Hello All,
It's been awhile since I've been at the forums; about 4 months actually! AND... about that long since i've swum regularly as well!
This, for the last few years, has been my pattern. I will get into a groove and get into decent shape, then something will happen, i.e. I'll get sick, go on vacation, have a really busy week or two and not be able to go workout, holidays, etc.. and I'll lose it completely for about 2-4 months.. then it starts all over again.
Regardless, I ALWAYS find the pool calling my name after awhile until I absolutely have to get in it again, then of course remember how good it feels to be swimming..
My question is if anyone else has had similar issues with working out regularly, and what they have done, if anything, to overcome this?
Any hints or tricks to help get myself over the little hump and back into the pool quickly before I backslide would be GREATLY appreciated. (I am currently working on self discipline), and any hints on that would be great as well! ;)
Jeanette.
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I stay motivated by establishing goals during my season.
The first thing at the begining of my season was to search for one big event at the end of the season which I want to take part in it. So once this event became an event I which I marked as "I will take part in this event, regardless of the time I am swimming or anything else - only the end of the world could stop me from swimming there" it was very easy to stay motivated enough to workout regularly. Then I did a set of time trails myself in which I timed everything that could be important (standart events, 50-100-200-400 *** / free. T-15) so I know where I was starting and than I thought about where I want to go. I than wrote down my season goals and broke them down into smaller steps.
So, by now I recognized that my goals were to optimistic but because of the improvemnts I just made until now (cut off 15secs on 50m ***; improved my endurance from 25m free continusly to 3000m free with out stopping) I am motivated enough to make it till the end of the season. And than I will review my season, be happy with what I reached and plan the next season again with more realistic goals.
I stay motivated by establishing goals during my season.
The first thing at the begining of my season was to search for one big event at the end of the season which I want to take part in it. So once this event became an event I which I marked as "I will take part in this event, regardless of the time I am swimming or anything else - only the end of the world could stop me from swimming there" it was very easy to stay motivated enough to workout regularly. Then I did a set of time trails myself in which I timed everything that could be important (standart events, 50-100-200-400 *** / free. T-15) so I know where I was starting and than I thought about where I want to go. I than wrote down my season goals and broke them down into smaller steps.
So, by now I recognized that my goals were to optimistic but because of the improvemnts I just made until now (cut off 15secs on 50m ***; improved my endurance from 25m free continusly to 3000m free with out stopping) I am motivated enough to make it till the end of the season. And than I will review my season, be happy with what I reached and plan the next season again with more realistic goals.
