have been swimming year round since I was eight years old. I am now going to be a sophmore in college. I have lived and breathed swimming since I first started. My life revolved around swimming and only that. Through high school I gave up hanging with friends to go to swim practice. I never really was a great swimmer even though I worked super hard to be succesful. I did swim one year in college. I am completely burnt out and cant stand to go to swim meets and not be able to swim the times I did when I was 13-15. now 20. It kills me and after my freshman year and this summer I have made the decision to call it quits because I 'cant put my self through all this hard work to not see results and swimming just dosent make me happy. Am i making a huge mistake and what happens say a year from now when i miss swimming greatly? will it all be ok then? I was so sure on my decision but when other people dont support me like coaches and parents etc its hard. I just need some advice or encougagement!
thanks!
I have made the decision to call it quits because I 'cant put my self through all this hard work to not see results and swimming just dosent make me happy.
Either you enjoy swimming or you don't. If you do, do the part you enjoy. As a Masters swimmer, I have much more fun and only work hard when I feel like it. Embrace the recovery phase of training more often. Swimming doubles and feeling broken down, tired, and hungry all day just doesn't cut it anymore. Swim fast, slow, hard, easy.... it's your call, but you don't have to do 100,000 yards a week to get results.
Training with a quality and recovery cycle is much more fun and the results for the amount of effort can be very rewarding. Going 20,000 yards is about the max for me before the pain begins to overwhelm the recovery.
I have made the decision to call it quits because I 'cant put my self through all this hard work to not see results and swimming just dosent make me happy.
Either you enjoy swimming or you don't. If you do, do the part you enjoy. As a Masters swimmer, I have much more fun and only work hard when I feel like it. Embrace the recovery phase of training more often. Swimming doubles and feeling broken down, tired, and hungry all day just doesn't cut it anymore. Swim fast, slow, hard, easy.... it's your call, but you don't have to do 100,000 yards a week to get results.
Training with a quality and recovery cycle is much more fun and the results for the amount of effort can be very rewarding. Going 20,000 yards is about the max for me before the pain begins to overwhelm the recovery.
