Mental | Mediterra Swim & Run

What keeps you going, day after day, year after year?

by Coach Mat | 13 May, 2023

There are some questions I sometimes ask myself or others to reflect on what supports one’s longevity in athletic activity, or I could use them to explore what might be standing in the way of doing it more if they haven’t found that consistency yet. How...

How Are You Tapping Your Two Fuel Tanks?

by admin.mediterra | 23 Apr, 2023

Imagine that you, the athlete, have two fuel tanks, filled with resources that each of the performance subsystems (neural, muscular, metabolic, and mental subsystems) requires to function. The first fuel tank is the fitness tank, which has the capacity to support your...

Exercise As An Exchange Of Energy

by Coach Mat | 14 Jan, 2023

I view my lifestyle of exercise as spending energy of one kind in order to gain an infusion of another kind. I may often finish an exercise/training session feeling physically tired in the muscles and metabolism, and possibly mentally tired from concentrating on a...

What Role Does Self-Compassion Have In Your Higher Performance?

by Coach Mat | 12 Dec, 2020

How do you speak to yourself in training or in your big event when you are having a hard time, making mistakes, not performing to your standards or expectations? Are you generally harsh in your attempt to motivate yourself to do better? Or generally compassionate...

Why Do We Need Trust For Swimming?

by Coach Mat | 29 Nov, 2020

What role does trust play in our swimming? I see it as the foundation to everything we are doing in the water. Here are many of the ways trust plays a vital role… Trust the Water For those who have experienced fear of the water and want to learn to swim...

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...