Youth Training Programs

Attached are your active recovery & nutritional protocols for this week – please review each day’s notes and video links. Please take a few minutes on either Saturday or Sunday to recapture your body measurements (spreadsheet located in Initial Resources)

Revisiting Your Goals & Objectives

The joy of achievement is enjoying the journey of accomplishing YOUR objectives and inspired about the progress you are experiencing.  Let’s be honest, sometimes your goals require you to complete tasks (driving to and from a massage appointment) and give up certain pleasures (giving up sodas) to make your goals a reality.  However, ponder the reasons WHY you want to accomplish your specific goals?  Frequently, athletes lay out similar goals from year to year without weighing in on the desired outcome.  Why are you willing to make the personal sacrifices associated with your goals and objectives?  What are you going to carry forward with you as you move onto your next set of goals? 

Here is a simple example, when someone joins our weight loss program, we encourage them not to focus on losing a certain amount of weight, but rather to accomplish something that they never thought was possible: walk a 5k, hike a mountain, etc.  When the focus becomes about getting in the shape necessary of achieving a lifetime achievement, the journey and sacrifices made along the way are no longer a sacrifice, but rather a building block towards the ultimate goal.  For example, are you not eating cookies because they are bad for you (negative focus) but because avoiding simple sugars will help you build muscle (positive focus) and help you accomplish your ultimate goal.  Ironically, the weight loss occurs, but as a by-product of accomplishment.

Your daily protocols and nutritional suggestions are building blocks towards your personal goals & objectives; the volume and intensity outlined for you is to ensure that your efforts put forth improve your health and ultimately lead you to performance accomplishments.  Understanding WHY your goals & objectives are important to YOU and enjoying the journey of accomplishment is just another tool for Working Smart, Not Hard and Avoid Overtraining!

Yours in sport & health,

-Coach Robb, Coaches and Staff

Thought for the week:

“Athletes frequently say that this or that athlete has not found himself/herself.  But the self is not something one finds, but rather one creates – day by day.”