7 Things Smart Swimmers Need to Stop Doing
7 Things Smart Swimmers Need to Stop Doing
Life, like our swimming, is largely a series of habits. The way we put on our suit. How many arm swings we do before we jump in. The attitudes and thoughts we have when good and bad things happen.
The sneaky thing about habits is that once they are engrained, they require very little thought. Do you have to stop to think about how to walk? Or how to brush your teeth? Or how to swim freestyle? This “automation” is both great and lame, because our habits don’t differentiate between the good and bad.
Once you make it a habit to bounce back like a boss after a bad race, you barely need to think about doing it. Similarly, when you hardwire the habit of lifting your head into the finish over and over again in practice, you’re almost guaranteed to do it in competition.
With that in mind, here are 7 things smart swimmers need to stop doing:
