﻿{"id":287438,"date":"2017-12-08T12:00:58","date_gmt":"2017-12-08T19:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=287438"},"modified":"2018-02-14T10:34:15","modified_gmt":"2018-02-14T17:34:15","slug":"training-tip-of-the-week-visualization-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/training-tip-of-the-week-visualization-2\/","title":{"rendered":"FINIS Training Tip of the Week: Visualization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the \u201cTraining Tip of the Week.\u201d Swimming World will be bringing you a topic that we\u2019ll explore every month with drills and concepts for you to implement with your team on a regular basis. While certain weeks may be more appropriate for specific levels of swimming (club, high school, college, or masters), Training Tips of the Month are meant to be flexible for your needs and inclusive for all levels of swimming.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This month\u2019s training tip of the week series is centered around <\/span><b>Mental Training<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The mind is an incredibly powerful force in any part of your life, and more and more swimmers and coaches are realizing the huge benefit that working on the mental approach to practices and competitions can have. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week will build on the previous two week\u2019s articles about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/training-tip-of-the-week-developing-mindfulness\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mindfulness<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/training-tip-of-the-week-meditation-practice\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meditation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, focusing on practicing sport-specific visualization. Visualization is also often referred to as mental imagery, guided imagery, among other terms. Whatever the term the goal is the same: develop a mental blueprint for your race that will allow you to approach competitions feeling more prepared and confident.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Draw Your Mental Blueprint\u2026<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A major part of visualization is getting in the right frame of mind to be able to accurately imagine your race in your mind. For many, this will mean getting into a mindful or meditative state, which is one of the reasons those are great mental skills to start with when beginning a mental training routine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clearing your mind and focusing nonjudgmentally is key to finding the focus you need for effective visualization. As noted in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/sports\/olympics\/for-olympians-seeing-in-their-minds-is-believing-it-can-happen\/2016\/07\/28\/6966709c-532e-11e6-bbf5-957ad17b4385_story.html?utm_term=.31d5bfdc2e97\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an article<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that appeared in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The New York Times <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the leadup to the 2016 Rio Olympics, the best visualization is extremely specific. Work on thinking about all of the little details of your race: When will I warm up? How will my stroke feel? What will my breathing pattern be? The more specific your visualization, the more prepared you will be for all of the components that go into your race. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you get something wrong in your own mind, don\u2019t panic! It\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">your <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">visualization, so you can always rewind, start over, or re-focus on what you want the positive result to be. It can also be helpful to imagine how you will react when things DO go wrong: what happens if my goggles break? What if warm up is crowded? What if I\u2019m in an outside lane? Planning for all of these scenarios allows you to acknowledge their possibility, have a plan for solving them, and ultimately get back to the factors in your race that you can control. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Practice, Practice, Practice&#8230;<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are ultimately a multitude of ways for you to be able to incorporate this into your mental training routine, and the direction it takes should largely be driven by what feels best for you. A lot of people find it difficult to visualize their entire race from start to finish without stopping or messing something up. That is okay! 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