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3 Floating Warning Signs...
Caribe Nation,
A question I get all the time is:
“How do I know when I’m ready to move on to the next skill?”
Good question.
Because progress matters.
And when you’re excited to improve, it’s easy to want to move on as fast as possible.
But sometimes trying to progress too fast is the exact thing slowing you down.
So here are 4 warning signs that tell you it’s time to stay where you are and clean things up first.
Warning Sign #1: Water is going up your nose
This usually means there’s still tension in your body.
A lot of times what’s happening is simple:
your face goes in, your body gets nervous, and you take a quick inhale through your nose.
That’s not a floating problem.
That’s a relaxation and breath-hold problem.
What to do:
Go back and practice a calm 20-second breath hold with your face in the water without floating.
Do 10 reps.
Your goal is simple:
face in, no panic, no water in the nose.
Warning Sign #2: You’re forcing your legs up
If you’re kicking or lifting your legs to the surface and they fall right back down, you’re trying to create the float instead of allowing it.
That’s not how floating works.
We do not force a front float.
We relax into it and let the water help us find our body’s natural position.
What to do:
Return to wall-supported front floats.
Do 20 reps where your only goal is:
face down
legs relaxed
no lifting
no trying to “make it look right”
Let the water do the work.
Warning Sign #3: You’re tense in the float
If your shoulders, hips, legs, or jaw feel tight, you’re not floating yet.
You’re holding.
And holding creates sinking.
What to do:
Shorten the float.
Instead of trying to hold for 20 seconds, do 5-second relaxed floats.
Do 15 reps.
Only increase the time when the shorter float feels calm.
Warning Sign #4: You’re worried about getting out of the float
This is a big one.
If you’re in the float thinking:
“How do I stand up?”
“What if I get stuck?”
“I don’t want to let go of the wall…”
Then your body is not ready for the next step yet.
That doesn’t mean stop learning.
It means build more trust first.
What to do:
Practice just the stand-up sequence by itself.
Do 10 reps of this:
Bring knees into chest
Lift head and look up
Place feet down
Stand up
Then go back to the float knowing you already own the exit.
Your Rule for Progressing
You are ready to move on when you can complete the skill:
without water in your nose
without forcing the position
without tension
without fear about getting out
That’s the standard.
Not “I did it once.”
Calm, repeatable reps.
Sometimes slowing down is the fastest way forward.
BIG Love,
Coach Jeff
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3 Floating Warning Signs...
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