02/09/2026
Learn from my mistakes, saves you a lot of time and effort
And there’s a reason I’m showing you this.
Over the last how many years in sportc I’ve learned that performance isn’t built by doing everything perfectly.
It’s built by having the right systems in place, consistently.
I found a photo of me 3 years ago, I competed well, but my approach was pretty w***y nilly. I ate for convenience.
Meal deals. Whatever was easy.
Training was mostly classes without much structure.
The thing is, convenience is a habit.
So is discipline.
So is your attitude towards food.
So is consistency.
None of these things are fixed traits.
You build them.
And once I understood that, my approach completely changed.
Now I track my meals, training, HR, sleep and recovery because I know exactly what I’m trying to achieve.
I’m currently training towards my 5th World Championship next year and my first Olympic snowboard cross off season.
At this level, you can’t rely on motivation.
You need structure.
And you need to make the right things easy.
I have a coach as well as being a coach, with the right tools and benchmarks to evaluate each training session/ week. Monitor fatigue levels because sleep, stress, training, food, recovery demand is one part of your system.
I also use ScranDiggity_MealPrep . When training is demanding and time is limited, having good food ready to go removes one of the easiest opportunities to fall back into old habits.
Because ultimately another part is:
Attitude + habits + consistency + structure = a bulletproof system.
You don’t need to be perfect.
You need a system that still works when you’re tired, busy, travelling, training hard or simply can’t be bothered.
And that’s the difference between training hard and actually training for performance.
