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#16 Develop good habits ๐ฏโ โ
GOOD HABITS PROVIDE STRUCTURE
GOOD HABITS SUSTAIN MOTIVATION
GOOD HABITS BREED CONSISTENCY
GOOD HABITS MEAN PROGRESSION
HABITS REMOVE BARRIERS
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#15 Regular massages ๐ฏ
Reduces Pain, Massage increases blood and lymph fluid flow, thereby speeding the injury rehabilitation process, also helps with pain from spasms and cramps, common with elite athletic training.
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#14 Eating Healthy ๐ฏโ โ
1. Reduce Risk of Chronic Disease
2. Fuel Your Performance
3. Improve Skin and Bone Health
4. Maintain Energy
5. Develop a Healthy Relationship with Food
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#13 Pre season warm up ๐ฏโ โ
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Whatever sport you are competitively engaged in, pre-season training and injury assessment is essential in your preparations for the next season.
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#11 Train with other athletes ๐ฏโ โ
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Pushes you harder
Learn from each other
Hold each other accountable
Motivates you to be better than your partner
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#11 Do drills ๐ฏโ
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1 of the most effective tools in an athlete's training box is repetition. Look at the world's top athletes: they practice their routines, their workouts, their skills a million times over in training
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#10 Know your recovery schedule ๐ฏโ โ
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This is the time that the body adapts to the stress of exercise & the real training effect takes place. It allows the body to replenish energy stores and repair damaged tissues.
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#9 Benefits of Working with a Coach ๐ฏโ โ
1. Achieve your goals faster
2. Eliminate procrastination
3. Greater productivity
4. Less stress
5. Eliminate overwhelm
6. Better prioritisation
7. Manage your time better
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#8 How to Take feedback & criticism ๐ฏโ โ
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1. Practice active listening.
2. Never argue; just say thanks.
3. Evaluate it, slowly.
4. Be mindful.
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#7 Post sessions stretching ๐ฏโ โ
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Stretching allows for easier & deeper movements while building strength & stability, leads to greater range of motion, improved balance & increased flexibility.
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#6 Resistance training ๐ฏโ โ
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This is also known as strength training or weight lifting. During a workout, you move your limbs against resistance provided by body weight, gravity, bands, weighted bars, or dumbbells.
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@stokesy "Nerves get you going" โ
Ever felt nervous before bowling your 1st ball?
Ever get butterflies facing your first ball?
These are good things if you have a positive mindset, understanding how to control your emotions is key in high level sport
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#5 Write a training diary ๐ฏโ โ
Collecting your training data helps show yourself the work you've put in and helps you believe in yourself believe in the goal you are working towards.
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#4 Work your Core ๐ฏโ โ
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Studies show that better core strength gives all of the following benefits:โ
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Reduce the chance of all-sport ACL tears by 25%.โ
Reduce the risk of hamstring tears by 20%
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#3 Make Sleep a priority ๐ฏโ โ
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Without Sleep your gains will be slower, your body needs time to rest to build on the blocks you have built up in the gym and training. 8-10hours of sleep a day to be a top athlete โ
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#2 Be disciplined with a weekly schedule ๐ฏโ โ
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You need to be disciplined in going to the gym and doing your exercises to build the better version of you. Ready for Battleโ
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