123: Creating magic

If there is one thing that is so good to see happen, and it often does, it’s when the clients I work with start becoming athletes. I see clients move from being led to leading themselves. A particular session done at just the right time in a training cycle seems to trigger this moment. It’s at about week 4 training with me, we do a session that's like this: 10 mins warm-up, a chat about intervals and target times, a chat about focus and belief. Then we do 5 x 200m at max power and no rate capping (you can do as fast or slow as you like), and it goes like this. The first 200m is a bit manic, the 2nd 200m gets a bit more controlled, the 3rd, it’s now getting harder, at the 4th 200m I often hear the "cry “I can’t do this anymore”, then on the 5th 200m I ask that you push harder, focus more, commit to learning, and the last 200m is often the fastest and the easiest. It’s not just the mind gathering confidence, but it’s also the body learning to cope under stress. You’re now learning how to get fit to row. Here’s todays podcast: https://www.getfittorow.com/get-fit-to-row-podcast/123-creating-magic