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Maximize Learning in Group Workouts

Maximize Learning in Group Workouts

The cool thing about working with lots of different folks is that I get to see each individual progression.  If you take 20 athletes, all 20 of them will have a different way of going about their improvement process.  I think that’s pretty darn awesome!  It means that there is no one right way.  Rather there are many options for

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Making Loud, Obnoxious "Juicy Mistakes"

“Making Loud, Obnoxious ‘Juicy Mistakes’!” by Coach Michelle

On Sun AM’s I coach 1-hr group technique sessions.  I look forward to these sessions every week primarily because we have time to experiment with all sorts of different ways to learn a skill.  Last session we worked making loud, obnoxious “juicy mistakes”.  What…you don’t know what “juicy mistakes” are?  Well, it’s a learning technique

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“Making Mistakes Makes You Better” by Coach Michelle

It’s no secret that many endurance athletes identify with Type A, perfectionist-oriented personality traits.  Heck…I’m definitely one of them (as evidenced by how many times I rewrote that 1st sentence…at least 6 times!)  We’re the folks who set high, often unattainable goals, we expect to get it “right” (the first time) & we’re highly critical

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“Getting into Your ‘Exploration Bubble'” by Coach Michelle

Attention all Type A‘s & Perfectionists out there.  This article is for you!  For many of us (yes…I identify with both as well) our hyperfocus on doing things “right” can be such a limiter when it comes to learning new things.  Firstly, we procrastinate asking for help.  (Does this sound familiar?  “Before I get coaching,

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Effective Practice Often Feels Frustratingly Chaotic

So, you’re ready to learn something new!  What’s the 1st thing you consider?  The 2nd thing?  Hopefully the 1st thing you look for is a good instructor match.  The path to successful learning can be made so much easier with a good connection between teacher & student.  Make sure that your personalities match.  Make sure

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Combining Mind & Body Enhances Learning

Mind vs Body Which one is more important for learning?  It’s a great question…and generally our answer depends upon what we’re doing. School learning?  Mind, right? Sport learning?  Well…body, of course! I recently read a groundbreaking book that supports my idea that combining mind & body enhances learning.  In his book, The Perfect Wrong Note:  Learning

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Optimize Skill Learning With Varied Experiences

Repetition is one way to learn new skills.  But, to optimize your skill learning you really need to put those skills to work in varied experiences.  If you want to really learn something, you need to repeatedly interact with those new skills in as many different ways, scenarios & environments as possible. This is exactly what

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