by Coach Mat | 2 Oct, 2017 | Attention/Focus, Competitive/Performance Training, External Feedback, Fitness Training, Focal Points, How To Train?, Internal Feedback, Open Water Training, Plateau (No Progress), Practice Examples, Progression, Proprioception, Swim Camps, Training Theory
Inspired by what we just experienced this week at our distance training camp in Kaş Turkey, I wanted to share a bit how we set up our training at these kind of events. At swim camps we have a special opportunity to work with our swimmers for several consecutive days...
by Coach Mat | 9 Sep, 2017 | Attention/Focus, Boredom, Design Principles, Discomfort, Distraction, External Feedback, Flow State, How To Train?, Internal Feedback, Mastery Process, Motivating Swimmers, Training Psychology
This continues from Part 7 of our discussion of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s eight “characteristic dimensions of the flow experience” outlined in his book The Evolving Self. #7 – Altered sense of time, which usually seems to pass faster. An...
by Coach Mat | 26 Aug, 2017 | Attention/Focus, Flow State, Kaizen (Continual Improvement), Mental Training, Self Consciousness, Training Psychology
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...
by Coach Mat | 5 Aug, 2017 | About Coach Mat, About TI, Attention/Focus, Boredom, Climbing, Design Principles, Distraction, Flow State, Flow State, Focal Point Training, Improving Attention, Kaizen (Continual Improvement), Mastery Process, Mental Training, Practice Examples, Stress, Training Psychology
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...
by Jamee Small | 19 Jul, 2017 | Attention/Focus, Improving Attention, Kaizen (Continual Improvement), Mastery Process, Neurological Training, Neuromuscular Training, Proprioception, Self-Coaching, Somatosensory Skill
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...
by Coach Mat | 8 Jul, 2017 | Attention/Focus, Boredom, Design Principles, Feedback Loop, Flow State, Kaizen (Continual Improvement), Mastery Process, Skill Mastery
This continues from Part 2 of our discussion of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s eight “characteristic dimensions of the flow experience” outlined in his book The Evolving Self. In The Evolving Self, Csikszentmihalyi is connecting the research findings he...
