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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I ended up quitting in college and waiting 3 years to go back to swimming because I truly grew to loathe practicing with the team. My last good coach was when I was 12 years old. After that, it was lots of junk yardage... Sounds a lot like what poor Morgan is going through now...
EXACTLY!:lolup: (thought id try out this scary face)
I really think I might quit...it's such a taxing decision to make, but I can't see staying because of the scholarship...but then being so discouraged with swimming that I either 1. just hurt myself because of my lack of coaching, and just mental fatigue or 2. come to hate swimming, and take of 20+ years before getting back in, and thus, never knowing my true potential (because I do not feel like I have unleashed that yet, and know I will not under this coach)
I ended up quitting in college and waiting 3 years to go back to swimming because I truly grew to loathe practicing with the team. My last good coach was when I was 12 years old. After that, it was lots of junk yardage... Sounds a lot like what poor Morgan is going through now...
EXACTLY!:lolup: (thought id try out this scary face)
I really think I might quit...it's such a taxing decision to make, but I can't see staying because of the scholarship...but then being so discouraged with swimming that I either 1. just hurt myself because of my lack of coaching, and just mental fatigue or 2. come to hate swimming, and take of 20+ years before getting back in, and thus, never knowing my true potential (because I do not feel like I have unleashed that yet, and know I will not under this coach)
