30/01/2015
AIM FOR SOMETHING
What's your goal? Training is not a sport.
It's a process. A process through which you enhance your mental and physical condition for health purposes, improvement of performance in a chosen sport, or in preparation for an event, competition, or other such challenge.
Some groups attempt to train endlessly at high levels of intensity and call it a "sport." They have even devised an annual games around the idea that the man or woman who can do the most repetitions of kipping pull ups and box jumps is a "champion." Being a champion of a training routine might be good for the ego but ultimately it's a dead end street. Overuse injuries proliferate in these kinds of training programs.
If you're going to be training hard aim to put that training to good use in the outside world in some way. The prospect of a future challenge or event will motivate you to give your best effort on any given day you set foot in the gym.
Before you start on your journey set some goals. Goals are the driving force behind where you want to go and what you want to achieve.
Make them as specific as possible so you have a clear image in your mind to work towards. Review your progress at regular intervals to ensure you stay on track, but also allow some room for changing things up should you find you're stuck at a training plateau or really sore from a tough session.
Know in your heart that when you
turn up on the day at the start line for your road race, adventure holiday, boxing match, triathlon, etc that you've put in the necessary work beforehand to perform at your best.
Real confidence comes from being well prepared.
Photo: My client Christina Collins,
Founder of Fitfinder.HK
