CAN ONE SEASON CHANGE YOUR LIFE?

''The question on my mind at this moment is:  Can one season change your life?  The next question is:  Is it THIS season?  While it took more than one season of training for the athletes at the Olympics to realize their dreams, it was being ready for that specific season that made it possible to make positive changes possible.''       Taken from our friend Glenn Mills www.goswim.tv

NEW YORK MARATHON 2011

''At this time of the year, the message I like to convey to swimmers is to act NOW to take advantage of the opportunity presented by a new season.   Now-- not January 1st --is the time for resolutions.  Think ahead to how you are going to approach your next round of training.  If you’ve already started your season, hopefully you did your mental prep work a few weeks ago but, if not, then at least you're physically ahead of the many swimmers who will be gearing up over the next few weeks.   

The point is, you will have an advantage if, instead of plunging ahead with no plan, you take some time to chart a course. ''

''As always, begin with the end in mind.  How do you want to feel in February, April or May?  How do you want to feel and what skills do you want to have when you’re on the blocks for your championship race?''

Some reflexions for my boys:

''If you went to practice this morning, … did you push off the walls with streamlined hands and pointed toes?  Were you thinking about how your body moves through the water, and how your hands and feet connect with the water to pull you forward with more power and more efficiency?  Were you thinking about your breakouts, your first breath, when to time your first dolphin kick, or underwater pull, or first stroke?  Did you turn your head and take a quick breath, or did you know that you HAVE to get used to holding your breath just that extra instant…

Do you have a dryland program planned, have you or do you plan on including stretching in your routine? 

How’s the nutrition going?  Are you studying hard?''

''With ONE YEAR of focus, ONE YEAR of commitment to be able to answer these questions in a positive way, you could potentially change the course of your life.''

''While that sounds like a big statement, I think that once you’ve tasted the success that comes with this type of commitment, it’s very difficult to go back to a standard way of life.''

Start today.

          ... It may bring you things you’ve never dreamed of.  CONGRATULATION PACO!

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