3 Tips for Performance

When it comes to performance there are many variables that we need to account for, but I am going to point out 3 that I believe get left out a lot in peoples goal setting or focus points to increasing their performance.

1. Sleep – People think a few hours is good enough and they will run off pre workouts, energy gels or caffeine but if you are a serious athlete, these are the worst thing for you because the side effect is a massive energy dump which you do not want to have mid game or mid race.

Quality is important and that means going to bed at the same time each night and waking up at the same time. You will find your body learns to fall asleep quicker and into a deeper sleep faster. Our body repairs while we sleep so without a proper sleep routine, we are at higher chance of injury but also higher change of a poor performance.

2. Pre- and post-game routines – This will help us switch from relax and calm to focus and performance. This is a great ability to have when it comes to getting ahead of your competition. So, making sure you eat the same sort of foods, listening to a certain playlist, wear the lucky undies just find what works for you to switch you into your ‘winners’ mindset mode.

Post-game is important to evaluate your performance and find the things you did well but also the few things that you can potentially improve on. This is how we improve our all over performance weekly to become a better athlete. This is also important to do the right recovery methods to make sure our body is primed for the next training session or game/race.

3. Lastly is eating and hydration routine. We need to get the essential proteins, fats, and carbs in for our body to perform at its highest ability. This is where our body get its energy from so without proper nutrition our body won’t work properly. Making sure we have the right hydration levels.