Reaching your peak in sport is about hitting your optimum at the right moment.
If you’re an athlete, winning the races in the Grand Prix meetings is good but if it’s Olympic season, then that is the one for you.
For a footballer, they need to hit their peak each weekend for game day and essentially for the biggest games. There might not be one defining moment unless it’s Superbowl but they certainly don;t want to reach their peak in pre-season.
Experiences I have had include working with a racing driver who ultimately had one really big race in a season and spent his time working towards that date.
Even in general clients there is sometimes a time to hit a peak where no sport is involved like a wedding. The bride wants to be in her best shape come the day she gets into her wedding dress and goes down the aisle.
What about everyone else, when do they reach their peak?
It’s harder because there is sometimes no defining moment that they are preparing themselves for. The goal is to lose weight and a specific amount and within a certain time frame but there is no event. This takes a bit of power away from that goal because there is no visual representation of it.
If there isn’t, then try finding one.
If there is a birthday, arrange for a target on that date and have a party arranged.
What about by the first day of summer or better yet a holiday. Imagine yourself now on that beach with the figure that you are aiming for because it will come around soon.
What would be your definition of “reaching your peak” be and by when? There are plenty of dates to choose from where you can show off a new you.
Be Great
Mike
