Mental | Mediterra Swim & Run

Beware Of Nutrition-Induced Depression

by Coach Mat | 7 Apr, 2018

[PS- After publishing this I realized using the word ‘malnutrition-induced’ in the title may have been more accurate – but it catches attention nonetheless. I think the point is clear below.] I imagine there are many among those reading this who feel...

Lose Your Self In Flow

by Coach Mat | 26 Aug, 2017

This continues from Part 6 of our discussion of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s eight “characteristic dimensions of the flow experience” outlined in his book The Evolving Self. #6 – Loss of self-consciousness, transcendence of ego boundaries, a sense...

Flow Requires Sense Of Control

by Coach Mat | 19 Aug, 2017

This continues from Part 5 of our discussion of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s eight “characteristic dimensions of the flow experience” outlined in his book The Evolving Self. #5 – A sense of potential control. If challenges and skills are in...

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...

Your Swimming Brain

by Jamee Small | 19 Jul, 2017

What draws you to the practice of Total Immersion? Is it smooth swimming? Is it for health and fitness? A lifelong goal? What about as a method to train and sharpen your brain? Does it meet all those aims? The brain physically and cognitively is absolutely...

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,...