Hey Gang!
Hope everybody had a great week and started to seek out how to get their strength training program started!
Remembering last week, I had us start thinking about how to make it through this off season physically stronger and mentally charged up for your best season ever!
This week our topic is how to Energizing your Mind!
One way and maybe the best way I've found to energize your mind is to conquer astronghold! A stronghold is basically an addiction :( It's something that's tying you down and limiting your potential! What is it that you struggle to overcome and maybe not willing to give up because you think that it's not important? Is it too much coffee or soda, too much social media, too compulsive about training/exercise? Be honest with yourself, what is holding you back? What is it that gets in the way of you being constructive in everything that you want to accomplish? Here's a 4 step process that I've used that might help you "Kick that Habit!"
Step One: Most important! Find an Accountability Partner! To do this takes strength in itself because you are admitting your weakness! This takes guts! Most athletes will disguise their weaknesses because they are generally perfectionists to the core and don't feel comfortable exposing their glitches!
Step Two: Once you have your partner, set a plan of action. Set daily goals for yourself and make it through small time hurdles before planning a whole week of cold turkey! Once you make it through one day, share your success with your accountability partner and get some much needed words of affirmation. Then move to day two! In other words, one day at a time. Stay in the moment and don't get ahead of yourself!
Step three: This is not really a step but just a check note instead. Be careful not to substitute ANOTHER Stronghold in the place of this one! This is the most common occurrence and will only lead to a similar or worse situation!
Step Four: Once you've made it a week moving day to day, use the time or mental energy gained to engage in an interest not related to athletics. Something that stimulates your brain and builds heart at the same time. What I mean is be creative, take a talent that you've been gifted with to influence a situation or person in a positive way. Maybe you're great with kids then take a moment to teach what you know. All of us were created by God with certain talents that we should use in a way that would be pleasing to Him.
Step Five: If you made it to his step then nice work! However, stay on your toes! It's tuff to stay tuff! You can now take your new interest and hold it into and through your race season. You've increased your motivation, opened yourself to new and exciting opportunities, and protected yourself from burn out!
Everyone have a Merry Christmas & we'll finish up "Fending off the Fever" next week before the New Year!
Talk to you soon!
Coach
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