really needs more Allie’s❤❤❤❤
The reflection at the end was really interesting!! I totally relate to feeling overwhelmed with choices and battling myself when trying to figure out what to eat or what I want/should eat
i was wondering why you were making these videos, and i thought the injury recovery was the reason, but i appreciated the confession part in the end. You seem on a good path with your eating - I think the whole community is glad with that :)
Allie, I am really impressed, you are a very good runner but you are really a very good athlete, period. I have seen you cycling great in these videos and now swimming really well. Very impressive......best regards.
I really enjoyed you doing this type of video :) I am glad that following what someone else is eating helps you think less about food that is great and I hope that you continue to do videos like this and stay strong in ED recovery because you are doing awesome!!! You inspire me all the time :) I follow stephanie and I think her content is amazing!!! I actually think that you're a pretty good swimmer :)
I will never watch the fitness model's channel.... but i think it's great what you are doing. So fun. Always a fan allie. Love love love you so much!!!
Loved that luscious green pancake footage with burst berry compote. YUM. OATY. So glad you found joy in swimming. FYI I bought a hot water pot to make green tea in the mornings instead of coffee. It remains unboxed.
Three swim tips! 1) It looks like you swim with open hands and spread out fingers. Try to mimic the paddle and keep your fingers close together. Try to think about it, but still keep your hands smooth and loose and not totally rigid. 2) It also looks like your push off the wall is pretty deep which can be really exhausting! Really strong swimmers/kickers do this, but I wouldn't recommend for someone just starting out. If you try to push off closer to the surface you'll have a stronger breakout and be able to breath sooner. 3) Runners struggle with ankle flexion while kicking. Try to think about the toe/ankle exercises you do already and incorporate them in your whole kick and you'll find more speed there.
Loved this video, Allie! I hadn't been introduced to Stephanie prior to this, so thank you for bringing her content into my life 😊I can't possibly criticize your swimming because mine is no better, but what I always appreciate about you is that you show just how much work (and sweat!) goes into a good workout. Interesting thoughts at the end about the simplicity of just eating what someone else (with a healthy diet) eats, it really can take the anxiety out of planning your own meals! P.S. I wouldn't hire Ari as your personal swimming motivator any time soon, haha 😁
Glad to know that Allie, a professional runner, also despises swimming as much as me. Yes I *know* it’s great crosstraining, will I keep avoiding it like the plague? Yes 😂 A woman of the people, truly.
I honestly think that swimming is lower down on the best cross training forms list. I would rank it below elliptical, biking, and aqua jogging just because it's a less similar motion to running!
@@allie_ostrander Elliptical and biking are my current favorite cross training activities! Also does this mean whenever my running partners invite me to go swimming I get to say “Allie Ostrander said I didn’t have to go, so…” 🤔
Allie! I love how fun and casual you make running look even as a pro! You are a breath of fresh air! Also, I decided to buy LMNT from the link in your bio for extra summer electrolytes! I hope you are rich now! 🤑
haha thank you! I actually am so rich now that I'm buying a private jet and will come thank you in person ;) but really, thank you for the support and enjoy those electrolytes!
I love it when influencers copy each other’s days it is so fascinating to watch to me haha Also I love your talking voice, as a singer myself I feel like you would have a nice singing voice ;)
holy crap your swim pace is 🔥you're too hard on yourself!! you must have done swim team at some point? i really appreciated the commitment to matching Steph snack-for-snack
I think your training went awsome. You swam perfectly fine you were moving pritty fast in the water im sure the swimming got you think about summer is right around the corner. Have a great weekend
Aww love this! & can relate so much to all the cross training due to pretty big injury right now :(( I've also been doing a good amount of swimming. I can def relate in really dreading/hating swimming in the beginning, but after I've adapted a little, I do feel good afterwards. Crazy how it just takes a little push/motivation to get started and it turns out not so bad. Don't get me wrong, I CANT WAIT until I can run again, but for now, I'll relate with all the x-training that you do
Getting started is definitely the hardest part with cross training! It's just not as alluring of an activity as running... But good job to you for pushing through and getting that work in!
