ANYONE who honestly takes time to train can finish a competition. It is rare for a person who has the fortitude and mind control to force himself to finish a contest when not properly trained for it. Even highly trained athletes undergo much soul-searching and must dig deeply into their bag of tricks to endure the last minutes of a competition.
As most, if not all want to quit at several points during a competition, the desire to quit however can be overcome by thinking about all the hard work you’ve put in training for that one competition. Only injury or illness that could cause further damage should be accepted as an excuse to drop out.
Sports trainings in general starts from the basics, its concept is simply for the beginner to learn and build their foundation for the sport. This includes their personal psychological reasons why they are into a certain sport for training.
Training works from a consistent training, for building proper foundation for endurance, and stamina, because consistency in training is the key for a good physiological foundation. Thus the concept of “train, don’t strain” applies to both the beginner and to all levels of athletes.
The concept serves as a guideline when training which applies to both beginner and the athlete, where training programs should be at a conversational pace, until trainees can built up sufficient level of endurance to allow one to complete the training at a comfortable pace equivalent to or better than the normal workout pace.
To enable one to improve performance, athletes can practice doing faster training intervals in order to push their pace faster than their training pace. Training schedules should also include alternating hard or long training with easy or short training days. Rest days are also important in training so that the body can recover and strengthen itself for a more progressive work. By doing so, you now will learn to listen to your body and avoid injuries.
And, don’t peak too soon. Plan your workouts to build to a peak work load, and then taper off. Don’t attempt to put in lots of last-minute workouts to avoid “burn-out”, because it will take several weeks before the training effects will take place.