I love training elite athletes because I can apply the facets of my expertise to the fullest. If you want to improve towards any personal goal, the examples of elite athletes comprise a good model for you.
What is an elite athlete? Elite has to do with being the most skilled in your group. Once you've made it to this category in your sport, the goal naturally is to be the elite of the elite.
The best are the most able to control their bodies. The elite athletes have relatively more mental control, connection, and “attachment” to their bodies. Key number one, if you want to be one of the best, focus on training your mental control of and connection to your motions.
Two, the best athletes are students of their sport. There is not one elite athlete who didn't discipline himself (or herself) in the study of his sport's motions. Elite athletes observe others and study the needed angles and plays to improve the physics behind those motions. Key number two is master the physics of your body and of your sport mechanics.
Then, they practice the motions over and over. If they do them correctly, they improve. If the balance of their muscles are not strong enough to maintain stability to support the forces, they plateau or suffer injuries. Number three is elite athletes are diligent to train as perfectly as possible.
Number four is elite athletes quickly receive instruction from experts for corrections. To stay elite, it is critical the athlete continues to learn and be helped. They must correct the injuries and not have the plateaus. If they do not find the help they need, the alternative for many top athletes is to be like Sandy Koufax and accept the high level they achieved and graciously exit their sport, or like Karl Lewis, rest, train, and wane until they can not continue.
Probably the strongest defining point for maintaining the competence of being an elite athlete is training the weaker areas to prevent injuries and to not incur plateaus. Karl Lewis and Sandy Koufax competed in significant pain. Though they did all four of the other steps, they and many athletes did and do not know how to correct significant weaknesses and imbalances. Older professional athletes are humble enough to work on their weaknesses for years, and it pays off.
Even with these, athletes have not come close to reaching their potential in identifying weaknesses, training important ranges, and exceeding current elite levels. Professional sports continues to improve, but the injuries, plateaus, and inability to execute what the coaches envision are due to limitations in training muscle biomechanics. Proper training will take care of these and can step up each sport to an incredible new level.
Everyone can take their health to a new level by improving in like manner. By properly discerning and developing weaknesses and strengths, every athlete and everybody can progress and enjoy themselves longer and stronger. May you enjoy the best of health and performance now and for life.
Even with these, athletes have not come close to reaching their potential in identifying weaknesses, training important ranges, and exceeding current elite levels. Professional sports continues to improve, but the injuries, plateaus, and inability to execute what the coaches envision are due to limitations in training muscle biomechanics. Proper training will take care of these and can step up each sport to an incredible new level.
Everyone can take their health to a new level by improving in like manner. By properly discerning and developing weaknesses and strengths, every athlete and everybody can progress and enjoy themselves longer and stronger. May you enjoy the best of health and performance now and for life.
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