{"id":6779,"date":"2022-05-12T15:50:25","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T15:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultimatehealthreport.com\/overcoming-plateaus-in-sports-performance\/"},"modified":"2022-05-12T15:50:25","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T15:50:25","slug":"overcoming-plateaus-in-sports-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ultimatehealthreport.com\/overcoming-plateaus-in-sports-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Overcoming Plateaus in Sports Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Popular media is full of stories of people conquering challenges <\/span>no matter what<\/span><\/em>. New employees learn the company\u2019s goals first and their own tasks second. Every year Olympic athletes break their own personal records. We\u2019re led to believe that setting goals, and then working arduously to achieve them, will lead to success.<\/span><\/p>\n But what if you\u2019ve been working toward a fitness goal for weeks, years, or months, and suddenly hit a plateau?\u00a0<\/span>Here\u2019s how to cope with a workout plateau. The first thing to recognize is that it won\u2019t last forever. The second thing is that you don\u2019t deserve all the blame. There are many factors at-play when it comes to workout goals, including sports nutrition and overtraining.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n According to analyst Wu Xiangming,\u201cThe plateau phenomenon\u2026 refers to the stagnation or even regression of an athlete\u2019s performance within a certain period of time after the rapid progress in years of training.\u201d Xiangming identifies that there are \u201cinternal and external\u201d causes for such a plateau(1)<\/sup>.<\/p>\n While the above study examined South Korean athletes over the course of years, fitness plateaus can still happen to everyday athletes over the course of weeks or months. Basically, an exercise plateau occurs when the athlete is unable to successfully increase the intensity of a workout or earn a new personal best. Intensity can refer to any exercise stimulus, from duration to volume to velocity. Are you unable to go faster, lift heavier, or go higher? Then you\u2019ve probably reached a workout plateau.<\/span><\/p>\n There are two kinds of plateaus that may affect everyday and competitive athletes: a mental plateau and a physical plateau. For most athletes, a mental plateau expresses itself as a negative and unmotivated attitude toward exercise. A physical plateau is the literal inability to progress in a movement or sport. Usually, athletes experience both in conjunction. Sports psychology analyzes both aspects when identifying athletes\u2019 performance.<\/span><\/p>\n In fact, the \u201cPlateau Effect\u201d is a natural occurrence in sport. As an athlete gets fitter, they must continually add on more intensity to improve. Performance will reach a plateau if the training load is kept constant.(2)<\/sup><\/p>\n Blaming yourself for being \u201cunmotivated\u201d or \u201clazy\u201d won\u2019t help with sports plateaus. There are many reasons why an athlete might not be progressing. Understanding those reasons is the first step to overcoming them. Ask yourself the following questions.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\nWhat is a Plateau?<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
What Causes A Plateau in Performance?<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n