@@allie_ostrander thanks Allie!! I appreciate the ig and yt content for motivation, as well as, you taking your time to respond to people like me and others. Thank you 👏🏻
Ari should see me swimming lol. When i saw your pace i was like how does she do it, id be lucky to go sub 3 on a 100m all out time trial, if i can keep up the front crawl for all of it that is 😂😂
Keep up your extended arm when swimming, rather than the Ferris wheel motion, it’ll help heaps! A good drill you can try is the “catch up” drill. You touch each hand before you move the arm.
allie you must have some superpowers you have done what no one has done for years you just made me crack up in laughter while i was on a public bus with the swimming like a kid with spoons comment :) also i wanna give a big compliment to the properly mustached up guy he's just gold always love his additions to the video as always i totally enjoyed the video keep being you cus we love it many greets from the Netherlands and now im of to do some bouldering as replacement for a core workout . have a awesome day
@@allie_ostrander I can definitely recommend to replace the usual core workout for a bouldering session. If you decide to do that you'll know the next day why I recommended this 😂
Youre definitely not terrible at swimming, but you are reaching down instead of pushing back! Like grabbing the water and pushing it behind you. Just in case you ever swim again i hope this helps lol. Great job allie!!
Allie , you are so sweet and funny! And your workouts are amazing! I do HIIT on my exercise bike 3 times a week, and I do 6 x 30 secs with 90 secs. recovery in between. How you do 20 x 1 min. is beyond me. God bless you, and I wish you much success in the future, in the Lord Jesus's name.
Hey 👋 I really enjoy watching your videos. (And I don’t intend to roast your swimming) Just a tip try to reach with your finger tips to the front as far as you can and really stretch your body (I don’t know how else to explain it)
Watched this video while eating two hamburgers, and your though I am sure I can swim faster your form was way better than mine and the swim is why I will never do a tri.
First of all, swimming is something you do when you really have to, like if you're injured ( you weren't that slow btw). Also, don't tell Spence what you put in the pancakes. Hell be happier if he thinks they are just refined food 😊
Allie, you are dropping your elbows at the front of your stroke… think high elbows all the way through the press… feel like rolling over the top of a barrel.
You're having fun while recouping. You've mastered biking it appears. As for swimming hnmnn...maybe try running under water?? Jk Try rolling refrigerated peanut butter balls with granola...quick and delicious snack
When it comes to pancakes and Poki bowls you hold your own with anybody! Take that Stephanie.... the woman who eats like a 300 pound frat boy! Stephanie would be in deep trouble if she had to try to keep up with you on a run. Then, swimming slowly....well, you aren't the only one in that boat/pool! I could run and cycle pretty well, while swimming like an 80 year old with joint issues. Per your suggestion for another video of this type, you could recreate the highly scientifically oriented training that me and my marathon buds partake of.... on the evening before our annual stupid run on the morning of New Year's Day. The rules are, you show up at the park at 9 am, regardless of how well hydrated from alcohol you are, and of any optional sleep that occurred! One New Year's Eve, I had dinner at the Brazilian Steak house that had 11 different kinds of meat, for which I sampled each one. Then I drank champagne with my date at midnight, and ultimately wound up at a local taco restaurant, snarfing down a burrito and two tacos at 2:30 am. I made it to bed promptly at 4 am, which fulfills the training protocol of sleep, and awoke with my breath smelling of cheap grocery store champagne. Then a few minutes after getting up and tripping into my chest of drawers, I was wondering why I had such a bad headache. Shortly thereafter, I learned that Champagne does not mix well with Burritos, tacos, and Brazilian steak! Then it was time for a lovely 4 mile run with 30 miles an hour of wind, and temps in the high 30's. After that IHOP, and when I woke up, it was almost January 2nd. I guess that doesn't quite resemble.... Kipchoge's routine? Hope you are fully healed up. Run well Allie O!
