In this empowering episode of the Tri This Podcast, Dr. Kristin Lauritzen dives into the transformative power of stating intentions for athletes and endurance enthusiasts. Discover how setting clear, purposeful intentions can shape your training mindset, improve race performance, and cultivate mental resilience. Dr. Lauritzen shares practical strategies for defining meaningful goals, maintaining focus during training cycles, and using intention-setting to stay motivated even during challenging workouts. Whether you’re a beginner triathlete or a seasoned competitor, this episode provides actionable insights to help you align your mind and body for success. Listen as we explore the psychology behind goal setting, the benefits of mental preparation, and the subtle ways intentionality can boost your performance and enjoyment of the sport.
Keywords: triathlon mindset, training motivation, goal setting for athletes, race performance, mental focus, endurance training, intention setting, athlete mindset, triathlon success, Dr. Kristin Lauritzen
Kirstin discusses the benefits of setting intentions for a training season, for your week, even for each individual workout. She has been experimenting with this for this training season setting up for Ironman 70.3 Indian Wells coming up on December 5th, and her biggest takeaway is that it helps with overall mindset. Nobody goes looking for "mindset improvements", but the benefits of working on your "mindset" show up in your performance. She has already started to see the benefits in her performance, especially with swimming. Kirstin explains what her intentions have been and how they've helped when motivation is severely lacking.
Recorded: November 15, 2021
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