﻿{"id":515794,"date":"2022-11-22T10:08:54","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T17:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=515794"},"modified":"2022-11-22T10:08:54","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T17:08:54","slug":"3-ways-to-maintain-mental-toughness-through-demanding-sets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/3-ways-to-maintain-mental-toughness-through-demanding-sets\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Ways To Maintain Mental Toughness Through Demanding Sets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>3 Ways To Maintain Mental Toughness Through Demanding Sets<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you&#8217;re a club swimmer trying to qualify for Olympic Trials or a high school swimmer trying to capture your first state cut, every swimmer has endured their share of hard practices. Tough sets make swimmers some of the strongest athletes around, as successfully completing these workouts require large amounts of physical and mental toughness. The best swimmers in the world have figured out how to utilize mental toughness to the best of their ability, but how does one get through a hard set?<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Eliminate the What-Ifs<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everyone knows the nerves flowing through your head during warmup when your coach announces the practice of the day. However, that moment when your coach reveals a tough set, your first reaction should not be, &#8220;I can\u2019t do this.&#8221; That mentality immediately sets you up to fail, even if your body is physically prepared. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our sport is more mental than people realize, and we need to train this aspect just like we train our bodies. Even if the set seems impossible, get excited! Be ready to challenge yourself. Forget the &#8220;what if I hit a wall in the middle of the set&#8221; or &#8220;what if I don\u2019t make the interval&#8221; thoughts. This negativity takes more energy out of you, leaving less to complete the workout. Focus and be mentally strong. Take it one swim at a time and keep a consistent goal for each part of the set. Doing this will help you from falling into the I can\u2019t do this mentality.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Know Why You Are Here<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everyone has goals. Depending on how far along you are in your swimming career, your goals may be different from those around you. Sometimes we lose sight of these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/smart-goal-setting-for-swimmers-its-a-process\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">goals<\/a>. When it\u2019s cold and dark outside, the last thing anyone wants to do is jump in a cold pool and swim for two hours. I know, personally, I have fallen into this type of thinking and it does no one any good.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I heard a teammate once say, \u201cI did the hard part by getting out of bed and coming to the pool. I gave up sleep for this and I\u2019m not going to waste it.\u201d This comment really stuck with me because she is exactly right. You chose to come to the pool and do the workout. Why wouldn\u2019t you give it your all? Shifting your mindset and remembering your end goals make completing tough sets just another stepping stone in your journey to swimming success.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Have Fun!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You shouldn\u2019t be miserable at practice, even if the set is hard. Those around you, from coaches to teammates, are a huge support network dedicated to helping you get better as a swimmer. During these tough sets, have a game in your head or a tradition you do for how you are going to tackle it. In our distance group, my teammate introduced me to a countdown method she made up at her club team back home. Whenever we get to the last round of a set or have 10 more swims left, we start our countdown. Each number has a different hand signal that we do on the wall, which makes it really fun to finish the set strong.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These tricks can hopefully help all swimmers become mentally tough, get through the hard workouts to accomplish their goals, and be passed on to teammates and friends to make the sport of swimming more enjoyable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>All commentaries are the opinion of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Swimming World Magazine nor its staff.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>3 Ways To Maintain Mental Toughness Through Demanding Sets Whether you&#8217;re a club swimmer trying to qualify for Olympic Trials or a high school swimmer trying to capture your 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