{"id":1605,"date":"2023-05-24T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trackandmemes.com\/?p=1605"},"modified":"2023-05-30T12:24:14","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T10:24:14","slug":"10-tips-pour-reussir-en-tant-quathlete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trackandmemes.com\/en\/10-tips-pour-reussir-en-tant-quathlete\/","title":{"rendered":"10 tips to succeed as an athlete"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#460028\">Interview with <strong>Naomi Van Den Broeck<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-small-font-size\" style=\"color:#460028\">Written by Trackandmemes, May 24, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/trackandmemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img_7100-256x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trackandmemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img_7100-256x300.jpg 256w, https:\/\/trackandmemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img_7100-873x1024.jpg 873w, https:\/\/trackandmemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img_7100-768x901.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trackandmemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img_7100-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/trackandmemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img_7100.jpg 1169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Naomi Van Den Broeck, photographed by Lina Simons for @unrun4254<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links aligncenter is-layout-flex wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-instagram  wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/naomivdbroeck\/\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12,4.622c2.403,0,2.688,0.009,3.637,0.052c0.877,0.04,1.354,0.187,1.671,0.31c0.42,0.163,0.72,0.358,1.035,0.673 c0.315,0.315,0.51,0.615,0.673,1.035c0.123,0.317,0.27,0.794,0.31,1.671c0.043,0.949,0.052,1.234,0.052,3.637 s-0.009,2.688-0.052,3.637c-0.04,0.877-0.187,1.354-0.31,1.671c-0.163,0.42-0.358,0.72-0.673,1.035 c-0.315,0.315-0.615,0.51-1.035,0.673c-0.317,0.123-0.794,0.27-1.671,0.31c-0.949,0.043-1.233,0.052-3.637,0.052 s-2.688-0.009-3.637-0.052c-0.877-0.04-1.354-0.187-1.671-0.31c-0.42-0.163-0.72-0.358-1.035-0.673 c-0.315-0.315-0.51-0.615-0.673-1.035c-0.123-0.317-0.27-0.794-0.31-1.671C4.631,14.688,4.622,14.403,4.622,12 s0.009-2.688,0.052-3.637c0.04-0.877,0.187-1.354,0.31-1.671c0.163-0.42,0.358-0.72,0.673-1.035 c0.315-0.315,0.615-0.51,1.035-0.673c0.317-0.123,0.794-0.27,1.671-0.31C9.312,4.631,9.597,4.622,12,4.622 M12,3 C9.556,3,9.249,3.01,8.289,3.054C7.331,3.098,6.677,3.25,6.105,3.472C5.513,3.702,5.011,4.01,4.511,4.511 c-0.5,0.5-0.808,1.002-1.038,1.594C3.25,6.677,3.098,7.331,3.054,8.289C3.01,9.249,3,9.556,3,12c0,2.444,0.01,2.751,0.054,3.711 c0.044,0.958,0.196,1.612,0.418,2.185c0.23,0.592,0.538,1.094,1.038,1.594c0.5,0.5,1.002,0.808,1.594,1.038 c0.572,0.222,1.227,0.375,2.185,0.418C9.249,20.99,9.556,21,12,21s2.751-0.01,3.711-0.054c0.958-0.044,1.612-0.196,2.185-0.418 c0.592-0.23,1.094-0.538,1.594-1.038c0.5-0.5,0.808-1.002,1.038-1.594c0.222-0.572,0.375-1.227,0.418-2.185 C20.99,14.751,21,14.444,21,12s-0.01-2.751-0.054-3.711c-0.044-0.958-0.196-1.612-0.418-2.185c-0.23-0.592-0.538-1.094-1.038-1.594 c-0.5-0.5-1.002-0.808-1.594-1.038c-0.572-0.222-1.227-0.375-2.185-0.418C14.751,3.01,14.444,3,12,3L12,3z M12,7.378 c-2.552,0-4.622,2.069-4.622,4.622S9.448,16.622,12,16.622s4.622-2.069,4.622-4.622S14.552,7.378,12,7.378z M12,15 c-1.657,0-3-1.343-3-3s1.343-3,3-3s3,1.343,3,3S13.657,15,12,15z M16.804,6.116c-0.596,0-1.08,0.484-1.08,1.08 s0.484,1.08,1.08,1.08c0.596,0,1.08-0.484,1.08-1.08S17.401,6.116,16.804,6.116z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#fffff0\"><strong>Believe in yourself.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#460028\">You\u2019re worth it! The first step to being successful in whatever you do is confidence. If you don\u2019t believe in yourself, no one else will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#460028\">It\u2019s basically like if you have a company and you\u2019re going to an investor who has a lot of money, you\u2019re trying to convince that investor to give you the money. But if you don\u2019t believe yourself that you deserve it, then how is the investor then going to give you money so that you can be better ? So you have to imagine that you\u2019re both the company and the investor, you\u2019re one person. So you have to look at yourself in that way that you\u2019re worth the effort, you\u2019re worth the time, and your dreams are worth the effort and time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#460028\">The reason why people engage in bad habits like eating unhealthily, sleeping late or skipping training is because deep down they don\u2019t believe in themselves enough, so they let themselves go. They leave their fate to chance and become controlled by bad habits. If you truly believe you can achieve something, you would stop at nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-color has-large-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#fffff0\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>Hobbies are important but remember your priorities.