To quote Gull: What is the right mix of technique and endurance for a Masters athlete (who wants to be competitive, say, at Nationals) with a finite amount of time to train?
How about focused? Present? In the moment?............too zen?
He, he, he. Are you guys doing mindful yoga up there in New Paltz too? I guess "focus" or "concentrate" is OK. Just change it up a bit;constantly being told to be "mindful" is a bit preachy to my ears that's all. "In the moment" is kinda "zen" for me, I'm guess. Is "zen" a TI word too? I know "art" is. Different strokes for different folks, as Allen said.
I see the benefits of zen, and I'm sure I'd live longer if I was more zen and meditated more, but I'm generally too hyper. I sure wish I could be more "zen" amidst chaotic traffic, which I'm about to go encounter on the way to my allergy shot ...:coffee: I will try to "focus" on my stroke mechanics a bit while I am doing a bit more endurance work this afternoon. I'm sure my mechanics have gone to hell this last month. And since I'm supposed to be working on breaststroke, I'll have to really focus or I'll go so slow that I fall asleep ... I'm going to break out my new monofin too, so I'll have to concentrate on that. I'll probably be exhausted after all this intense focus ....
I would just like to add that I do have a book on ashtanga yoga and have been known to do poses around the house to the great amusement of my children. However, they are not more flexible than me, so I do not take much crap.
How about focused? Present? In the moment?............too zen?
He, he, he. Are you guys doing mindful yoga up there in New Paltz too? I guess "focus" or "concentrate" is OK. Just change it up a bit;constantly being told to be "mindful" is a bit preachy to my ears that's all. "In the moment" is kinda "zen" for me, I'm guess. Is "zen" a TI word too? I know "art" is. Different strokes for different folks, as Allen said.
I see the benefits of zen, and I'm sure I'd live longer if I was more zen and meditated more, but I'm generally too hyper. I sure wish I could be more "zen" amidst chaotic traffic, which I'm about to go encounter on the way to my allergy shot ...:coffee: I will try to "focus" on my stroke mechanics a bit while I am doing a bit more endurance work this afternoon. I'm sure my mechanics have gone to hell this last month. And since I'm supposed to be working on breaststroke, I'll have to really focus or I'll go so slow that I fall asleep ... I'm going to break out my new monofin too, so I'll have to concentrate on that. I'll probably be exhausted after all this intense focus ....
I would just like to add that I do have a book on ashtanga yoga and have been known to do poses around the house to the great amusement of my children. However, they are not more flexible than me, so I do not take much crap.
