I loved this article in Runner’s World this month! Just a few months ago, I was lamenting about my poor attitude and mental negative crap that goes through my head before a bike race. (Here is the post, “I feel your pain, Kara Goucher.”) And, to be honest, this type of behavior when it comes to sports performance or just life in general does not just evaporate. It transforms. If you have a tendency towards negative spirals, it will reappear in other parts of your life.
The article is quite lengthy and discusses her current method of training that includes a sports psychologist, Darren Treasure. I think his tips are very valuable and could be easily accessible to all of us wanna-be athletes!
Here they are:
- 1. Worry early, not late. Focus on your strengths and the body of your training work.
- 2. Employ a key word. Must have a stimulus and response.
- 3. Embrace your competitors. “It means I’m going to run together with the best, and they’ll help bring out the best in me. That neutralizes my anxiety about my own confidence.” Just think that working out/running with faster people will make YOU FAST.
- 4. Enjoy the motion. Enjoy the moment. Relax!!
- 5. Define success by your progress. “I want them to measure their success in terms of their personal progress. If I can do a couple more reps that I could yesterday, that’s success.”
Now for tomorrow’s workout, I will be employing all of these tricks! Holy moly, check out the workout…
“Dirty Dozen”
25-Walking Lunge
20-Pull ups
50-Box Jumps 20”
20-Double Under’s with a rope
25-Ring Dips
20-K-2-E (Knees to Elbows)
30-KBS 70/53
30-Sit-ups
20-Hang cleans 35/20 DB
25-Back Ext
30-WallBall
4-Rope climbs
*For Time!
Strengths for me for tomorrow will be the Box Jumps and Wall Balls. It’s going to be fun and fast! Key word, FOCUS.
Now a playlist for this would be awesome! Anybody have any favorite songs that you can recommend?
5 responses so far ↓
1 Lindsey // Feb 25, 2010 at 7:00 pm
Is that a crossfit workout or did you make it up?
2 Fit Mom // Feb 25, 2010 at 8:48 pm
It’s a named cross fit workout!
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