teenagers who are swimming in naturally-produced performance-enhancing hormones do not need a ton of stimulus to improve & even compete at a high-level.
when their stress/rest equation is not balanced and heeded they do eventually break.
BREAKING: Orlando has been awarded the 2024 U. S. Olympic Marathon Trials.
Will be held on Feb. 3, 2024.
The top three female and male place finishers in the Olympic Trials who have met qualifying performance standards will qualify for @Paris2024.
Hop on the bandwagon now. The @parker_valby hype train is real. She just ran 1829 for 6k, and dominated SECs. Will she be the first collegian to break 15 for 5k? https://t.co/fPmylwk0tK
I once asked a sports nutritionist if she could give advice to athletes in one sentence, what would it be? Without hesitating she answered, “Eat around the outside of the grocery store.” That’s where all the fresh, whole food it. The aisles in between are all the processed food.
the husband and i sitting around listing our hypothetical "invite 5 people to dinner" - pro athlete version. @des_linden easily made that list, across the table from Peyton Manning, as you do.
When Deena Kastor broke the American marathon record in 2003, she received a call from Joan Benoit Samuelson. When Keira D'Amato broke Kastor's AR in Houston this year, Kastor called D'Amato to congratulate her.
No phone necessary from D'Amato to Emily Sisson today. What a shot.
Jakob an absolute master class not only on regrouping after defeat but also learning from mistakes in one race and making deliberate effort to remedy those mistakes…with much better result this time.
I had a great time following Chris Chavez,Kyle Merber, John Anderson, and all of the Citius Mag guests this week. Let’s start working on the next chapter for our sport.
I've spent 15 years collecting data on the psychology of Olympians and professional athletes.
Here are data and graphs from some of the world's best performers that explain:
-Motivation
-Grit
-Emotional regulation
-Mindsets & approaches to stress
The most amazing thing to me with the men’s sweep of both the 100 and 200 is that it was achieved with 6 different athletes. USA men’s sprint depth is phenomenal.