This is a subject for advanced coaching. It is not easy to believe what you read.
Nicholas Romanov told me once that there was belief in
Russia that “fighters were born.” I told
him that this was a subject for research and we needed to implement ways to
help our triathletes to make them fighters.
The discussion about “the chicken and the egg,” started because we could
blame our triathletes for not fighting enough and losing for the very same
reason. We blame the excuses given by
our triathletes, but there is something similar observed in patients with Panic
Attacks disorder, School Phobia and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. These patients do not know, at the beginning,
what is stressing them. You should know
that these disorders related to fear/anxiety have multiples explanations,
depending on our cultural-educational-intellectual background and we do not
have a solid knowledge except for the last physiological pathway. Just before the adrenergic last consequence
or last step of the pathway. Let´s see Wikipedia,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locus_coeruleus
In stress
The locus coeruleus is responsible for mediating many
of the sympathetic effects during stress. The locus coeruleus is activated by
stress, and will respond by increasing norepinephrine secretion, which in turn
will alter cognitive function (through the prefrontal cortex), increase
motivation (through nucleus accumbens), activate the
hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, and increase the sympathetic
discharge/inhibit parasympathetic tone (through the brainstem). Specific to the
activation of the hypothalamo-pituitary adrenal axis, norepinephrine will
stimulate the secretion of corticotropin-releasing factor from the
hypothalamus, which induces adrenocorticotropic hormone release from the
anterior pituitary and subsequent cortisol synthesis in the adrenal glands.
Norepinephrine released from locus coeruleus will feedback to inhibit its
production, and corticotropin-releasing hormone will feedback to inhibit its
production, while positively feeding to the locus coeruleus to increase norepinephrine
production.[5]
We have seen athletes freezing before a competition or
before the final 400 meters; vomiting in the middle of the competition; having
diarrhea before or during the competition.
These are called stress related reactions. You can blame it on the competition itself or
think about others ways of solving the future situation. Because it will happen again and we should
know how to proceed! I CALL THIS ADVANCED
COACHING.
A)
We
have to recognize that stress is unbearable.
The what, where, how related to stress should be answered to have a combat plan.
The what, where, how related to stress should be answered to have a combat plan.
B)
Without
the recognition of stress related failure we cannot do much about the
failure. The majority of our athletes
suffer from stress related failures and we should know how to proceed to avoid
future failures.
C)
Stress
related failures are ingrained in the way we face life. It is also related to the way we grew up and
our environment.
D)
Guillermo
Echeverría, the only Mexican who held a world record in 1,500 meters freestyle
swimming showed signs of stress related failure before the competition at the
Mexico City Olympics according to his coach.
He was frozen to the point of not shaving his legs a day before the
competition.
16:28.1 Guillermo
Echevarria Mexico Jul
7, 1968 Santa Clara Invitational Santa Clara, United States
E)
Whitfield
lost against Frodeno at Beijing for the very same reason.
F)
My
patients with panic disorders need a psycho-education in order for them to have
the possibility of managing stress related symptoms. Think about what you do for your athlete and
see if it is enough. It will never be
enough to create a champion.
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