Think of your proudest physical achivement and it could be anything.
It could be the sprint you won in school when you were 10 years of age, it could be the first time you swum a length, it could be the first time you completed a triathlon, it could be the first time you scored a goal or a try, it could be the time you got picked in the first team at school, it could be the first time you did a 5k after recovering from a heart attack, it could be anything!!!
Like we talked about last week and the way you think and perform at certain ages, the WAY you think is often the problem and NOT your actual physical ability, whatever your age right now maybe.
There is a hill in pembrey that i know if i can’t get up in one go, i have lost a significant amount of fitness and have somehow let myself go! The remedy will not be to try and try again over that particular week to get up there in one go, it won’t work that way. I will analyse my food intake and work out how badly my eating was going.
Have i been taking in too many takeaways, too much chocolate, too many pastries and how about alcohol, have i been drinking a lot more than normal? These are all valid questions to be asking if im not performing!!!
How about my workouts in general? Have i got lazy on a sunday morning? Am i not running or cycling as much?
If all of that is worked out and i’m still not getting up the same hill in say, a month’s time, am i lacking drive? Don’t i want it anymore? Am i telling myself i’m getting old and can’t hack it anymore?
These are all valid questions i ask myself from time to time and you should be asking yourself too!! What exactly is the litmus test for you in terms of physical effort, and the one test you KNOW will tell you exactly what kind of shape you’re really in!! Come on, be honest with yourself and those great feats from yesteryear REALLY are possible again!! Ask yourself the questions i ask myself, then work a plan so that you can get to your best.
The ability to perform at your best levels will keep you in great shape, both in mind and body. To do this, you need WELL-DEFINED goals so dig deep, have a good think and really remember what level you want to get back to. Be ambitious, aim high and dont you dare be embarrassed to think big!!!
