Make every rep, every, run, every jump and every throw count! Work without a purpose is not training, it is just work that will make you tired but will not make you better. To have real purpose the work must be meaningful and mindful. Each training session is part of an ongoing process of self-improvement – progress toward the ultimate goal of excellence in the competitive arena. Don’t waste any opportunities to get better, know why you are doing what you are doing so that you can do it to the best of your abilities – Make it count!
Good is not good enough. If you want to be the best stress quality, strive for perfection. Start with effort, effort is easy, it takes no talent to produce effort – build on superior effort. Focus on the task at hand. Each training session must take you out of your comfort zone either physically or psychologically. To be the best constantly push the envelope, get comfortable with being uncomfortable all the time. Risk, stay on the edge, fail early, fail often, get up, get going, try again, learn form each mistake – Make it count!
bcherrman
Too true! I stress this to my swimmers constantly: whether it’s warm up, the main set, cooldown, or dryland every movement you make is building a habit, whether good or bad. Also, this mindset of “don’t miss an opportunity” allows you to focus on the process rather than outcomes such as the final score or the final time, which is an important thing to teach.
James
I couldn’t have said it better. I have been stressing this to my son. I’m gonna have this made into a poster and hang it on his wall! Don’t create ‘bad’ muscle memory.
I tell him all the time, ‘Commit to the Comitment’