Hi. :help:
Was just wondering how you handle practicing by yourself. My team only practices two times a week and that is obviously not enough time in the water to improve. At practice, we do anywhere between 3,200 and 3,800... and I usually do the same when I swim by myself (right now I'm getting in two solo practices, but I'd like to do more). Usually the USS team or High School is practicing at the same time and that sorta helps get me moving. But how do you guys motivate yourself to keep going - because weekly I am starting to ask myself - "why am I doing this"... when I'm trudging along solo. I do compete and love it... but I just get down and in the gutters once in a while. I usually get my workouts from the "workout forum" here on the site... but do you have any thoughts on how to get more motivated? I hope I don't sound desperate, but just need some feedback from those who are going thru the same thing.
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Thanks for the comments, guys! From what you have mentioned, I probably just have to push myself to do my best and just get thru it.
I do pre-write my practices, never doing the same stuff - I get them off of this site... which is a HUGE help. I find myself not being very creative. I periodically give myself goals... like doing my 100's on a faster interval, things like that.
Fortress, I have been contemplating getting a monofin... it's funny that you mentioned that. It would be another way to make things interesting. I work for a swim shop, so maybe I should go and buy more "goodies" to keep me moving! Ha ha!
Thanks for the comments, guys! From what you have mentioned, I probably just have to push myself to do my best and just get thru it.
I do pre-write my practices, never doing the same stuff - I get them off of this site... which is a HUGE help. I find myself not being very creative. I periodically give myself goals... like doing my 100's on a faster interval, things like that.
Fortress, I have been contemplating getting a monofin... it's funny that you mentioned that. It would be another way to make things interesting. I work for a swim shop, so maybe I should go and buy more "goodies" to keep me moving! Ha ha!
