You may be thinking that attending workouts on a consistent basis is the most important thing a swimmer needs to do to become successful and although I would agree with you I would argue that DEVELOPING THE PROPER MINDSET would be just as important if not more so.
During workouts we are trying to do two things; one is building good technique with good habits. The repetitions that you do in practice is your opportunity to start creating and building good habits. Nothing stands up to pressure and stress in competition than good habits. These are the same habits that will get your hand to the wall at the finish.
Unfortunately if you are creating bad habits during workouts and you will become inefficient as the pressure and stress increases during your races, hence you begin to struggle, go slower and pretty much collapse before you can get your hand to the wall.
It’s way too easy to just turn your brain off during workouts and just “GRIND” it out and as the expression goes, “garbage in, garbage out.” We are better than that, YOU are better than that.
One small drop in your workouts such as a PROPER MINDSET will have ripple effects in your swimming.
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