One of the classic clichés often repeated by coaches is that the best programme in the world, executed poorly, is far less effective than the worst programme executed well. While it’s true that a poorly designed programme can still be ineffective, there is merit in the idea that how you train matters more than what’s on paper.
Teaching athletes how to train effectively and execute a programme to the best of their ability is one of the best leverage points for a coach. Much of this comes down to observing and interpreting training outcomes. These results often reveal whether the athlete is approaching training with the right intent, understands what truly matters, and knows which outcomes will most help their progress.
In this week’s episode, we explore some of the common areas where athletes tend to need more guidance in their training. We discuss motivation, the athlete’s relationship with the training process, and share a few stories of interesting results we’ve seen over the years.
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Show Notes:
- [2:30] Teaching athletes how to train
- [5:00] Picking up helpful ideas from training with others
- [8:00] Navigating feedback with training
- [10:00] When an athlete doesn’t care that much
- [14:30] Communicating and processing results
- [17:30] Recording the results for conditioning
- [21:30] Recognising what results are important
