One topic of great interest to us all is
"What do you need to do to have a major swimming breakthrough?"
"What do you need to do to significantly improve your swimming times over one season?"
Do you have any specific, nitty gritty type suggestions.
I think it's really easy to fall into ruts, to just show up and go through the motions rather than seizing the moment while we train.
Any one have any thoughts on what we need to do to significantly improve?
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One of the keys to a break through season is
THE REASONS you want to breakthrough.
I had a break through season in the summer of 1984.
that summer I went from
21.0 to 20.5 in the 50 y Free
46.4 to 44.7 in the 100 y Free and
50.6 to 49.1 in the 100 y Fly.
One of the reasons I broke through is
I HAD TO.
In the spring Eddie Reese told me
if I didn't make National cuts.
He wouldn't let me back on the team in the fall.
I quit swimming in April, 1984 for a whole month.
In early May I felt like I had more to prove,
I didn't want to quit
so I started training to make Nationals and
earn a spot on the team for the Fall of 1984.
If you really want to break through
Set a goal, and
Find the reasons why you must,
Then remind yourself of those reasons
just before you train and while you train.
Create a new self image of
who you hope to be and
what you hope to do.
Then every moment in practice,
act as if you already are
what you most want to be. But
don't just think it and
don't just say it
PROVE IT BY THE WAY YOU TRAIN
ACTING AS IF
IS POWERFUL STUFF.
This alone will help you perform at a higher level and
will help you handle training fatigue.
I hope you breakthrough,
Ande
One of the keys to a break through season is
THE REASONS you want to breakthrough.
I had a break through season in the summer of 1984.
that summer I went from
21.0 to 20.5 in the 50 y Free
46.4 to 44.7 in the 100 y Free and
50.6 to 49.1 in the 100 y Fly.
One of the reasons I broke through is
I HAD TO.
In the spring Eddie Reese told me
if I didn't make National cuts.
He wouldn't let me back on the team in the fall.
I quit swimming in April, 1984 for a whole month.
In early May I felt like I had more to prove,
I didn't want to quit
so I started training to make Nationals and
earn a spot on the team for the Fall of 1984.
If you really want to break through
Set a goal, and
Find the reasons why you must,
Then remind yourself of those reasons
just before you train and while you train.
Create a new self image of
who you hope to be and
what you hope to do.
Then every moment in practice,
act as if you already are
what you most want to be. But
don't just think it and
don't just say it
PROVE IT BY THE WAY YOU TRAIN
ACTING AS IF
IS POWERFUL STUFF.
This alone will help you perform at a higher level and
will help you handle training fatigue.
I hope you breakthrough,
Ande
