Monday, June 17, 2024

THE RIGHT STUFF

 

Do you bring the “right stuff” with you to every workout and every competition ?   When I say stuff I am not talking about thoughts about what you’re going to be doing later, or what should I follow on your phone , we are talking about showing up with the “right attitude” a winning attitude. 

In swimming as in life one of the most important choices that that you can make is the attitude you choose.  When you have the right attitude and the right perspective anything you do goes from impossible to possible.

It’s hard to show up everyday for workout, but life is hard too.  It’s hard to perform a perfect streamline off every start and turn, but life is hard too.   It’s hard to go all out on one more repeat, but life is hard also. 

If you don’t show up with the right stuff, the right attitude, the right mindset you’re always going to come up short in the end.  There are three characteristics that all athletes have; “ your ability, your motivation, and your attitude.” Your ability is what you are capable of doing in every workout and every competition.  Your motivation will determine what you do with your abilities.   Your attitude determines how well you do it.

When you bring the right stuff with the right attitude;
  • You bring your best effort 
  • You keep a good focus 🧘‍♂️ 
  • You don’t make excuses
  • You take accountability 
  • You stay optimistic 
  • You look for solutions 
  • You bring a good energy
  • You are grateful for everything .

“There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference.   The little difference is attitude.  The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.”  W.Clement Stone 

Do you have the “right stuff?”


WORKOUT OF THE WEEK

WARM UP USUAL
200 mixer free back
2x100 (50 kick 50 free to back) 10 sec rest between 100’s
2x50 free @1:00 (1 build 1 fast)

Let’s go deep end 
WIDTHS 
10 minutes streamline and fast UW WALL TO WALL

2 ROUNDS 
4x25 IMO @40 (all underwater’s past flags)
3x50 @1:00 (fly free/. Back free/. Breast free)
1x75 kick ( 50 12.5 fast 12.5 smooth. 25 fast)
Rest hydrate for 2 minutes

Sprint set use both sides no breath to cone no breath cones in “gold meadow sprints”
? X25’s from both side @1:00 drop 2 seconds each time
 


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