How to Be a Dedicated Athlete
Be a responsible student athlete., Do your homework when not training or playing., Do strengthening exercises at home., Practice., Be persistent: Stick to it, if you love it! , Use progressive "overload"., Train frequently., Plan., Rest., Eat well.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Be a responsible student athlete.
School still has to come first, but if you follow this rule, you show parents that you are responsible and can give you more freedom.
If you don't, you will do all that hard work for nothing! Your parents probably won't let you continue, if you have D's and F's! -
Step 2: Do your homework when not training or playing.
A little here, a little there! So, during lunch you can spread your homework out and get some done, but still talk to your friends. , Do push ups, sit ups, planks, etc.
This will make you look better and be more confident. , If you are a runner, run miles everyday before or after school and make a clear, set routine.
Do not let a social life interfere. ,, If you train at your maximum every time you train, you will have no energy to work next time, and it will take longer to get to your goals.
Start with 70% of your maximum speed/weight/distance and increase it slowly.
Add a little more each training session, and you will break through your plateaus. , You'll begin to lose the strength and conditioning that you have built up if you decide to slack off. , If you plan your schedule and training sessions, you give yourself something to work for and makes training days something to look forward to , Your body does not improve itself during training, it improves while resting.
Your body needs time to recuperate.
Try to get 8 hours of sleep every night. , No matter what your sport you need the right nutrition.
There's hundreds of websites dedicated to your sport that will have nutritional information.
If you truly are a dedicated athlete do your research. -
Step 3: Do strengthening exercises at home.
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Step 4: Practice.
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Step 5: Be persistent: Stick to it
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Step 6: if you love it!
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Step 7: Use progressive "overload".
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Step 8: Train frequently.
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Step 9: Eat well.
Detailed Guide
School still has to come first, but if you follow this rule, you show parents that you are responsible and can give you more freedom.
If you don't, you will do all that hard work for nothing! Your parents probably won't let you continue, if you have D's and F's!
A little here, a little there! So, during lunch you can spread your homework out and get some done, but still talk to your friends. , Do push ups, sit ups, planks, etc.
This will make you look better and be more confident. , If you are a runner, run miles everyday before or after school and make a clear, set routine.
Do not let a social life interfere. ,, If you train at your maximum every time you train, you will have no energy to work next time, and it will take longer to get to your goals.
Start with 70% of your maximum speed/weight/distance and increase it slowly.
Add a little more each training session, and you will break through your plateaus. , You'll begin to lose the strength and conditioning that you have built up if you decide to slack off. , If you plan your schedule and training sessions, you give yourself something to work for and makes training days something to look forward to , Your body does not improve itself during training, it improves while resting.
Your body needs time to recuperate.
Try to get 8 hours of sleep every night. , No matter what your sport you need the right nutrition.
There's hundreds of websites dedicated to your sport that will have nutritional information.
If you truly are a dedicated athlete do your research.
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