I spent a good portion of my life training under a coach (a very wonderful coach). Now I'm kinda off on my own because at the moment I've got other priorities. I don't get a lot of training in, but I'm hoping to get in more. But right now I feel good not having some one tell me what to do, or stand over me shouting to go faster. Of course I think it would improve my speed and form and such, but right now is just not the time.
If I did decide to get a coach, I think I'd actually go back to my old coach, because I think he's pretty amazing and I like his attitude. For now I've been told I'm allowed to leech off his workouts (join the team's workouts but in another lane) since I just don't have the time to devote to being on the team. It's a USA team, not masters, so he's got an attendence requirement.
Anybody else training on their own? And if you do, do you still go to competitions? I'd definately be comfortable going to competitions without a coach, and unnattached.
Join the club!!! I've coached my own workouts for the last three years and with good results. I stopped going to the coached workouts during the week because they changed the time from 6:00 -7:30 PM to 7:00 -8:30PM. That made it way too late to eat dinner before workout and too late to eat after since I would get home at 9:00PM!!!
The key for me has been to write my own workout daily and post it at the end of my lane and then just do it!! I know what my repeat times should be and I push myself to make it. I still go to the coached workout on Saturday morning, but during the week I can get in the water usually by 2:30PM and get home by 4:30 and have an actual meal with my wife!! Everybody wins!!! :)
Join the club!!! I've coached my own workouts for the last three years and with good results. I stopped going to the coached workouts during the week because they changed the time from 6:00 -7:30 PM to 7:00 -8:30PM. That made it way too late to eat dinner before workout and too late to eat after since I would get home at 9:00PM!!!
The key for me has been to write my own workout daily and post it at the end of my lane and then just do it!! I know what my repeat times should be and I push myself to make it. I still go to the coached workout on Saturday morning, but during the week I can get in the water usually by 2:30PM and get home by 4:30 and have an actual meal with my wife!! Everybody wins!!! :)
