Physical | Mediterra Swim & Run

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...

The Power Of Three Ps

by Coach Mat | 22 Jan, 2023

I have a recipe for achieving improvements in my strength and skills that I’ve learned over the decades. It includes the three Ps. Process – Persistence – Patience Process is a set of sequential actions to take that are designed to produce a...

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...

Fitness Fatigue vs. Extraordinary Fatigue Part 2

by Coach Mat | 4 Jul, 2020

This is the second part of Fitness Fatigue vs. Extraordinary Fatigue. What happens when we have an extraordinary athletic achievement but go past some internal limits to do it? In the first part I told the story of my longer-than-normal long run, and in this second...

Fitness Fatigue vs. Extraordinary Fatigue Part 1

by Coach Mat | 28 Jun, 2020

Before I get into the story of my long run and lessons I learned from it, I want to make sure you don’t get distracted by the distances I am running, as if this is too long (or too short) to apply to your situation. I am telling the story in order to describe...

I Want The Strength To Be Comfortable

by Coach Mat | 1 Jun, 2020

In training for both running and swimming I have a primary objective behind it all – I want to be skilled enough and strong enough to handle a wide range of interesting exploration opportunities. When I come across an inviting patch of water or a trail wandering...