5 Small Ways to Feel More Pulled Together for Training | Consummate Athlete

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Making training efficient for people with busy lives and big goals.

We often get asked what it means to be a consummate athlete, and when we first started the podcast and the business, we originally defined it as someone who could just into any and every sport and have fun doing it, because they were conditioned to be strong all-around athletes. A consummate athlete could have very specific goals in cycling, but still be able to pick up his kids with ease, join a buddy for a jog, or head out kite-surfing in the off-season. While that’s still an admirable goal, we’ve shifted our definition a bit to focus more on the feeling: Our consummate athlete ethos is to feel confident and comfortable on any adventure.

And no, there’s no one piece of gear that can instantly shift your view of yourself. But there are ways to make yourself feel a bit more pulled together, a bit more collected, a bit calmer and ready to tackle the workout, versus getting into your ride feeling disheveled and like you used up half your adrenaline just getting out the door.

Add 5 minutes to your prep + recovery time

If you know you’re supposed to meet at friend to ride at 1 and it normally takes 15 minutes to get ready, give yourself 20. If you’re planning to cram a workout in before your next meeting, give yourself an extra 5 minutes to finish up and get back into office mode. Most of our disheveled demeanor on rides/runs comes from cramming them in between things and just being that tiny bit too rushed getting out the door. This could even mean that you sacrifice a few minutes of your ride/run itself in order to feel a bit calmer, but you might be surprised at how much better your intervals feel when everything is a bit less rushed.

Create a checklist

We’ve had pro racer Alexey Vermeulen on the podcast twice now, and part of his success in cycling has come from his (slightly obsessive) organization. Dude has checklists for days, and that’s part of why he wins so many races. He has everything dialed in. You can do the same with a pre-ride or run checklist that you refer to every time you head out the door! Print it or save it on your phone so it’s easily accessible. (Need a more visual cue? Grab our tote, which has a ride and run checklist front and center!)

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