Journal your way to smarter training and racing! | Consummate Athlete
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Making training efficient for people with busy lives and big goals.
As we head into the New Year, we know a lot of you are thinking about 2023 goals and training plans and race days (us too!). You might have dusted off your handy journal to start thinking about your goals for the year… but maybe one goal for 2023 could be to do more regular journalling checkins? We’ve got some prompts for you to think about on a daily, weekly and seasonal level!
Ever tried to Bullet Journal and found yourself more stressed than ever? Yeah, us too—and we’re guessing that we’re not alone. As Type A athletes with busy lives, long to-do lists, and barely enough time to sneak in training, the idea of keeping a gorgeously designed journal is kind of a joke. But recording your thoughts does have value, especially as an athlete. In our book, Becoming A Consummate Athlete, we talk about the importance of daily, weekly and season journalling as an athlete, and we wanted to share a few of the prompts that we like to think about during our daily journalling, our weekly review sessions (more on that in an upcoming podcast episode!) and our seasonal reflections. Adapt them to your preferences and what you’ll actually do! (And remember, this doesn’t have to be a handwritten journal, you can keep it online, or—as Peter likes to do—use Siri to dictate your feelings into a note in Training Peaks!)
Daily:
Notice that these questions relate to your life as a whole as well as your training—this is because the stresses and successes in life will impact your ability to train well, so it’s important to have a recording of them, since HRV and other objective data sources won’t be able to tell the difference between training and life stress.
List 3-5 things that you’re grateful for / that are ‘good’ right now. (Training, work and life)
How was yesterday’s workout?
How does your body feel?
Any issues in the last 24 hours? (Niggles, illnesses, lack of sleep, big stresses, etc.)
How are you feeling about your upcoming workout / training session / race?
What’s one thing you can do today to make your life better? (May not be training-related)
What’s one thing that you could skip today to make your life better?
GET THE WEEKLY AND SEASONAL PROMPTS HERE!
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