The 10 basic rules of the long distance swimmer. Vol. 2

Apr 08, 2015

by 226ERS #FeedYourDreams

Alex Imbernón brings us the second part of his decalogue, in which he gives the basic rules to succeed in the swimming segment. In This link You can read the first part.

6. I do the same as the rest but I don't improve

Obviously every swimmer is a different world. You have to work on swimming depending on your mistakes. Unlike cycling where bicycle makes us pedal identically to each other, swimming requires much more thorough learning and much More personal. Work with your coach totally individualized exercises focused on the improvement of your mistakes.

7. Train at sea

It is shocking when I see that many people face their first journey or their first triathlon Without having trained at sea before the test, many times it is not that they have touched the sea in the season, they have not even swam in their life at sea. "Total, I think that training in the pool is the same as in the sea." Big mistake friend! Train everything possible at sea. In Alicante, our triathlon group trains every Saturday at the beach of San Juan. You have read well, Every Saturday! Regardless of the seasonality of the year or the temperature of the water. For me they are An example to follow!

8. Smile at bad times

Motivation is a very important aspect in sport and especially in swimming. Nobody likes to feel like a scientific mouse going around the same wheel, so he tries that in the pool he will train with dynamic exercises that allow you to get the next day with a smile. Unfortunately there are also days that It is time to make volume And your face completely changes. Swimmer, we know there are days and days, try to solve the days of volume with a smile since it will help you improve the next day.

9. Use materials

Long distance swimmers spend a lot of time in the water. A lot More time than in the shower If you think ☺. Try to use all possible materials. Will help face certain training with More motivation and specification In training.

10. Learn and train, the perfect combo

Once you know how to swim, don't be conformist, ask your coach that you want improve and learn At the same time you keep training. Do not set limits, look for mistakes where there are no, Change training groups, change coach and change environments As you frequently change material, mobile or even blog. Don't settle for anything and look Always forward! I feel it could come Until 15 rules or even until 20 (And I am short). Obviously, there are many factors to take into account to be a better long -distance swimmer, but I hope that those we have commented help you a little more to get those desired minutes or seconds In your personal swimming time.