�muscles, and your muscles move your bones. So it only makes sense to push the physiology of the human body further and further to gain improvements. However, what if I were to tell you that all of that hard work you are putting in is only as effective as your mind allows it to be. Meaning, if your mind does not compute the situation as beneficial for your body; chances are it will not allow you to achieve your goal. The mind does this as a protective mechanism for the body. Without you knowing it, everything you do is receiving a subconscious "ok" or "no" from your mind that allows you to do it. This is why you fatigue during an event. It is not that you are all out of gas, (you actually have plenty left in the tank), it is because your body has reach the point when it says, "ok, enough is enough, I'm shutting you down." In reality, your body hits fatigue much sooner than failure. This happens by the mind setting anchor points throughout your event. It knows from past experience when you start, a midpoint, an end point, and a current point relative the beginning and end. The mind takes the feedback from these anchor points and dictates how hard it is going to allow you to work relative to what it believes is your true fitness level. Which is why believing in yourself is such a big factor in life, but that is for another time. You can adjust the feedback of these anchor points by doing a few things. One is improving your fitness, so your mind knows you can handle more. Another is truly believing in yourself, which will come with improving your fitness, and another is adding motivation, whether it is internal or external. The body always pushes harder when there is a stimulus motivating it. By improving these three areas, you are more likely to get the feedback you want during your event.The Mind: The X Factor in Achieving Optimal Performance
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