“No man is more unhappy than he who never faces adversity. For he is not permitted to prove himself. – Seneca The whole point of doing hard things is to experience a struggle & a bit of suffering. What will we remember at the end of our lives? The chill, easy, monotonous moments? Or will
Which is more important? Inborn talent or dedication? I would argue that perseverance & tenacity are the keys to success. As a swim coach I RARELY am asked to help someone learn the Butterfly stroke. Most swimmers stay far, far, FAR away from it because, if not done correctly, it’s truly exhausting. Of the four
I saw these A-DOR-ABLE eggplants in the store the other day. They were labeled “Indian Eggplants”…which I had never heard of. So, I looked up a recipe right there at WinCo & brought a few home! Super tasty & quite fun! If you can find these at your store, give ’em a try! Ingredients 1″
If you’ve tried to learn a skill over internet (music lessons, dance instruction, singing lessons) you may agree that virtual learning is challenging. Even with awesome available technology (like Zoom), technique help is most efficiently done in-person with hands-on direct feedback. But recently I’ve experimented with remote swim lessons which really work! Sometimes we just don’t
Happy New Year!! Here’s to the BEST change I made in 2022! The start of a new year finds many folks setting goals, making resolutions & thinking about things they’d like to change. Maybe this is you too?? It really is a good thing to evaluate where your current trajectory will put you in the
You may know that, for breakfast, I’m not a creative cook. I make the SAME thing every day of the week…with slight variations on weekends. I love breakfast, but because my days start early, I don’t want to think about what to make. If you’ve been reading this newsletter for a bit, you know about My
Repetition is one way to learn new skills. But, to optimize your skill learning you really need to put those skills to work in varied experiences. If you want to really learn something, you need to repeatedly interact with those new skills in as many different ways, scenarios & environments as possible. This is exactly what
When I was on high school & college swim teams, we always started our workouts with technique drills. We did all sorts of different drills…many of which seemed completely pointless. We often asked the coach why we had to do technique drills. He usually gave a vague, general, because-they’re-good-for-you sort of answer. This experience helped
“There are many great benefits of deep tissue sports massage…especially when accompanied by other methodologies like assisted-resistive stretching & deep tissue work on a muscle & its opposing muscle. Electrical Stimulation (or e-stim) is another modality that is less invasive, but quite helpful for working on damaged/torn tissue/muscle & for releasing extremely tight muscle tissue
The food-for-sports market has really grown in recent years. Long gone are the days of PowerBars being your only easy-to-digest option. Now there are literally hundreds of energy gels & sports bars to choose from. Although convenient, these ready-to-eat options are expensive & often contain mystery items such food colorings, emulsifiers, “natural flavors”, fractionated oils (whatever that