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#460028\">Make a list of your hobbies and focus on the ones that bring you joy and fulfillment. Example: hanging out with friends. Try to find ways to hang out with your friends that don\u2019t hamper your recovery. Meet up with them after training for example. Do a relaxing activity together. Bring them to training. Explain your goals to them so that they are more willing to adapt their activities to you. Real friends will understand and support you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#460028\">I like playing the guitar and I think that\u2019s a good hobby because it\u2019s very relaxing. It\u2019s good for my brain. I also like reading, and that\u2019s also good for mental health. So you have your hobbies and focus on the ones that bring you joy, fulfillment and that help you to relax. And if those hobbies align with your priorities then that\u2019s amazing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#fffff0\"><strong>Seek help from experts immediately when you feel a niggle or an injury arise.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#460028\">They will not only know what to do, but it will relieve you of stress knowing you have help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#460028\">So if you feel something on wednesday, instead of leaving next monday for the physiotherapy you go already thursday or friday because it allows you not to have five days of stress. Thinking about what to do with it, what is the solution\u2026 So to avoid these five days of stress, you just go already Thursday or Friday, if this is possible, to have only one day of stress and you already have someone, an expert who knows what to do and who knows what the next step is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#460028\">So that\u2019s what I would have done when I was younger. I would have liked to go directly to someone who knew what to do. And  I didn\u2019t do that because I was a little ashamed of having a wound. And I was also too disappointed to have something or feel something that I didn\u2019t want to leave. Or thought maybe that it will disappear by itself. But even if it will improve, it\u2019s better to have the advice of an expert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#fffff0\"><strong>Don\u2019t spend too much time on social media.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#460028\">I know that\u2019s strange coming from me, who\u2019s always posting on social media. But I think that you need to control your social media use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#460028\">It is important to take breaks. I believe it is one of the biggest addictions that we don\u2019t talk about. Excess use of social media can affect our sleep and recovery more than we think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#460028\">So what I like to do for Tik Tok for example is to delete the app and I only download it on Fridays for example. Because I find this app extremely addictive. And then I delete it again on Sunday. I don\u2019t delete my account, just the app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#460028\">Also with Instagram, I like to take breaks. Once I\u2019ve posted my video, I like to then delete the app. And then I use it if I want to go and answer messages for example. I log in on Safari or on the browser. So not on the application. Because I feel like when the apps are on my phone, it\u2019s so easy by default to go on them. And I think that you can waste a lot of time, a lot of hours on it, without even thinking about it. But the thing is, with social media, it\u2019s also a great tool to connect with people. And sometimes, I find it extremely motivating to see videos of other people training. I see that my competitors are training and I feel like I want to train hard too. So it\u2019s also very motivating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#fffff0\"><strong>Find a good training group that motivates you to show up. Iron sharpens iron.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#460028\">So if you have highly motivated people around you then it will automatically spread over to you and you will also feel motivated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#460028\">I know there are other athletes who might read this who will think that they don\u2019t have such a great group or they\u2019re alone. Maybe this will help them to find a group that motivates them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#fffff0\"><strong>Be financially secure by finding a job that is not too stressful and that integrates well in your life.