Coaching Games athletes ft. Jami Tikkanen - Ep.66
Interview with Elite Coach, Jami Tikkanen (@jamitikkanen). Some of you may recognize Jami for his work with Annie Thorisdottir and Bjorgvin Guomundsson during the CrossFit Games. In this episode, we will get into Jami’s online training platform “The Training Plan”, as well as tips for goal setting, and discussing the differences in training for the Open, Regionals, and the Games.
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Topics of discussion:
7:10 - Finding success as a Coach/Athlete
10:20 – Goal setting system
14:35 – Role models
16:20 – The Training Plan
23:48 – Open, Regionals, Games prep-training
31:05 – How to reach your goals and live a better life
39:06 – “Shiny Object Syndrome”
44:05 – Remote Coaching
45:35 – Developing as a Coach
Recommended literature:
Resilience by Eric Greitens
Self-Coaching 101 by Brooke Castillo
10-Minute Mental Toughness by Jason Selk
ZenPencils – Inspirational cartoons
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