Training Tips For Aspiring Olympians

//Training Tips For Aspiring Olympians

Training Tips For Aspiring Olympians

If you’ve set your mind on becoming a great athlete, there’s nothing that can stop you. However, there’s a difference between being a great athlete and a successful Olympian. While many athletes work and train hard, only a few realize the goal of participating in the Olympics.

Individuals who participate at the Olympics and achieve a medal possess unwavering physical strength, a positive mind-state, and the drive to rise from setbacks. It helps them persist and stay on the path to achieve their goal.

 

If you are an aspiring Olympian, follow these tips to showcase your skills on an international stage.

A Clear Goal

 

As an aspiring Olympian, you must have a clear idea about what you want to achieve and to what level you can persist. For example, a runner needs to complete one lap around a 250 m circular track in the 30s to rank in the top 10.

 

Training without a clear goal is mindless training that won’t take you anywhere. The goal needs to be the driving force to push forward and overcome the physical and mental barriers.

Go A Little Further

 

As an Olympian myself, this is the one tip I can assure will guarantee success. Even if you feel like giving up and putting everything down, run the last mile, finish those few reps, and complete the set schedule.

 

If you stop, you’ll gain your strength back in 5-10 minutes, and then you’ll regret not pushing yourself to complete the training. Hence, as an aspiring Olympian, avoid setting yourself up for regret and failures. Train your mind and body to go a little further to achieve the set target.

A Good Rest

 

Every high-level athlete needs to remember to rest to adapt to the stress linked with exercise. During rest, the body replenishes muscles glycogen and repairs tissues that improve performance. Recovery also prepares the mind and body for the next training and decreases the risk of injuries.

 

Therefore, no matter how much you want to continue with the training to achieve your goal a day before, it is crucial to know when to rest to avoid getting burnt out.

 

My journey from a Ghanaian sprinter to Ghana’s first skeleton athlete made me realize that there’s more to training than completing the scheduled sets. It’s a holistic process that builds passion and helps overcome challenges to turn you into a great athlete and a good human being. I am Akwasi Frimpong, the first black skeleton athlete from Africa, and you can read my story here.

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