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#460028\"> It's good to find a job that\u2019s not too stressful and that integrates well in your life. So this can mean many things for different people. But for me, for example, in the beginning of my career, I worked as a tutor. I help people with mathematics and schoolwork. And that worked very well because it\u2019s not stressful. I was just using my brain. I was not doing it physically to get money, but I was doing something which required not as much energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#460028\">It\u2019s important to be financially secure because Athletics is not a sport where you can get a lot of money. So if you can choose a job that you enjoyed and that you can combine with Athletics then you have found a good thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#fffff0\"><strong>For female athletes.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#460028\">Understand the effect of your menstrual cycle. I tend to crave a lot of unhealthy foods a few days before my period. At first, I used to feel guilty when I ate unhealthy food because I didn\u2019t understand that my body actually needed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#460028\">So now when I\u2019m starting to crave these unhealthy foods I know immediately that my period is coming and then I allow myself to eat something unhealthy because I know it\u2019s just natural and my body needs it. And that gives me peace of mind being aware that it\u2019s just my body needing more fuel. So I end up being less harsh on myself basically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#460028\">During my period, I am in really great shape. This is different for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#460028\">I run really really fast when I\u2019m on my period. When I don\u2019t have cramps of course. So I noticed that I can do a lot of training during this time but this is different for everyone. What is important is to write down how you feel in the different phases of your period, also before and after. And understand your body. You\u2019re going to have your period until your menopause. So it\u2019s like three or four decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#460028\">It\u2019s a long time to be able to spend wondering what\u2019s going on with me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#460028\">Find the contraception that works for you. I personally use an IUD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#460028\">&nbsp;But everyone has to find out what really works for them. And I think it\u2019s important to spend time to figure that out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#fffff0\"><strong>Think long term.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#460028\">Especially when it comes to injuries. Don\u2019t be afraid to tell your coach that you feel an injury coming along. It\u2019s better to be honest. I know you don\u2019t want to disappoint your trainer, but it is more disappointing to get a long term injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#460028\">For example, I had a lot of injuries between 2015 and 2021. I haven't gone to a championship for 6 years. So one of my first championships was the European Junior in 2015. And then straight from the Europeans juniors, six years later I went to the Olympics. So I had to wait six years. So the thing is that we will have to think long-term. You can get injuries, but you will always find a way to come back. Because if you want it bad enough, you will find a way to come back. So think long-term and have this conversation with your coach when you\u2019re feeling this injury coming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#fffff0\"><strong>Don\u2019t take advice or seek the opinion of people who haven\u2019t achieved what you\u2019re looking to achieve.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#460028\">What I mean by this is if I want to learn how to drive I\u2019m not going to my brother who doesn\u2019t have his driver\u2019s license to ask him how to drive. If I\u2019ve been coughing and sick for a week, I\u2019m not going to a psychologist to ask him how to heal me. I am going to a doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#460028\">Don\u2019t go to your best friend who has. never done track and field to ask him if you have to continue this sport or not, or what he thinks about your time on the 100m. Because they will definitely not know anything about what you\u2019re trying to achieve. So don\u2019t seek validation or advice from someone who doesn\u2019t have the vision you have or knows anything about what you\u2019re doing. Because then you\u2019re just setting yourself up for failure. So I think it\u2019s important to be careful about who you\u2019re asking about stuff because you can get very disappointed. We can get easily influenced by somebody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#fffff0\"><strong>Consistency is key.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#460028\">What do I mean by that?  Firstly, it means that you have to consistently show up to training if you want to get results. Secondly, it means you have to continue training hard EVEN when you\u2019re injured. This is especially important because I think a lot of athletes forget that training is a better form of rehabilitation than just resting. By training during an injury, you will shorten the time it takes to come back. 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