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Rest Day 1/24/13: Get out and do something different! – Share your experience

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Rest Day 1/24/13:

Some friends doing something different on a Saturday morning! Competing against another gym!

Some friends doing something different on a Saturday morning! Competing against another gym!

Get out and do something different!

It’s to easy during the winter months and during training in general to become narrow-minded and trapped in a routine of the same old, same old.  Sometimes we need to break the cycle, even if the cycle is going well, to refocus and make even more progress toward our goals.  Today’s challenge is to enjoy some active rest and recovery.  Get out of your gym or house and do something different.  Go for a walk/hike, cross-country ski, run, bike, swim, play a game/sport, try yoga, walk up and down the stairs in your building, treat a friend to a hot meal, or simply stop everything, lay down for 5 minutes, and do nothing but relax and focus on your breathing without thinking about anything else.

If you have any revelations, great experiences, or you simply had some fun, share it with the community in a comment!

What are you talking about? – Performance and Self Talk – DC 5/22

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Performance

Performance is the beautiful moment in sport when an athlete gets to put it all together.  Performance is the combination of mind and body, of physical and mental preparation.  Performance is when an athlete gets to challenge the skills they’ve learned in order to feel total immersion in the activity.  Those who perform best experience a narrow focus of attention on the present and no fear of failure.  Exceptional performance feels like complete control, the slowing of time, and the feeling of everything being automatic and effortless.  To perform well athletes must have control over emotion, thoughts, and arousal.  They must exist in a state of high self-confidence, be physically and mentally relaxed, and highly energized.  Some of the tools we’ll use to improve performance include concentration and self-talk.

Self Talk

Self-talk is that “voice inside your head” otherwise known as your thoughts.  The mind controls the body and being aware of what that voice is saying can improve performance.

Daily Challenge 5/22:

Check Yourself!  During your work today, whether it be in the gym, a meeting, or at home, make sure you’re using positive self talk and not adding undue stress to your performance.

Post your thoughts to comments.  How does self talk affect your performance?