What do YOU need to do to have a major swimming breakthrough?"

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 Thanks Ande! Im going to follow your adviice my season starts this tuesday morning. Im so excited to get back in the water. I really Want to improove my 50m Free Style! I do it in 26s Right now. Best i done was high 25's Do you have any advice? Im 6'5 190lbs. 16, And im swimming for my high school team and i REALLY want to make state on the individual relay this year. I need to get to at least 23.50 to make it but i want to go down to at least 22s so i actually dont get last place in state! What should i do!? I have from This tuesday 5am in the morning till february 9th next year to make it! Ahh. Please Tell me if you got anything that can improove my free style. Id apreciate it Thats my breakthrough. I kick pretty fast. Im going to try counting my kicks now to see if im doing 6beat and im going to work on my SDK.. But i never used it before so ill tell you the results later if you got any tips just post it here and let me KNOW! Thanks!

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 Thanks Ande! Im going to follow your adviice my season starts this tuesday morning. Im so excited to get back in the water. I really Want to improove my 50m Free Style! I do it in 26s Right now. Best i done was high 25's Do you have any advice? Im 6'5 190lbs. 16, And im swimming for my high school team and i REALLY want to make state on the individual relay this year. I need to get to at least 23.50 to make it but i want to go down to at least 22s so i actually dont get last place in state! What should i do!? I have from This tuesday 5am in the morning till february 9th next year to make it! Ahh. Please Tell me if you got anything that can improove my free style. Id apreciate it Thats my breakthrough. I kick pretty fast. Im going to try counting my kicks now to see if im doing 6beat and im going to work on my SDK.. But i never used it before so ill tell you the results later if you got any tips just post it here and let me KNOW! Thanks!