BODY LANGUAGE SCREAMS

“Body language is more powerful than words.”

 When you walk onto the pool deck your body language says everything about how your workout or competition will unfold a lot of the time.

“Your body language doesn’t talk; it screams.”  We all know how a positive relationship affects our daily lives, so now I want you to take a moment and think about how you can foster a positive relationship between your mind and body and how that will help in your swimming.  Your body language and the way you behave and perform are a direct result of your thinking.

Your thoughts will determine how you feel during workouts and competition and those feelings will go a long way in determining how you perform.  It can either raise your energy and confidence or lower it.

SWIMMERS BODY LANGUAGE + PERFORMANCE CHECKLIST 

LOOK FOR;

• Tall posture vs.slumped shoulders
• Eyes up vs. eyes down
• Ready stance vs. dragging feet
• Engaged face vs. blank/frustrated look open chest/arms vs. closed off posture.

WHY IT MATTERS:

• Confidence: strong posture boosts readiness and self-belief
• Stress Response: closed posture increases tension and negative self-talk
• Learning: engaged posture = better attention and faster skills improvement 
• Team Energy:  body language spreads—good or bad
• Race Posture: opponents read posture behind the blocks

FAST CUES TO USE ON DECK

• Stand tall—show me you’re ready
• Eyes up— stay in the set/race
• Walk like the swimmer you want to be
• Reset your posture—new rep, new set, new race = new mindset
• Strong mind, strong body

Your habits will make you or they will break you.  We talk about controlling what you can control.  Body language is something that is very much in your control.

SET OF THE WEEK

4 ROUNDS

6x25 @30 (1&2 breakout +3/ 3&4 mid pool speed/ 5&6 finish last 10 strong)

1x50 @1:30 all out sprint ( Put it all together)

This is a set that is all about racing and doing the little things correctly.  We actually do this set every Thursday in the summer as we prepare for our meets.   We typically will split the lanes and work from both ends so everyone can swim hard to the wall.  We always start each round with a dive. 

NUTRITION CORNER

Swimmers burn a lot—spring lunches often need bonus calories.  Below are some suggestions.

• Applesauce pouch
• Banana
• Trail mix
• Greek yogurt
• Pretzels
•  Nut-free granola bar

Always remember to hydrate often and before your thirsty.

TRIVIA MAILBOX

Last week answer—RESILIENCE 

This week’s question: What do swimmers call a giant feet-first splash?

Don’t forget today is the last day for short course practice for the afternoon groups.  They flip the pool tomorrow for the long course part of our season.  I need to find a scooter 🛴.