{"id":83634,"date":"2020-11-26T13:31:17","date_gmt":"2020-11-26T12:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.arenaswim.com\/?p=83634"},"modified":"2020-11-26T13:36:48","modified_gmt":"2020-11-26T12:36:48","slug":"the-mantra-for-becoming-a-stronger-swimmer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.arenaswim.com\/en\/swimmer-life\/the-mantra-for-becoming-a-stronger-swimmer\/","title":{"rendered":"The mantra for becoming a stronger swimmer!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have often entered races because I needed a new goal. I needed the motivation to get off the sofa and plunge into the cold water. The idea of competing has always been a great stimulus and good reason for training consistently, almost as if it were some kind of medicine that will help me perform at my best on a specific day. Nevertheless, I cannot remember how many times I turned up at a race thinking: \u201cwhat am I doing here?<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n

I think lots of thoughts go through the minds of swimmers of all standards when they are training and when they are racing; often they are negative thoughts<\/strong> telling us that we are not making progress, our swimming technique in a certain stroke is mediocre and that we are not in top shape<\/strong>. In those moments, our \u201cmantra<\/strong>\u201d or, in other words, the repetitive thoughts guiding our actions, is negative and energy-sapping.<\/p>\n

I also think a sportsman or woman\u2019s great strength lies in their ability to handle these moments. The sports psychologist Piero Trabucchi claims that: \u201cKeeping motivated is a discipline in itself, an exercise. You need to be resourceful. Motivation is not comparable to desire; or, in any case, it is not just that. It is also the ability to handle discomfort, to put up with it<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n

That is why, whenever we ask a champion what the secret is, the answer is either directly or indirectly related to making sacrifices: swimming every day, getting up early in the morning<\/strong>, withstanding physical stress<\/strong> etc.<\/p>\n

There is no single recipe<\/strong> to help everybody become a stronger swimmer but, if we want to achieve a certain goal, our mantra needs to be associated with positive thinking<\/strong>, words reminding us that we can do it, that we have the resources to succeed and improve, and that failure or giving up are certainly not an option!<\/p>\n

So, even when negativity comes knocking at our door, we will be able to handle it with bravery and discipline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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