Flow State | Mediterra Swim & Run

Flow Requires Full Attention

by Coach Mat | 5 Aug, 2017

This continues from Part 4 of our discussion of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s eight “characteristic dimensions of the flow experience” outlined in his book The Evolving Self. The first two features of flow had more to do with planning what your training...

Flow Requires Opportunities To Act

by Coach Mat | 22 Jul, 2017

This continues from Part 3 of our discussion of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s eight “characteristic dimensions of the flow experience” outlined in his book The Evolving Self. #2 – Opportunities For Action “The opportunities for acting...

Flow Requires Clear Goals

by Coach Mat | 8 Jul, 2017

This continues from Part 2 of our discussion of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s eight “characteristic dimensions of the flow experience” outlined in his book The Evolving Self. In The Evolving Self, Csikszentmihalyi is connecting the research findings he...

Flow Requires Preparation

by Coach Mat | 1 Jul, 2017

This continues from Part 1 of our discussion of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s eight “characteristic dimensions of the flow experience” outlined in his book The Evolving Self. We talk about this a lot. But, what is Flow? First of all, you may read about...

Finding Flow In Swimming

by Coach Mat | 18 Mar, 2017

When asked what my training objectives are this is what I prefer to say: “I train to achieve a state of flow – I want to enter into it quickly, restore it more quickly when disrupted, sustain it for longer periods of time, at a wider range of distance,...

Difficult And Enjoyable Practice

by Coach Mat | 12 Nov, 2016

This is the third part of a series on how we demonstrate Deliberate Practice principles in our particular way of training. You may start with Part 1, and Part 2. In Chapter 4 “The Gold Standard” in Peak: Secrets From The New Science Of Expertise, in the...