I hate people who skip parts of the workouts. We have swimmers who are bull****ing their workout. and meanwhile Me and a couple of other dedicated swimmers on the team are actually working as hard as we can. and then the people who are skipping workouts, are telling ME that I am doing something wrong. they are beginners, and I have been swimming for 7 yrs. sorry about my tantrum, but I had to tell somebody. what are some of your thoughts on this? thanks!
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Hey Rick
The same thing applies to getting to a workout late as having to leave early.
Many folks, like myself, do not always have the luxury of getting to a workout on time without ignoring family obligations (like getting the kids off to school), or sometimes not getting out of work early enough (same as you needing to bail out of a practice early for a meeting).
Although I try not to disrupt anyone else's practice, I still want to try to get in whatever workout I can in the time I have. In the end, I have the same problem - when folks leave the lane to get to work, I have to adjust to the remainder of the workout with an emptier lane, without others to push me as hard as I might want to go if they could stay.
And I also occasionally sit out some sets, or work some sets a little differently than what's written. We all have different goals and not every part of the workout appeals to every person on the team. Most of the coaches I have worked with recognize that.
As Dorothy and Tom said, just focus on the things you can control and ignore those things that you can't. As much as I enjoy it, it's just swimming, it's not life and death.
The guilty feelings of showing up late went away long ago, especially since the indugence of swimming is something I'm paying for.
Rich
Hey Rick
The same thing applies to getting to a workout late as having to leave early.
Many folks, like myself, do not always have the luxury of getting to a workout on time without ignoring family obligations (like getting the kids off to school), or sometimes not getting out of work early enough (same as you needing to bail out of a practice early for a meeting).
Although I try not to disrupt anyone else's practice, I still want to try to get in whatever workout I can in the time I have. In the end, I have the same problem - when folks leave the lane to get to work, I have to adjust to the remainder of the workout with an emptier lane, without others to push me as hard as I might want to go if they could stay.
And I also occasionally sit out some sets, or work some sets a little differently than what's written. We all have different goals and not every part of the workout appeals to every person on the team. Most of the coaches I have worked with recognize that.
As Dorothy and Tom said, just focus on the things you can control and ignore those things that you can't. As much as I enjoy it, it's just swimming, it's not life and death.
The guilty feelings of showing up late went away long ago, especially since the indugence of swimming is something I'm paying for.
Rich
