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JANUS FINANCIAL
EXECUTIVE CHALLENGE COACHING TIP #7: Nutrition
- The Big Picture
Working
out the specifics of training and racing nutrition is pretty well
documented and understood. The issue of day to day nutrition and how it
factors into the constant focus of athletes and what has spawned an
overwhelming industry that revolves around it is of particular interest.
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It seems pretty logical to
document all your athletic workouts as a record to look back on, and make
decisions about their impact on your training sessions and race
performance. So what about general
'eating'?Documenting food intake provides valuable insight into
connection between mental and physical feelings not just during training
but what happens in between.
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Trying to keep an honest record
also helps to keep things on track during busy times when good nutrition
loses priority.
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Having a written record also
helps to keep perspective, if there is a 'bad stretch'. Much like training, sometimes life
necessitates a couple of blank days in the training log, but helps keep
perspective that the overall consistency is still in place - same goes
for nutrition.
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Having a general nutrition log
becomes a powerful focusing device that keeps an internal dialog going to
remind you about what you are trying to achieve, and keeps it a more
conscious part of your day to day life.
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Some kind of objective record
also takes the emotion out of this area.
The facts are there right in front of you, and can then be easily
equated with your athletic progress, emotional state, recovery and
general day to day well being and health.
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