Mindset and Willpower

Whether you think you can or you think you can’t… you’re right.

Practice in training… draw on it in racing. And in life itself.

#BeYourBest #Commit #BetweenTheEars

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Pragmatism

Flipping conventional wisdom on its head and challenging the idea that ‘more is more’ for endurance athletes…

Let’s look at it from another angle altogether; the least amount of training whilst yielding positive results.

Note: Not to be mistaken for ‘less is more’!

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Accountability

accountability /əˌkaʊntəˈbɪlɪti/ noun 1. the fact or condition of being accountable; responsibility.

A very simple definition but still, to my mind, one of THE most important benefits of having a Coach…

Not just someone telling you what to do, or checking in on you (whi ...

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Race Week Positivity

Race week nerves?

Have a look through your training diary / log / program and look at all the work you’ve done in prep for the event… Think about the sessions you’ve completed and the lessons learnt.

Be confident and positive and focus on what you can control… your m ...

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PAIN

I think he could do a lot of things differently / better but am a fan of Lionel and his transparent approach none-the-less…

This is a good little nugget from a pre-Kona interview though.

Remove the negative connotations associated with what we feel when training and racing and ...

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Positivity

The power of positivity cannot be measured…

#brucelee #philosophy

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Age Group Motivation…

Some motivation in the form of accepting the reality for everyone!

JD knocked out a half distance PB up at Sunshine Coast 70.3 with a 4.48. Not bad at 56 years of age and >10 years in the sport.

On face value it would seem he wasn’t at his best as he has had a few ups and downs ...

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Intent and Purpose…

We have all heard of quality over quantity… But what does it really mean?

Some self reflection of late along with some guidance from additional learning / personal development has lead me to consider this from an endurance athletes standpoint.

Regardless of ones view on the v ...

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Coachability…

One for the Coaches and the athletes…

Are you Uncoachable.

Quote from article by Matt Fitzgerald.

http://8020endurance.com/are-you-uncoachable/

#actoffaith

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Managing ‘Stress’

A thought on stress…

In a nutshell, stress is stress – no matter whether it’s from exercise or from lifestyle, and the more stress you’re placing on yourself from your lifestyle, the less stress you’ll be able to place on yourself from exercise. – Ben Greenfield

Age grou ...

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