World Class Basics

World Class Basics

Nutrition, Diet, Attitude, Family, Money and Hygiene

If you make your bed every morning you will have accomplished the first task of the day. It will give you a small sense of pride, and it will encourage you to do another task and another and another. By the end of the day, that one task completed will have turned into many tasks completed. Making your bed will also reinforce the fact that little things in life matter. If you can't do the little things right, you will never do the big things right.

And, if by chance you have a miserable day, you will come home to a bed that is made — that you made — and a made bed gives you encouragement that tomorrow will be better.

If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed.

If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed every day

Before David Brailsford embedded the 1% marginal gains philosophy at GB Cycling, they won 1 gold medal. Between 2007-17 British cyclists won 178 world championships, 66 Olympic/Paralympic gold medals and captured 5 Tour de France victories

GB Cycling - Marginal Gains

The standard you walk past is the standard that you accept

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Ben Ryan

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What are some of your 'World Class Basics'?

Eat colourful and eat often. Start with a high protein breakfast and ahve your food prepared

Nutrition

Using journals, conversing with parents or peers or catching up with mentors

​​Reflect

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Provide time for your body and brain to ​adapt and recover.

Sleep

Making the most of down-time by engaging with others and avoiding sitting on your phone

Down-time

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You have a typical day at MTFC as a scholar. You lie-in as you were up on FIFA all night and you're running late for training. How do you feel?

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You get to RH and you've forgot to pack additional lunch. What are your concerns?

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You've trained and done what you need on the limited energy you have. When you get home you're tired and starving. What do you do?

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You haven't the energy to reflect or talk to any family or friends so you spend the best part of your evening on your phone scrolling TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat. You've got SEP work to do but no energy. How do you feel come 10pm?

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What were your THREE standout facts based on sleep?

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Finally, what marginal gain or world class basic will you embed in your daily life?