Start Training Before You Train

On your way to the training facility start training in your mind. Research has shown that mental training and imagery can improve strength and muscular endurance tasks. For years mental training and imagery has been used as a tool to enhance the performance of athletes in their sport. It can also be used in strength and conditioning. On your way to the training facility use imagery to psych yourself up, as well as enhance your lifts. On days when you are in the weight room, imagine yourself full of energy, as you rip off rep after rep effortlessly. On conditioning days picture yourself running fluently without fatigue. On agility days see your feet moving smoothly through the cones, hurdles and ladders. Use cue words like “Fast feet,” and “Explode” to help you with your visualization. See it, Believe it and Achieve it.

The Leader...by Bron Bacevich

1. There is no substitute for hard work.

2. The way the leader looks speaks louder than what he says in many instances

3. There ultimately must be action and accomplishment - he must do - something.

4. He must have cold analytical and appraisal talent - he must know other human talents - he must know other people's abilities and shortcomings.

5. He must dismiss all emotionalism and consider it only in the light of what it can do for him. It is a tool, not a master.