Krista Thom Strength & Rehab Coach

As comp day gets closer, it's easy to get caught up in the training. The numbers, the top sets, how everything is moving, whether you're on track.

But the stuff happening outside the gym? That matters just as much.

Sleep, nutrition, hydration, mobility and managing your overall stress are all things we need to be paying attention to, especially when training starts getting heavier and fatigue starts building.

You can't always control how you feel when you walk into the gym, but you can make sure you're giving your body the best chance to recover from the work you're asking it to do.

And no, this doesn't mean you need to be perfect. Life still happens during comp prep. But if you're consistently under-eating, running on 5 hours of sleep and forgetting to drink water, we probably need to look at that before assuming your program isn't working.

The goal isn't to do MORE. It's to get the basics right so you can get the most out of the work you're already doing.

Your training is only one piece of the puzzle.

Save this for your next comp prep, or send it to a lifting mate who needs the reminder.

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