Please don't do this. Steph is actually very problematic. She is (or at least used to be) extremely dishonest about her diet and training, making out as though she's some kind of genetic unicorn. Really damaging, particularly given the high number of viewers she has who are suffering from eating disorders. You can see it in her videos pre ironman training.
Steph and I just watched this, you smashed it 💪🏼 great video. Ps. We both now want a monster but it’s 10pm 😂
I mean..Steph smashed it, I just followed suit ;) but thank you! And sorry for tempting you with 10PM caffeine lol I know the feeling.
@@allie_ostrander the only time ill have a monster is after 10pm 😂😂
Tip for your swimming - from a swimmer. You have your fingers open when you pull so you're not catching the water to pull you through. You need to cup your hands slightly. You're also starting your front crawl under the water when you push off which is making it harder on yourself. Dolphin kick until you break the surface then start your arms :)
great tips!
It's super motivating to see you experiment with the eating and workouts. You continue to show courage when trying new things and I know how hard that is for people with ED. I need to continue to learn from you. Thanks for inspiring me.
It's so good to do stuff like this and continue to challenge myself in ED recovery and push myself to continue becoming more flexible and relaxed with food.
I so agree with you on this! I’m just so damn proud of Allie, I can’t even describe it! I just want to hug Allie! So very inspirational. I always feel like recovery IS possible when I watch Allie! The world really needs more Allie’s❤❤❤❤
The reflection at the end was really interesting!! I totally relate to feeling overwhelmed with choices and battling myself when trying to figure out what to eat or what I want/should eat
sometimes making all those decisions get exhausting, so it's nice to have them made for me.
Love it! You should do next a Lucy Davis eat and train day
Maybe!
i was wondering why you were making these videos, and i thought the injury recovery was the reason, but i appreciated the confession part in the end. You seem on a good path with your eating - I think the whole community is glad with that :)
It helps both with cross training and eating Inso. A win-win!
You get around Allie... just listening to your commentary at the NYC Trials of Miles ! :)
that was a last minute "hey you wanna jump on the livestream?" thing haha. But it was really fun!
Allie, I am really impressed, you are a very good runner but you are really a very good athlete, period. I have seen you cycling great in these videos and now swimming really well. Very impressive......best regards.
thank you! I'm glad that you thought my swimming was good hahaha...Ari doesn't quite agree.
I really enjoyed you doing this type of video :) I am glad that following what someone else is eating helps you think less about food that is great and I hope that you continue to do videos like this and stay strong in ED recovery because you are doing awesome!!! You inspire me all the time :) I follow stephanie and I think her content is amazing!!! I actually think that you're a pretty good swimmer :)
Glad you enjoy these! I have a lot of fun making them, and it's a great way to try new workouts and food!
@@allie_ostrander yeah I do enjoy them very much keep up the amazing work!!!
Love these videos! You’ve motivated me the last few months to enjoy working out and running again! Thank you!
Awe! That is also good to here :)
I will never watch the fitness model's channel.... but i think it's great what you are doing. So fun. Always a fan allie. Love love love you so much!!!
that's completely up to you, but thank you so much for the support!
not many "I hate swimming" people can ziz out a 3.5km swim........shesh! Fun video and great editing!
haha I didn't hate it this day!
Loved that luscious green pancake footage with burst berry compote. YUM. OATY. So glad you found joy in swimming. FYI I bought a hot water pot to make green tea in the mornings instead of coffee. It remains unboxed.
haha green tea just doesn't hit the same
Three swim tips!
1) It looks like you swim with open hands and spread out fingers. Try to mimic the paddle and keep your fingers close together. Try to think about it, but still keep your hands smooth and loose and not totally rigid.
