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Practice does not mean easy.
Since transitioning into a new programming model – distinguishing between practice, mental toughness and competition days – we have experienced a few “growing pains”.
One of these is an unanimous understanding of what practice means…
The most appropriate definition, as it relates to our programming is: “to perform or work at repeatedly so as to become proficient”.
Practice is synonymous with proficiency. This is to work towards competence.
Competence needs to be defined in this practice. This requires you to set a goal or intent for your practice day. Perhaps it is refining squat clean mechanics; holding consistent splits across a workout; or the practice of observing one’s thoughts throughout.
None of these examples are easy. They require you to think; to pay attention, and to hold yourself accountable to a standard.
Many of us may only use “intensity” as the metric for our practice days. While this may be true on some days – where specific skill development may be the goal without the element of fatigue – defining your practice days only through these metrics – “easy” or “hard” – is limiting.
Instead, we need to start asking better questions of ourselves and our practice.
What do you want from your training?
What will you improve as a product of this?
What does competence mean to you?
Why is this important?
These help define and shape what we are actually practicing.
The depth of your questioning reflects the depth of your practice. Unfortunately, “I’m going easy because it’s only practice day” will not cut it anymore.
If you want more from your training, you need only be curious. You will discover that there are countless things to practice. And very few will mean easy.
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