At the end of the day, you have 9 opportunities during a meet to build your total. You paid good money to come out and give your best effort 9 times. Get the most out of every attempt. I tell people that if you take the average cost of a meet, lets say $150, and divide that up among 9 attempts, and you’re paying roughly $16 for each attempt. Get your moneys worth.

You don’t have the luxury of a 9-5 schedule sitting at a desk. You’re not training at the exact same time every day with the exact same training partners. You may have to train at odd times, you may have to find a gym that’s open 24 hours, a lot of times you’re training alone, and that’s all perfectly okay.