Psychological | Mediterra Swim & Run

The Purpose Of The Pause

by Coach Mat | 8 Dec, 2014

Do you pause occasionally in the day to gather your attention, to reflect on what just happened, and to plan your next move? We all may have heard advice on how beneficial this is – in the workplace, in the rush of the day, in parenting, etc. But how many of us...

Mindfulness In/Out Of Water – Part 2

by Coach Mat | 19 Oct, 2014

Continuing from Part 1… I don’t claim that Total Immersion guarantees deliverance from these self-imposed emotional storms, but myself and so many others who I have met in the global TI community of swimmers have found our practice to greatly improve our...

Mindfulness In/Out Of Water – Part 1

by Coach Mat | 13 Oct, 2014

While reading through the post “Can You Rewire Your Brain In Two Weeks? One Man’s Attempt…” from the blog of Tim Ferriss] (The 4-Hour Workweek/Body/Chef dude) various observations and questions in my mind suddenly merged together into this realization...

Better Motivation For Sinkers (And Anyone!)

by Coach Mat | 16 Aug, 2014

I want to follow up with the latest posts (Part 1 and Part 2) on Remedy For Sinkers to acknowledge that dealing with the body is not the only part of the sinker equation. It is obvious in many cases that overcoming the sinking problem is not just physically...

Preparing For Your Open Water Race

by Coach Mat | 29 Jun, 2014

How Do I Prepare For My Open Water Race? Would you like to make your next open-water race experience as pleasant and successful as possible? Here is a way to maximize your chances of that… Here is summary of my advice for how to prepare for your next open-water...

Metrics In Open Water: Measuring Improvement

by Coach Mat | 21 Jun, 2014

When training in open-water how do I measure improvement? The best arrangement is to set up two fixed points (as described in the previous post), and then measure 2 of the 3 variables in the Pace equation: Pace = SPL x Tempo More specifically, for calculating Pace at...