our education is important but it can be destructive as well if that education is not useful. standard education has actually left you high and dry in terms of incorporating #relaxation for #sprinting and has left #athletes disillusioned with the challenges they invariably meet. This video tells you why this is case and how relaxation is totally counter to what you ve been taught. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOd4ayYWgmw

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So why are weightlifters the perfect teachers for sprinters? Subscribers to this channel will know that tightness in the upper body and jaw of any athletes will suck power out of their stride. This is the same as weightlifting because if there was an overload of tightness in the shoulders, arms and jaw in a weightlifter, then they would not be able to get the weight off the floor and probably injure him/herself while doing so. Now relaxation is probably the wrong term to be using for weightlifting, especially while they are lifting. A better term is probably "the absence of tightness". If a weightlifter was tight, the power would be sucked out of their lift. They would not be able to generate the power or "whip action" in the hips in the second pull and they would not be able to swiftly get underneath the bar in the catch phase in either of the lifts - the snatch or the clean and jerk. There needs to be looseness to generate the power in their lift. Not only that, despite the fact they have 3 lifts, they cannot think about that in each lift becayse they need to be putting all concentration into the here and now while they lift. Therefore there is no room for mistakes. As is the same in sprinting 100m. The race lasts in or around 10 seconds and you have to nail it. Any mistake is costly. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MW3JcCR0vE

patience for sprinters and 400m athletes is a topic that is not talked about in sport. Actually, impatience is often seen as a virtue - as something you must have to be successful. In making changes to your life, then maybe impatience is good as there is no time like the here and now to make that change. Sporadically, maybe it's good but in day to day life and your day to day training as a sprinter, lack of patience is not helpful and in so many ways will hamper your athletic goals. I can clarify that my lack of patience in myself hurt me when I was training as a 400m athlete. It lead to negative thinking and in wanting that fast time so much and in hindsight, I realised that I was not relaxed when I was running. I was putting pressure on myself. I constantly see the highest elite athletes losing their temper, whether it be with an official or mostly with themselves. Just because they are elite athletes does not make it right to do this. And it won't help you either. You can't be relaxed if you lack patience or lose your temper as an athlete or sprinter. When you want something so much, this will lead to impatience which will lead to tension and stress. This will slow you down and lead to injury. Additionally, when you are a young sprinter coming into the sport fresh. new and inspired, you have a drive to run fast, but run fast right NOW. You want to see evidence of you making progress each and every training session. This is so common in the youth especially in these times of instant gratification.This is not sustainable. You will not see progress every training session. You training will ebb and flow and challenges will come to test you. You must have patience in yourself to navigate these challenges. You must be able to filter out the postives of that training session or race and if you can't find any, then you need to practise notice the negativity that you are harbouring.That negativity can be destructive and lead you to heightened stress levels and tension which, as we've established on this channel, will slow you down. So how do you stay patient? It starts with noticing these negative thoughts as they arise that means you need to be able to disconnect from them. Meditation is the start. Not only will it tarin you to use the present moment but it will help you to notice the thoughts that come in. It will help you to filter out those negative thoughts and this will limit their destructive nature on your body. Your body will always follow your thoughts. Breathing is something that I talk about a lot as well and that is simple way to bring patience. It will allow you to drop into a relaxed state and that relaxed state, you are patient. Here is an extensive video on how to breathe properly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRu7wTbEPxM If y ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-znSFnvNbo