Your physical condition and performance are affected by more factors than you think. This article will address the different guidelines and tools for you to work on improving your training and increasing your general well-being.
You need to focus on different factors in your life if you want to hit top performance. For instance, a good training programs cannot help you reach the top level alone. There are many more factors other than the program itself that affects training results. This is often forgotten.
Some important performance factors are easy to work on, while other areas are difficult to change, especially lifestyle habits or dedication. It is important to remember that you do not need to be a world champion in all points – it simply cannot be done. Some people are very good at one thing, as others need to work on these areas. It can seem a little overwhelming to have to deal with all stuff you are bad at, but it can make the change. Whether you are professional or beginner it is very important that training becomes a positive aspect of your life.
High Athletic Performance Factors
Sleep
Getting enough sleep is super important for athletic performance. Regular people need about 7 to 9 hours of sleep a night. When you’re an athlete in training you may need more than that. When you push yourself at training you need time to recover. You recover best when you sleep.
Positive Attitude
Positive Attitude will put athletes in the perfect flow. “Flow” is a state of mind – achieved when athletes feel completely engaged in their performance. Practising visualisation as an athlete is important. Athletes could create a positive mindset by thinking about their future actions in different positive circumstances.
Health
Athlete’s bodies are put through huge stress and physical demands every day, during practice, workouts, and games. A healthy athletes has less injuries and faster recovery. Athletes can improve their performance with better nutrition. Health is not only diet. There is big benefits of changing a diet, but also focusing on your mindset. Health will also give you some amazing years when you get older – there is also a life after your sports career.
Mental Health
Mental health involves our psychological, emotional, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It contributes to how we handle stress and out choices. Healthy mind will make you set high goals, and make you reach them. Quality of thoughts determines quality of life. Many athletes are choosing to use meditation to strengthen their mind.
Diet
What athletes but into their stomachs will show in their performance. Whether its running, teams-sports or just going to the gym. Athletes need calories, vitamins, minerals, electrolytes and a good mix of the macronutrients. It’s especially important that athletes fuel on carbohydrates, because that is what your muscles need to function properly. It’s like eating a lot of what we humans are designed to eat.
Fluid Intake
Athlete train hard and fluids are lost through the skin by the sweat and the lungs when breathing. If this fluid is not replaced at regular intervals during practice or competition, it can lead to dehydration. This also means you need to drink a good amount of water before a hard work-out.
Training Program
A good training program is essential. It’s like a ‘roadmap’ that clearly identifies for the athlete the steps they’ll need to take to reach their desired destination. Goal setting greatly increases the chances of positive achievement. Athletes need a program which is not boring, but also works on important muscles they use in their sports. Even a good warm up plan will make a great difference.
Training Experience
The goal of training is to help athletes improve their competence, capacity, and performance. Consistency in training will give athletes a greater training experience. These means the coach can set harder tasks for the athletes, these tasks should take the athlete towards higher goals.
Goals
There are many benefits and advantages to having a set of goals to work towards. Setting goals helps trigger new behaviours, make you focused and helps you sustain that momentum. Goals also helps athletes to do the extra and make the good choices. Like living a healthy lifestyle.
Life Situation (age, family, job)
Family, parents, kids and boyfriends/girlfriends plays a crucial role in the making of elite athletes. Athletes need balance. They need to also think of something else. They need to talk about other things that sports and goals. They need people in their lives who support them. To be honest, there is a lot of ups and downs in sports. Therefore, they need to have a space where they can get positive vibes from when the positive vibes are not from winning.
https://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/features/sleep-athletic-performance
https://www.usada.org/athletes/substances/nutrition/fluids-and-hydration/