By SuSu Almousa, Swimming World College Intern
There are moments in life in which we feel like we’ve hit a wall—as if nothing is changing and no matter how hard you work, nothing seems to be yielding the results you desire. When you study all week for a test to the point where you live eat and breathe chemistry and still only manage to scrape past with a B. The classic example of runner’s wall or writer’s block.
Of course, we have all had to struggle through this same state of stagnancy after intense training during a swim season—or even a few seasons. And as much as we attempt to keep our heads straight, it’s in our blood to strive to be better so the frustration and self-doubt becomes paralyzing during performance plateaus.
Firstly, it is of utmost importance to realize that this is normal. There are times when our bodies simply cannot perform to the standards in which we expect, but this does not mean that they never will. All of the sets, laps, and mileage you put in and out of the water is sure to pay off, unfortunately, it is not always at the time we want. It is common knowledge that our bodies prefer to maintain equilibrium, and typically when we work our bodies and minds to the tip of overexertion, the outcome is a performance plateau: our bodies defense mechanism to maintain its preferred equilibrium. Our minds and bodies scream to us, attempting to resist any change that stresses our bodies—but this is only temporary.
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