Let’s talk about self sabotage. Do you understand how your mental game is hindering your training and races? The attitudes, beliefs, and mindsets that runners, cyclists, triathletes and endurance athletes take into a race dictate their performance success. Every one of us is capable of undermining our own goals because we all have an inherent […]
🎬 Mental rehearsal 🎬 Mental rehearsal is the ability to practise a process or activity in our minds. It’s a great way to strengthen or improve our behavioural performance – race day, job interview, asking the girl out on a date – anything! It’s great way to: ✅ control nerves ✅ learn from a previous […]
We all have an inner voice, but how we use it makes a big difference to how we feel and behave. Positive self-talk can cultivate healthier mindsets and make you more successful in life and sport. Negative self talk can undermine our confidence, derail our goals and impact on all areas of our lives and […]
Handy little tricks to help you manage your mind in life and sport 👀👀 PERIPHERAL VISION 👀👀 When we feel stressed, anxious or nervous we have a tendency to become ‘tunnel-visioned’. We focus on the point right in front of us and see all the details. 🚨This tunnel vision is linked to the arousal of […]
Self belief is the bedrock of achievement. Self belief is not the same thing as self confidence. It is the way we label ourselves and the things we believe about ourselves. But those labels and beliefs are not necessarily true or fixed and can be negative and detrimental to our training and performance. Not backing […]
One of the main reasons athletes and sports folk retain a coach, sign up to a coaching programme or even using tools like Training Peaks is because they want to be held accountable. Accountability is definitely one of the most effective ways to make sure you deliver on what you say you’re going to do: […]
Let’s talk about choice. Warning: this might be an uncomfortable read for some! When we think about our behaviour, our actions and our attitudes it’s easy to not take 100 per cent responsibility for them. We all too often blame our genes, our upbringing, someone else or our circumstances for not doing something or for […]
When I was ironman training the toughest sessions I had to do were not the six-hour long rides or 20-mile runs, but the turbo sessions. The short walk across the garden from my house to my garage – where my pain cave is set up – always took epic levels of discipline. Especially in the […]
Have you ever battled the voices in your head that tell you it’s too far, too painful, and too hard? Words are powerful—especially the ones you repeat to yourself. Whether you’re a new cyclist or an experienced racer, carefully chosen words are the one (mental) thing that can help push your riding performance to new […]
TTs: the race of truth. Nowhere to hide. Just you and the road and a target time. Doubtless you’ve dialled in that position (aero is everything, right?), you’ve spent all winter monitoring those watts, tracking that heart rate, nailing those intervals, finessing your nutrition, upgrading moving parts and fine-tuning your bike for optimal race performance. […]