Hi all,
I've been faithfully going to practice 6x week for the past last year without missing but for the occasional work event/meeting keeping me away. I'd say about two weeks ago, after having a few months of making some good improvement in my times, I just started to feel bad in the water in general. I didn't feel like I was progressing at all. I felt like getting through practice was all I could do. I'm not ill or anything.
Now for the past week except for Monday, I've ignored all three of my alarm clocks and have not come to practice despite a fully packed bag ready to go.
I guess I'm just a bit burned out. I feel guilty for missing and know that every day that I'm out of the water I will have a even more painful return swim, but that’s just not been enough to get me out of bed.
Any suggestions for beating burn out?
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Detrimental only if OP is in a hurry to lose the weight ;) Dropping practices in half isn't going to cause weight GAIN either... it'll just not be as fast as it would otherwise be. I guess I feel it'd be worth dropping practices down if it saves someone from quitting altogether over burnout. Some swimming is still better than none in a weight loss program.
The only thing wioth that is, some people (like me) can be a bit obsessive.... I have to do my 5-6 days a week, or I fall off completely.
varying intensity of workouts is one way to strike a balance between falling off, and overtraining and burning out.
However, I seldom tend to quit, or fall off due to burnout. I tend to need to stay focused, and too many days off seem to derail me.... I start hyperfocusing on something else (like fun and rest).
Anyway, a lot can depend on individual personality.
Detrimental only if OP is in a hurry to lose the weight ;) Dropping practices in half isn't going to cause weight GAIN either... it'll just not be as fast as it would otherwise be. I guess I feel it'd be worth dropping practices down if it saves someone from quitting altogether over burnout. Some swimming is still better than none in a weight loss program.
The only thing wioth that is, some people (like me) can be a bit obsessive.... I have to do my 5-6 days a week, or I fall off completely.
varying intensity of workouts is one way to strike a balance between falling off, and overtraining and burning out.
However, I seldom tend to quit, or fall off due to burnout. I tend to need to stay focused, and too many days off seem to derail me.... I start hyperfocusing on something else (like fun and rest).
Anyway, a lot can depend on individual personality.
