I can't speak from a runners point of view. But when your mental game isn't there in weightlifting, then you're going to learn that you've got some work to do.
I've found that the less seriously I take the event, the better I perform. Sometimes I think we put too much pressure on ourselves and the magic happens when we just do and not overthink it.
If we plan too much and something goes wrong, we often don't cope with it not going to plan so I think we need to be open to things going wrong and be as adaptable as possible. Sometimes that means changing your goal mid race, from I'm going to do a PB today to, I want to finish this race. In weightlifting, I usually go into a competition with the intention of doing 6 good platform lifts rather than focus on how heavy it is, if a PB happens it happens but I'm often happy to just be doing it.
Great article, thanks for giving me some Mental Gu. Totally agree re Singh. Ran a very early morning half marathon recently and his energy was infectious
Agree 100% with this article (and not just because it mentions me, hypothetically 🤣). Am stocking up on mental fuel this week prepping for my first ultra trail event. The pain cave is inevitable, so I’m collecting little good luck messages and motivations and storing them in my mind. ❤️
I can't speak from a runners point of view. But when your mental game isn't there in weightlifting, then you're going to learn that you've got some work to do.
I've found that the less seriously I take the event, the better I perform. Sometimes I think we put too much pressure on ourselves and the magic happens when we just do and not overthink it.
If we plan too much and something goes wrong, we often don't cope with it not going to plan so I think we need to be open to things going wrong and be as adaptable as possible. Sometimes that means changing your goal mid race, from I'm going to do a PB today to, I want to finish this race. In weightlifting, I usually go into a competition with the intention of doing 6 good platform lifts rather than focus on how heavy it is, if a PB happens it happens but I'm often happy to just be doing it.
Great article, thanks for giving me some Mental Gu. Totally agree re Singh. Ran a very early morning half marathon recently and his energy was infectious
Agree 100% with this article (and not just because it mentions me, hypothetically 🤣). Am stocking up on mental fuel this week prepping for my first ultra trail event. The pain cave is inevitable, so I’m collecting little good luck messages and motivations and storing them in my mind. ❤️