Psychology
Choosing when to compete is the most important decision you have to make at the beginning of the year..... Otherwise your training may not benefit from the motivation which setting a date can create. Its ok to say "Oh I might compete one day" and keep plodding on, but once you set a date then your training will advance hugely and you will begin to learn so much about yourself, your sport and nutrition and finally hit that stage. Alot of people think that competing in a contest requires only 12 weeks preparation.. Totally wrong.. Ideally a competitor should have 6-12…
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If your training life and nutrition is in tatters then you may need a little help sorting it out. So often I see clients going from one extreme to another with either eating heavily during binge sessions when their expectations of their training/exercise results are too high, or exercising to the extreme for a couple of weeks, while starving themselves then running themselves to the ground. As a trainer I do try to encourage balance - getting your exercise in, and eating exceptionally well during the week and moderately healthly over the weekend - moderately meaning adding a few more carbs and…
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To achieve your best workout each and every time, you need to be mentally prepared. Go into the gym or into your exercise activity knowing what you expect of yourself. If you expect an average workout , your output will be average. At the onset of your physical activity, promise yourself you will do the best you can do on that given day...If you are having a low energy day, then change your workout so that you are not constantly comparing what you can’t do compared to a high energy day. You can do this simply from working from the …
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