How The Hell Do These Guys Not Swim Faster?
Recently a friend and I went to watch a swimming training in one of the local clubs… And what we saw was pretty nuts: - They trained really quick - The effort was extraordinary (coach was happy haha) - They pushed each other to be better They seemed to really enjoy swimming. But then… We saw the SAME kids (and young adults) race in competition… And all of a sudden they seemed intimidated… They weren’t themselves… Like a smaller version of themselves. I could see it in their body posture from the other end of the pool. Is that how you wanna race? No thanks.. After all this training, how are they not swimming faster? I get it.. I get it.. Keep working hard and the results will come… I grew up hearing that… BUT… NO THANKS!! I want results NOW. Guys, it's a nightmare out there.. It’s not easy to stay motivated if you train so hard and make all these sacrifices for swimming… and then don’t have the results that you want. That’s why confidence on race day is KING! It will literally fuel your entire life. Even your school grades will get better. I’m not joking… I come from a swimmer family.. I've been exposed to European and American swimming… NOTHING is sexier than having confidence and swagger in competition. The best times of my life were when I EXCEEDED my own expectations (I know, crazy right?). IF you are not crushing this swimming game, if you are not happy with how you’re doing.. you gotta change that.. you HAVE to.. Because nothing lasts forever.. right now, it's like the wild Wild West.. You can get ahead of your competitors so easily because only very few swimmers actually know how to race with confidence. And I guess we all know who they are… 🙂 The problem is, from my observations.. with all due respect.. people just don’t know how to harness the power of their mind. Because nobody has ever shown them how. Right now, your mind is your biggest enemy… And sorry swim coaches, most of you don’t have the expert knowledge that is required to successfully overcome pre-race anxiety.