2) It also looks like your push off the wall is pretty deep which can be really exhausting! Really strong swimmers/kickers do this, but I wouldn't recommend for someone just starting out. If you try to push off closer to the surface you'll have a stronger breakout and be able to breath sooner.
3) Runners struggle with ankle flexion while kicking. Try to think about the toe/ankle exercises you do already and incorporate them in your whole kick and you'll find more speed there.
I needed these! Thank you so much!
I love your editing style with this video (and the natascha oceane one) !!
thank you!!
Love the nails! Did not expect that! 💅🏻❤
Love this community!!!
love this community too! And thank you..I got bored so I painted them lol
These vlogs are getting so good!
so glad you enjoy them! lots of fun to make!
Loved this video, Allie! I hadn't been introduced to Stephanie prior to this, so thank you for bringing her content into my life 😊I can't possibly criticize your swimming because mine is no better, but what I always appreciate about you is that you show just how much work (and sweat!) goes into a good workout. Interesting thoughts at the end about the simplicity of just eating what someone else (with a healthy diet) eats, it really can take the anxiety out of planning your own meals!
P.S. I wouldn't hire Ari as your personal swimming motivator any time soon, haha 😁
thank you! Glad you enjoyed :)
p.s. I won't be hiring Ari as my personal swim motivator lol
Glad to know that Allie, a professional runner, also despises swimming as much as me. Yes I *know* it’s great crosstraining, will I keep avoiding it like the plague? Yes 😂 A woman of the people, truly.
I honestly think that swimming is lower down on the best cross training forms list. I would rank it below elliptical, biking, and aqua jogging just because it's a less similar motion to running!
@@allie_ostrander Elliptical and biking are my current favorite cross training activities! Also does this mean whenever my running partners invite me to go swimming I get to say “Allie Ostrander said I didn’t have to go, so…” 🤔
Allie! I love how fun and casual you make running look even as a pro! You are a breath of fresh air!
Also, I decided to buy LMNT from the link in your bio for extra summer electrolytes! I hope you are rich now! 🤑
haha thank you! I actually am so rich now that I'm buying a private jet and will come thank you in person ;)
but really, thank you for the support and enjoy those electrolytes!
Hi Allie good morning happy Saturday morning and happy weekend and I just wanted to say that your routine is amazing I'm proud of you
I love it when influencers copy each other’s days it is so fascinating to watch to me haha
Also I love your talking voice, as a singer myself I feel like you would have a nice singing voice ;)
holy crap your swim pace is 🔥you're too hard on yourself!! you must have done swim team at some point? i really appreciated the commitment to matching Steph snack-for-snack
I never did swim team! I just did swim lessons when I was 7-8 and then the high school PE swim unit haha.
HAHA he infant trying to use silverware comment is the most accurate description of using paddles. I will be using that in the future!
it was just truly how I felt haha
I think your training went awsome. You swam perfectly fine you were moving pritty fast in the water im sure the swimming got you think about summer is right around the corner. Have a great weekend
the outdoor pool surely made the swim more enjoyable!
Aww love this! & can relate so much to all the cross training due to pretty big injury right now :(( I've also been doing a good amount of swimming. I can def relate in really dreading/hating swimming in the beginning, but after I've adapted a little, I do feel good afterwards. Crazy how it just takes a little push/motivation to get started and it turns out not so bad. Don't get me wrong, I CANT WAIT until I can run again, but for now, I'll relate with all the x-training that you do
Getting started is definitely the hardest part with cross training! It's just not as alluring of an activity as running...
But good job to you for pushing through and getting that work in!
@@allie_ostrander thanks Allie!! I appreciate the ig and yt content for motivation, as well as, you taking your time to respond to people like me and others. Thank you 👏🏻
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YES it was so fun!
Ari should see me swimming lol. When i saw your pace i was like how does she do it, id be lucky to go sub 3 on a 100m all out time trial, if i can keep up the front crawl for all of it that is 😂😂
Keep up your extended arm when swimming, rather than the Ferris wheel motion, it’ll help heaps!
