Does anyone else think this time of the year is the hardest to train? (holidays, middle of the season, cold, etc..) If so, what do you do that helps? I'm exhausted and having a hard time keeping my motivation up. Any suggestions?
Beth:
It is hard for me to train now too. I'm distracted. Also, since we both have sore shoulders, swim meets are not ideal and it's not real fun (or maybe advisable) to train hard with pain. I'm looking forward to scapular stabilization and a lot of drills in December and then, hopefully, "tearing my body down until May" in the pool when then another mental/physical break will be needed. Hang in there! :)
Thanks for the encouragement. I am trying to keep swimming despite my achy shoulder, neck, back! I swam today and did my shoulder exercises like a good girl. I'm heading for the ice and Advil. I have a meet next weekend and I'm trying to get excited about it...I'm very nervous! It's my first big meet in a year and a half. I haven't been able to compete due to my mom's illnesses/operations. We'll see how I do. I'm just going to do the best I can and try to look at it as a starting point to measure from. Easier said than done......I'm kind of competitive! :cool:
Beth:
It is hard for me to train now too. I'm distracted. Also, since we both have sore shoulders, swim meets are not ideal and it's not real fun (or maybe advisable) to train hard with pain. I'm looking forward to scapular stabilization and a lot of drills in December and then, hopefully, "tearing my body down until May" in the pool when then another mental/physical break will be needed. Hang in there! :)
Thanks for the encouragement. I am trying to keep swimming despite my achy shoulder, neck, back! I swam today and did my shoulder exercises like a good girl. I'm heading for the ice and Advil. I have a meet next weekend and I'm trying to get excited about it...I'm very nervous! It's my first big meet in a year and a half. I haven't been able to compete due to my mom's illnesses/operations. We'll see how I do. I'm just going to do the best I can and try to look at it as a starting point to measure from. Easier said than done......I'm kind of competitive! :cool:
