Mental Training

“I Can’t” vs. “I Don’t Want To”

June 9, 2021 in Aqua Master Online / Coach's Chair / Coaching / Fitness / Health / Mental Training / Motivation / Training by Kevin Cleary

Joe Oakes — Swimming across the English Channel may be the Holy Grail of our sport. When we think of great challenges, Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, comes to mind. It remained unclimbed for centuries, but with advances in materials technology and with trained, expensive guides to hold your hand and carry […]

THE ENGLISH CHANNEL

December 18, 2020 in Aqua Master Online / Featured / Human Interest / Long Distance / Mental Training / Motivation / Open Water / Open Water / Open Water / Training by Joe Oakes

Off the Block – Swimmer Sensations

April 19, 2018 in Aqua Master Online / Featured / Mental Training / Training by Aqua Master Editor

Practice Makes Permanent

October 16, 2016 in Coach's Chair / Coaching / Mental Training / Training / Turns by Tim Waud

As athletes, we are very focused on keeping our bodies healthy. Working out, eating a balanced diet and getting enough sleep become part of our daily routines. You may not know it, but maintaining physical fitness is also important for keeping your brain healthy. Physical exercise helps improve cognitive function […]

Fit to Swim – Brain Candy

February 25, 2016 in Aqua Master Online / Fitness / Mental Training / Motivation / Training by Aubree Gustafson

Yogi Berra—Swim Coach

January 19, 2016 in Aqua Master Online / Mental Training / Swim Bits / Training by Ralph Mohr

I’ve just come across an article in the New Yorker magazine about running, entitled “What We Think About When We Run.” You’ll find it at http://www.newyorker.com/news/sporting-scene/what-we-think-about-when-we-run. In the article the author covers a study published earlier this year in the International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology by the sports […]