PG the PT – How to think like a champion

if you are serious about improvment then you have to lift weights

Are you following the ‘UFC Embedded’ series documenting the promotional tour for the Aldo vs McGregor title fight? Powerful stuff. At the top level, and I mean the very top, it’s as much a battle of minds as a battle of bodies.

McGregor is famous for getting into the heads of his opponents. He has them beat before they step into the ring.

If you’ve been across the water and spent a few minutes around The Theatre of Dreams in the post-Fergie era you’ll have noticed the atmosphere has changed. Fergie struck fear into the opposition, his teams teams had their opponents beat before they walked onto the pitch. Without him at the helm that fear no longer exists.

Mindset plays a huge role in sporting success. It’s a self-belief that propels the body, or team, to go to places beyond what they thought capable. Not only that though, it’s taking that self-belief and projecting it onto your opponents. Make them understand they don’t work as hard as you do, and they won’t be as successful as you are because they don’t have what you have.

The thing with the McGregors and Fergusons is that they back up what they say. They are relentless. Relentless competitors, relentless trainers, relentless students. Always willing to learn, always wanting to improve, and never afraid to fail.

That’s what it takes for you to fulfil your potential. Craft a positive mind set, one that separates you from the rest, then back it up with your actions. Learn what it takes to reach your goals, then act on it.

If you aim is to be stronger, then I will tell you now for nothing, you must start lifting weights. You need to stress the muscle in order for it to grow. Challenge it to adapt.

If you want to be leaner you’re going to have to be more disciplined with what you eat. You cannot out train a bad diet. All the exercise in the world will only mask what’s going on underneath the hood. Educate yourself about what you should be eating. Understand why it’s important to include protein in every meal, then learn about the different sources of protein, how to cook them and where you can include them in your diet.

Act like a champion before you become a champion and the rest will follow.

Being successful doesn’t come about by mastering one thing. It isn’t just about training hard. It isn’t just about the perfect diet. It isn’t just about mental strength and discipline. It’s about finding the balance of all of those aspects and making it work for you.

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