On this week's episode we're talking about bridging the gap between an athlete's abilities and self perception. We'll also give you some steps you can take to help yourself build this skill. Hope you enjoy! As requested, this week we're going to provide you with some timestamps (Shoutout Gus). As a disclaimer, these timestamps are AI generated: 00:00 Introduction and Camp Planning 20:42 Athletes' Perceptions of Themselves 29:14 Overthinking and Insecurity 30:12 Progress and Mental Adaptation 31:19 The Conversation in Your Head 32:45 Paying Attention to What Matters 34:24 Being Present in the Workout 35:05 Insecurity Wears Many Hats 36:47 Rewriting the Narrative 38:59 Patience and Consistency 41:08 Setting Clear Goals 42:33 Shutting Off the Voices 45:57 Focusing on What Matters 48:32 The Journey and Personal Growth 54:30 Trickling Up and Spitting Out Variance 55:53 Paying Attention to the Metrics That Matter 57:11 The Training and Testing Mindset 59:05 Ignoring Genetics and Focusing on Work 01:01:01 Overcoming Anxiety and Indecision 01:02:20 Immersing Yourself in the Present Moment 01:05:33 Avoiding Cop-Outs and Digging In You can find our programming here: Individual Crossfit Programming: MisfitAthletics.com Crossfit Affiliate Programming: TeamMisfit.com You can check out our apparel here: sharpentheaxeco.com For the best protein and supplements visit our store at: ProperFuel.co Misfits! We hope you enjoyed this episode. If you did and you're feeling generous throw us a review and let us know how we're doing, we'd really appreciate it. If you'd like to join the Misfit family and get fit head to misfitathletics.com and start your free trial today. As always, shout out to our sponsors who make this podcast possible Sharpen The Axe - sharpentheaxeco.com Proper Fuel - properfuel.co