It’s no secret that a lot of athletes come to work with me when dealing with chronic or repetitive injuries. They come to work with our team under the impression that everything we do will be focused on the physical aspect of performance. That is where they believe their issues lie. They believe that they […]
I work with athletes every single day who are attempting to return to sport after serious recurring injuries. And although what we focus on for the most part is their body and their ability to move efficiently… I also get incredible insights into how people think and how their beliefs and thought-patterns often repeatedly hold […]
“The only true test of intelligence is if you get what you want out of life.” – Naval Ravikant
So, we can see that when it comes to our training, a certain volume of work when paired with adequate recovery is positive for our development, but if that same intensity of work is mismanaged and spiked, then the same exercise intensity can be toxic to the athlete.
Unfortunately, it takes a fall from the peak of mount stupid, on top of the Dunning-Kruger curve, for many of these lessons to land home.
Pick your big rocks. These are the things that will really push you forward as an athlete at this stage of the process. Prioritise these above all else. These are the need-to-haves. Don’t ignore these in favour of the nice-to-haves.
Growing up, it’s far more common to see people that are unhappy with what they’ve currently got, but unwilling to change their behaviour or really make an effort to commit to achieving more. Very few have the strength of will to be the crab that climbs out of the barrel and actually takes ownership of their own lives. Everyone wants to be different, but everyone chooses to conform.
We know that putting off what should be done today until tomorrow is not beneficial to us in the long-term, but we do it anyway, as all that matters to us in the moment is not feeling this very natural feeling that may not be very pleasant.
When you get to adulthood, having heroes is interesting. The older you get and the more experiences you go through, the more you realise that people are just people.
But maybe that uncomfortable feeling that I’ve been feeling as a result of not having a vehicle to push forward and seek personal growth is necessary. Maybe I have to get better at just sitting, being present and not continually worrying about the future in a positive but negative feedback loop of self-development.
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