A good drill you can try is the “catch up” drill. You touch each hand before you move the arm.
oh interesting! That's great advice!
These videos are fun. All the cross training you get to do looks so great. How is the shin doing?
the shin is getting better, but much more slowly than I would have liked!
allie you must have some superpowers you have done what no one has done for years you just made me crack up in laughter while i was on a public bus with the swimming like a kid with spoons comment :) also i wanna give a big compliment to the properly mustached up guy he's just gold always love his additions to the video as always i totally enjoyed the video keep being you cus we love it many greets from the Netherlands and now im of to do some bouldering as replacement for a core workout . have a awesome day
haha so glad to hear that you got a few public bus chuckles in!! And I agree, Ari is always a great addition :) enjoy the bouldering!
@@allie_ostrander I can definitely recommend to replace the usual core workout for a bouldering session. If you decide to do that you'll know the next day why I recommended this 😂
Youre definitely not terrible at swimming, but you are reaching down instead of pushing back! Like grabbing the water and pushing it behind you. Just in case you ever swim again i hope this helps lol. Great job allie!!
Oh...hey...RCB! I frequented that place ~ 10 yrs ago when I was in Seattle for business. Great burgers. They surely take their local sports seriously.
It's super solid!
Hi Allie, I was the only one out of my group that couldn’t swim. I tried like hell to learn. I’m probably the only guy from WV that can’t swim lol.
it's not easy haha
@@allie_ostrander not for my hillbilly ass lol
Ok now I know you are in my area so I need to know what mountain you ran up in your “I run up a mountain” video. ❤
it was west side road in Issaquah!
I find some comfort in knowing a pro runner struggles at swimming too... as far as free style goes, there's no easy swim for me llllol
I agree! None of it is easy...all of it is survival lol
The evil TH-cam Overlords have once again hidden this awesome video from my recommendations. Luckily stumbled across it anyway.
I hate those evil TH-cam overlords 😭
I think you are now a mug cake aficionado and your swimming is much better than Ari says😀
Espresso for life!
Allie , you are so sweet and funny! And your workouts are amazing! I do HIIT on my exercise bike 3 times a week, and I do 6 x 30 secs with 90 secs. recovery in between. How you do 20 x 1 min. is beyond me. God bless you, and I wish you much success in the future, in the Lord Jesus's name.
thank you so much! And great job with your interval training. 6x30sec is no joke!
Swimming is soooo hard! I get the hate of it as a small feet/hands short person it’s just not the vibe 😂
Same 😅 hate it but kinda wanna do an Ironman.. so more of a hate love relationship 😂
the small feet small hands short person combo is brutal in the pool hahaha
Triathlon ready!
lol not quite
crushing that cross training girl! have you tried any of the flavored untapped gels? that salted raspberry has gotten my attention haha
the salted raspberry one is my favorite! The coffee is good too, but I find I like fruity things while I'm exercising.
Those pancakes looked tasty
You should do steph’s friend Lucy Davis next - her diet during her ultra build up?
you can do it!!!
Look up Effortless swimming videos. Changes everything.
I KNEW IT YAYYYY
ahhh i gotta know what you think of the chocolate LMNT
Great video!
thank you!
Hey 👋 I really enjoy watching your videos. (And I don’t intend to roast your swimming) Just a tip try to reach with your finger tips to the front as far as you can and really stretch your body (I don’t know how else to explain it)
Thank you! Someone else mentioned this as well, and I had no idea that was something I should do, so this is super helpful!
Brilliant :)
I don't think anyone can "Eat" like Nutty, she's a freak.... in a good way.
in a league of her own for sure haha
Watched this video while eating two hamburgers, and your though I am sure I can swim faster your form was way better than mine and the swim is why I will never do a tri.
I wish the swim was replaced with an aqua jog haha. I could crush that!
