i've been training my hardest in practice, but in meets its just not there.
i dont know what could be wrong, but i have a hunch its my attitude. i have difficulty getting psyched up before events or else i just feel soooo sleepy and emotionally/physically drained.
while i swim i know i can go faster, but i just can't. and after swimming my events i don't even feel tired or dead like i should be feeling, as if i've held a part of me back while swimming.
i give it my all in practice, but fail in swim meets... and i haven't improved in a long time.
can any of you offer tips? suggestions?
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I agree with a lot of what Fortress said, but you said something else, too. That you are sleepy and drained. Are you tired physically, are you tired mentally? You will never swim well in a meet if you are fatigued. Even if you are somehow psyching yourself to fail in swim meets, if your body is tired, you must rest it; maybe do a small taper before that meet. The last thing you want is to do is go into a swim race tired for you will not perform well, thus, the vicious cycle you are experiencing.
If you are lacking in energy during swim meets, take a look and see if if is something physical even though we all know that races can be won or lost on mental fortitude.
Donna
I agree with a lot of what Fortress said, but you said something else, too. That you are sleepy and drained. Are you tired physically, are you tired mentally? You will never swim well in a meet if you are fatigued. Even if you are somehow psyching yourself to fail in swim meets, if your body is tired, you must rest it; maybe do a small taper before that meet. The last thing you want is to do is go into a swim race tired for you will not perform well, thus, the vicious cycle you are experiencing.
If you are lacking in energy during swim meets, take a look and see if if is something physical even though we all know that races can be won or lost on mental fortitude.
Donna
