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Stay at the Top

9. 10 lessons from 10 years in pro sport Pt. 1

Dec 11, 2023
31:42

Many of you may not be aware of where I spent the majority of my professional career but I actually spent a decade working with 7 different professional sports teams.

During that time I was fortunate to be a part of teams that won premierships, championships and made a number of grand finals.

From this I have been able to take away so many lessons and learnings from these incredible athletes.

I believe that many of this lessons can be applied to other high performance industries and in this episode I want to share a glimpse of some of the key lessons our athletes know that you should know too.


In this episode I share:


-      My experience working with elite athletes

-      What elite athletes are taught about nutrition that many of us don’t know

-      What pre-hab is and how it can help you as much as it helps athletes

-      The importance of daily routines and rituals

-      How elite athletes periodise their training and how doing the same can help you

-      How rest is important for elite athletes and is for you too

-      The ways athletes utilise rest

-      How we can bring that rest strategy to high performance and leadership

-      The other parts of rest besides just sleeping

-      How seeking therapy can help with rest

-      The importance of building mental resilience

-      The sort of hurdles athletes and high performers may encounter that require resilience

 

Key Quotes


“Elite athletes understand that nutrition is a key component to optimising their performance and enhancing their longevity.”


“Most people don’t know how good they can actually feel and this is a by-product of you having never experienced it.”


“We don’t want to reach burn out or break down before we change and unfortunately that is often the case.”


Take the high-performance profile quiz here

 

https://jessica-spendlove.mykajabi.com/Elite-Energy-Blueprint-Quiz 

 

 

More about the podcast and me


If you’re interested in having me as a speaker you can find out more here: https://jessica-spendlove.mykajabi.com/speaker-kit-download



Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jess_spendlove_dietitian/?hl=en

You can find me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-spendlove-64173bb8/


See my range of current services here https://www.jessicaspendlove.com/services


If you want to contact me directly, send me an email here: admin@jessicaspendlove.com  

 



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