Goal Setting in Triathlon Training

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Goal Setting for Triathlon Training

by Nadezhda Pavlova, Editor in Chief

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Goal setting

Athletes who set goals are more likely to achieve their desired results than triathletes who do not set goals. To become a successful triathlete, you need to create your training plan or follow a plan from a coach.

By setting manageable goals, you will have something to strive for and are more likely to stay motivated throughout your training. Additionally, goal setting can help you track your progress and identify areas that need improvement.

When you wake up without a triathlon training plan, you are more likely to skip sessions because you don’t know where you should be or what you should be doing. Setting goals gives you a sense of purpose and direction, allowing you to focus your training and stay on track. You can schedule your sessions ahead of time and prepare the right gear and diet. In the long run, this can help alleviate stress, making it easier for you to feel motivated. These goals don’t have to be huge or complex, and they can start off small. The main thing is to get used to both setting goals and achieving them. In doing so, you’ll build a positive attitude that will begin to show benefits to your performance. Positive mental mental attitude is what’s enquired, and goal setting will achieve this.

Win the Morning – Win the Day

We’ve all heard that if you could win a morning, you could win the day! Sometimes it’s these small goals that we need to strive for first.

  • Create a ritual or a routine so you don’t have to think what to do.
  • Create positive momentum instead of picking up your phone.
  • Create a vision and a direction for your day, as well as self love and self care.
  • Make your bed (that’s a success habit! Checking things off!)
  • Drink a glass of water and take supplements
  • Meditate, breathing techniques, qigong
  • Two minutes of crunches, burpees, jumping – wake up the body
  • Mushroom Coffee/turmeric latte
  • To do list (at least three work goals, three personal goals)

Sometimes, it’s the small things that we do that start the day off well. Doing one small thing to begin each morning feeling positive, then carrying this motivation forward into our training goals. You can create your own ‘To feel” list’, taking a positive step towards the day (to feel gratitude, to feel love, to feel connection, to feel curious). And, you can also decide what you want to be each day, by creating a daily ‘To be” list (to be a good friend, to be a good coach, to be a good partner). All of these are postive goals for each day, and they’ll help to motivate you. It’s a brain and beauty smoothie session 😉

Do you have a morning routine already? Why not email me here and let’s share your own motivational secrets.

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