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.
Originally posted by Leonard Jansen
....Of course, no matter how you slice it there will always be days when you want to, as a friend of mine used to say, "Take two weeks off and then quit."
This is funny. It reminds me of what a running partner of mine used to say at the beginning of a long run. "Let's start easy and then taper."
Originally Posted by blainesapprentice
...doesnt hurt when theres a cute guy lifeguarding that I want to impress either...that does tons to help keep the speed and HR up;
We get a new crop of lifeguards each spring and it's fun to listen to them talk about the "old guy who is so fast". They must not know that one can hear everything they say from the dressing room.
I've been working out alone for 7 years now and it's very hard to stay focused and motivated all the time. I write my workouts in advance, using those posted on this site and elsewhere. I also notice that sometimes I'm not swimming as hard as I think I am. It really helps to occassionally swim with someone and if a good, fast swimmer shows up at my pool, I'll ask them if they want to swim with me or I'll change my workout to swim a set with them. Last night I did a set of 50's with another swimmer and chasing him made my times 2-3 sec faster than if I had been doing it alone. And it seemed easier.
Originally posted by Leonard Jansen
....Of course, no matter how you slice it there will always be days when you want to, as a friend of mine used to say, "Take two weeks off and then quit."
This is funny. It reminds me of what a running partner of mine used to say at the beginning of a long run. "Let's start easy and then taper."
Originally Posted by blainesapprentice
...doesnt hurt when theres a cute guy lifeguarding that I want to impress either...that does tons to help keep the speed and HR up;
We get a new crop of lifeguards each spring and it's fun to listen to them talk about the "old guy who is so fast". They must not know that one can hear everything they say from the dressing room.
I've been working out alone for 7 years now and it's very hard to stay focused and motivated all the time. I write my workouts in advance, using those posted on this site and elsewhere. I also notice that sometimes I'm not swimming as hard as I think I am. It really helps to occassionally swim with someone and if a good, fast swimmer shows up at my pool, I'll ask them if they want to swim with me or I'll change my workout to swim a set with them. Last night I did a set of 50's with another swimmer and chasing him made my times 2-3 sec faster than if I had been doing it alone. And it seemed easier.
