Level: advanced
One of the most common dilemmas in the world of sport is: how to make the best use of your capacities to achieve your set goals? This means it is vitally important to know “what” to do and “how” to do it.
In relation to this, try answering the following questions before taking on a new challenge:
1. Have I planned my season properly (or part of it)?
- Remember to write everything down!
2. What do I want to “measure”?
- Anything that cannot be measured or controlled cannot be managed.
3. What is my goal?
- Discipline leads to excellence.
How can we define “capacity”?
Your capacity is your “thing”, it is the container. The aim is to improve and expand this container. Try and imagine your capacity as a warehouse, which, in order to store all the material required for achieving your biggest goals, must be made bigger. So when we talk about capacity, what we really mean is this: training to improve and expand this container.
But how?
- By planning long-term goals. This takes longer but has lots of benefits.
- By working more on your aerobic capacity and in a less specific way.
- By adopting a systematic training method.
More specifically, you will notice:
- an improvement in your overall fitness
- an increase in the size of…
