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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Fortress: spot-on.
Just sharing from the "woulda, coulda, shoulda" perspective. Can't speak at all from the injury (thank goodness) or college perspective.
Just wanted to mention the inner demons nipping at my toes! :eek: I think that's what makes me swim as if being chased now - woulda, coulda, shoulda. Not sure how "new" anything is after 17 years of AG and Masters swimming, but I can say that having been a coach part time as an adult certainly put a new spin on how I view just about everything in this sport.
Morgan, to be fair to both sides of the argument, had I swum college, I doubt I'd be swimming masters now. This is based on what I saw from my close friends who did swim college and did that old school mega yardage (and got injured and/ or burnt to a crisp mentally).
I did not swim college b/c I had an unpleasant AG situation that really got me down on the sport. Took me 12 yrs to get back in the pool.
Fortress: spot-on.
Just sharing from the "woulda, coulda, shoulda" perspective. Can't speak at all from the injury (thank goodness) or college perspective.
Just wanted to mention the inner demons nipping at my toes! :eek: I think that's what makes me swim as if being chased now - woulda, coulda, shoulda. Not sure how "new" anything is after 17 years of AG and Masters swimming, but I can say that having been a coach part time as an adult certainly put a new spin on how I view just about everything in this sport.
Morgan, to be fair to both sides of the argument, had I swum college, I doubt I'd be swimming masters now. This is based on what I saw from my close friends who did swim college and did that old school mega yardage (and got injured and/ or burnt to a crisp mentally).
I did not swim college b/c I had an unpleasant AG situation that really got me down on the sport. Took me 12 yrs to get back in the pool.
