Mental Training

Yes, I do some. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to convert it to positive swim effort yet, but I do quite a bit of mental prep for running and lifting, and biking to a lesser extent. How do I do it? I close my eyes, and 'feel' the movements I should be doing (whether biking, running or lifting, it works the same for all of them), and picture what I want to accomplish (-20 seconds on a split, 5 extra lbs on a lift, etc.) I then mentally 'do' what I want to do, and how I want to do it. This works great for me, especially for skiing. I need to start doing this for my swimming, but I'm still at the stage that once I hit the water, I think of too many other things (chin down, roll from the waist, etc.)

If I'm running and I'm feeling like I'm slowing down, or can't breathe properly, I mentally sing Army cadences to get my rhythm back. Fortunately, I still remember some of the better ones from Ft. Bragg!