Training Programs

Welcome to Phase 11! Attached are you’re Phase 11 Re-Testing, stretching & nutritional protocols for next week, please review each day closely. Attention to details will ensure that we are testing your true potential and progress experienced in Phase 10. Just like in racing, the only thing that holds you back are the little details that are overlooked (also know as frustrations).  Establish the environment necessary to perform at your optimum level – you won’t regret it. 

Power of Diaphragmatic Breathing

Each day, take 5 extra minutes a day and focus on diaphragmatic breathing.  This skill has two distinct advantages.  First, it is beneficial when you become stressed. Diaphragmatic breathing increases the amount of oxygen you deliver to your muscles and brain which helps with your mental focus by thinking about your strategy for success verses fear of failure.  The second advantage of practicing diaphragmatic breathing is that you can literally double your oxygen uptake – voluntarily.  This is a tremendous skill to tap into during the heat of competition.  If you are struggling with developing this skill, breathe through a straw with your nose plugged.  You will “feel” the deep lull in your diaphragm.

To help you improve your breathing skills, complete the following sequence: laying down, sitting up, standing up and then during aggressive exercise.  This will take as much mental focus as it will require physical strength and coordination.  This tool will yield huge dividends on race day, so dedicating five minutes a day is a great use of your time.  Proper breathing, another tool for Working Smart, Not Hard and Avoid Overtraining!

Yours in sport & health,

-Coach Robb, Coaches and Staff

Thought for the week:

“Courage is grace under pressure.” – Ernest Hemingway, Author