Normal is relative. And you can change it.
When I was running 4 miles a day, 8 sounded impossible.
When I was running 8 a day, 16 seemed insane.
When I was running 16 a day, 4 was a break.
So much of what you think is "crazy" is dependent on what you make normal...
@stevemagness Olympic 1500 will be fun! Kudos to Ingebrigtsen for racing when he is vulnerable. Too many top pros wait until peak fitness to race which, in my opinion, is bad for the sport! Kerr is fit and confident. Would love to see Nuguse be more competitive in the final 100m.
@JasonFitz1 I have run similar performance levels (14:20’s 5k) on wildly different approaches: (1) polarized 90+ mpw, (2) 45-55 mpw on a more pyramidal structure, and (3) 25-35 mpw of mostly quality + cross training. Sometimes more is not always better!
Focus on the effort, not the outcome.
Effort is within your control. The end result is not.
Make the goal to get the most out of yourself, to see how you can navigate discomfort to keep the effort there.
If you feel sluggish on race day, try a harder end your warm-up.
Research shows a longer harder stride can "rev" the system, enhancing race performance
A 30-60sec stride at race pace (depending on event) ~10min before the race can work wonders.
Don’t mistake the category for the adaptation.
You don’t have to run V02 intervals to improve vo2max.
You don’t have to be in zone 2 to develop general aerobic abilities.
You don’t have to run at Lactate Threshold to improve threshold.
The adaptation is what matters.
Clutch states occur when an athlete feels pressure but is able to increase their focus and physiological arousal so that they can perform when the game is on the line.
Normally, increasing arousal causes us to fall off a cliff when under pressure.
We catastrophize.
@stevemagness I love this graphic! I think where it gets tricky is in how we define these parameters… what is high volume? What is high intensity? How does it vary by sport?
What's it mean to be a competitor?
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A new meta-analysis on the impact of goal setting on performance found:
1. Process goals had a large effect on performance
2. Performance goals had a moderate effect
3. Outcome goals had a negligible effect
@Alan_Couzens I’ve replaced a significant portion of my running with ElliptiGO cycling and I feel pretty good! Most runs are quality sessions, supplemented by a lot more time at low intensity on the ElliptiGO. Excited to see how this translates to upcoming races!
The better the athlete, the more likely they are to always leave reps in reserve in training.
It's that confidence that comes with experience.
#ProveItInTheRace
Stop grinding.
If you think of the work as a grind...it becomes something that you are trying to just get through.
The best performers see the work as a path of development.
Sure, sometimes it might be tedious, but you want to, and are choosing to work on your craft!
Stop trying to prove fitness, and start trying to do what is best to get you to the starting line fit, healthy, and ready to go.
The need to prove oneself comes from insecurity. It’s a lack of trust in the plan and the process. https://t.co/lEIfKVig6Z