Pre-start nerves: how to stop throwing competitions away

Where pre-start nerves come from

Nerves before the start are a normal mobilization of the body. The problem begins when your arousal goes beyond your optimal state of competitive readiness.

Three techniques

1. 4-7-8 breathing — settles the nervous system within a minute.
2. Switching focus into the body — out of your head and into sensation.
3. A pre-start ritual — a consistent sequence of actions.

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