GOAL SETTING

Do you have a goal?

If you haven’t written it down, really thought about what you want to achieve, analysed the requirements and your restrictions, talked to your coach and set a timeframe to reach it, then that's a want… NOT A GOAL.

When coaching anyone doing anything it’s helpful to have some criteria for goal setting.

We use the SMART goal model.

SPECIFIC – I want to be super specific on what this goal actually is. Bad example “get fitter” good example “20 strict pull-ups on a bar”

MEASURABLE – To make sure your goal is specific we check to see how you will measure this goal. IE do a max set of strict pull-ups or stand on the scales

ATTAINABLE – Is this goal achievable? Is your goal to go to the world stage but can only commit to training twice a week?? Make sure you have the requirements ready.

REALISTIC – This doesn’t mean set goals for yourself that are too small. This means have you thought about what you need to do to achieve what you want. Have you and your coach talked about a plan to get you there etc. Break your HUGE goals down into some smaller bite size pieces. Talk to your coach and develop a plan for you to get there.

TIME BASED – We want a specific timeframe set so that you can measure your success. Is it short term (1-12 weeks) long term (12- 24 weeks.)

Now you know what it is specifically that you want to achieve, you want to focus on your ACTION ITEM. You need to put in place a PLAN or ACTION to fulfil your end goal.

EG: instead of saying I want to lose 20 KGs in 20 weeks, a better action goal is to say I will follow the zone diet for the next 20 weeks.

Additional pointers: 

WRITE IT DOWN! PUT IT SOMEWHERE YOU CAN SEE IT EVERYDAY,  Eg. Fridge, bathroom Mirror. 

TALK TO YOUR COACHES ABOUT YOUR GOALS!!

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