Allie Ostrander will you challenge FRED KERLEY to an 800 meter exhibition race?
Great twist of a video...the editing was creative and getting better all the time. Loved the narwal mug but PLEASE clean your stationary bike☠.
Thank you! And I DO clean the stationary bike and grease it, but the sweat has really done a number on it...
First of all, swimming is something you do when you really have to, like if you're injured ( you weren't that slow btw). Also, don't tell Spence what you put in the pancakes. Hell be happier if he thinks they are just refined food 😊
I know haha..that is usually the trick I use when I cook for him. Big blunder on revealing the recipe to him.
The fact that as a caffeine head you are just coming around to Monster is surprising
haha usually Alani NU is my energy drink of choice...well and coffee and matcha
Fun video! Mmmmmmmm!
You are much better than me in swimming
well I did get to choose which swimming shots I showed...
Tea 🫣
9:58 😂😂😂
nah the pancakes defo look good, also i feel like u havent said bowl of food/bof for a minute its like old school allie vibes
It really had been too long since I made a good bof on the channel
Great bikini shoots, Girl. Don't be afraid to put it out there a little. You'll be at 100K by the end of the beach season.
Allie, you are dropping your elbows at the front of your stroke… think high elbows all the way through the press… feel like rolling over the top of a barrel.
I'll keep that in mind for the next time I swim...which might be in 2024 lol
You're having fun while recouping. You've mastered biking it appears. As for swimming hnmnn...maybe try running under water?? Jk Try rolling refrigerated peanut butter balls with granola...quick and delicious snack
oooooh that snack idea sounds delish! Also, I really enjoy aqua jogging, and it's getting nice out so I might start going in the lake.
love the channel but I gotta say u look exactly like my sister and it weirds me out a bit haha
haha that's understandable
Any ways you train.
When it comes to pancakes and Poki bowls you hold your own with anybody! Take that Stephanie.... the woman who eats like a 300 pound frat boy! Stephanie would be in deep trouble if she had to try to keep up with you on a run. Then, swimming slowly....well, you aren't the only one in that boat/pool! I could run and cycle pretty well, while swimming like an 80 year old with joint issues.
Per your suggestion for another video of this type, you could recreate the highly scientifically oriented training that me and my marathon buds partake of.... on the evening before our annual stupid run on the morning of New Year's Day. The rules are, you show up at the park at 9 am, regardless of how well hydrated from alcohol you are, and of any optional sleep that occurred!
One New Year's Eve, I had dinner at the Brazilian Steak house that had 11 different kinds of meat, for which I sampled each one. Then I drank champagne with my date at midnight, and ultimately wound up at a local taco restaurant, snarfing down a burrito and two tacos at 2:30 am.
I made it to bed promptly at 4 am, which fulfills the training protocol of sleep, and awoke with my breath smelling of cheap grocery store champagne. Then a few minutes after getting up and tripping into my chest of drawers, I was wondering why I had such a bad headache. Shortly thereafter, I learned that Champagne does not mix well with Burritos, tacos, and Brazilian steak!
Then it was time for a lovely 4 mile run with 30 miles an hour of wind, and temps in the high 30's. After that IHOP, and when I woke up, it was almost January 2nd.
I guess that doesn't quite resemble.... Kipchoge's routine?
Hope you are fully healed up. Run well Allie O!
hahaha you were really going through it that New Years day!
I hope you're not the life guard on duty next time I go to the pool
Allie O to long course triathlon
maybe in 2030
Yesss
Your not a bad swimmer the guy you filmed bent his knee too much in his kick and that actually creates drag
I'll let him know haha
Please don't do this. Steph is actually very problematic. She is (or at least used to be) extremely dishonest about her diet and training, making out as though she's some kind of genetic unicorn. Really damaging, particularly given the high number of viewers she has who are suffering from eating disorders. You can see it in her videos pre ironman training.
nice pokeball :D I pikatyou! close enough