Common Problems and Solutions | Mediterra Swim & Run

Be Powerful and Be Smooth About It

by Coach Mat | 24 Oct, 2020

I have a saying: “Power is important, but (in water) shape is more important than power.” I use it to persuade a student to be patient with our process of developing the frame of the body and the streamline shape before we focus directly on the propulsive...

Thinking About Running (Nearly) Barefoot?

by Coach Mat | 17 Oct, 2020

This interview with Irene Davis PhD on Peter Attia’s The Drive podcast caught my attention because it is a discussion about cushioned/minimalist running shoes, heel/forefoot strike and impact forces and injuries, transition to minimalist shoes and process for...

Benefits of Non-Judgment in Your Training

by Coach Mat | 11 Oct, 2020

Practicing non-judgment in athletic training has been one of the more liberating experiences I’ve had. It opens me up to more information, a more complex and nuanced understanding of my body and performance, and it allows me to form the kind of emotional...

Introverts Love Swimming

by Coach Mat | 27 Sep, 2020

Does swimming attract a disproportionate number of introverts? That is an interesting question for which I don’t have an answer. Looking back on Mediterra’s activities and events over the years, I recall many seemingly-introverted participants who I...

Keep Aiming For The Bullseye

by Coach Mat | 12 Sep, 2020

Swimming Is A Complex System Swimming is a very complex package of movement skills. When it is at its best the whole body is moving as a well-tuned, unified whole – it feels relatively easy, it is energy-efficient and produces pleasing results. All the parts are...

A Message For Those With Depression…

by Coach Mat | 8 Sep, 2020

This is the most remarkable time to be living. Change is happening rapidly and many are feeling challenges and crises converging to make their experience of life very difficult right now. I think there are a lot of new causes for depression upon us. Even those who...