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Bruce Lee shares how to find inner peace: Be water, my friend

Colin ChambersLife advice, Make you strong, philosophy, spectacular performances, sport, steps, Strategy, Well being Leave a Comment

I was lucky many years ago that a friend introduced me to the teachings of Bruce Lee of martial arts fame. Hi martial arts success is not my focus as I am more interested in what he was able to do, particularly the speed and control he achieved but also the wide ranging philosophic teachings he had learnt and applied. …

The World Cyclocross Championships Workout

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Parent workouts simply means fitting your workout within your normal parenting day instead of trying to fit it into the millisecond of free time you have. Yesterday I did my parent workouts while taking mini me to the World Cyclocross Championships as they visited Milton Keynes for the first time. I couldn’t actually believe that a world championship event would be right on …

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Want to win: Pick your battles

Colin ChambersBusiness, coaching, competition, Psychology, sport, Strategy Leave a Comment

Sport reflects the competition inherent in life and picking your battles is the lesson we learn from watching Tennis. From Stanislas Wawrinkas recent success at the Australian Open to Novak Djokovics dominance over Rafael Nadal, through to Rafaels and Roger Federers ongoing rivalry. Each of these battles has been a series of campaigns with each combatant having periods of dominance …

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How can Tai Chi help my daily life? Flow more, Force less

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I’ve always wanted to learn about Tai Chi but never found the time. I saw a great deal from TennisOne for a course teaching Tai Chi in relation to tennis. So I thought I would take this as an opportunity to learn Tai Chi while also improving my tennis game. Continually moving towards your goals is a principle of Cell …

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Strategy: Did you lose or were you beaten

Colin ChambersBusiness, competition, sport, Strategy, Uncategorized Leave a Comment

All top competitors hate to lose but they can accept being beaten. That’s how I see the general reaction from players like Serena, Federer, Rafa and others. If they feel they could have played better and might have won they are annoyed with themselves because they let themselves lose. If however they gave everything. That’s the best they could have …

Relaxing under pressure: Trust

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Building on my article Relaxing under pressure I can explain the benefit of my focus on trust. Do you believe in yourself under pressure? If you don’t it will show, both to you and your opponent. Trust in yourself will intimidate your opponent and keep them caged, holding them back. They will fear your response and thus check themselves. My ability to …

Relaxing under pressure: Accuracy

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Building on my article Relaxing under pressure I can explain the benefit of my focus on accuracy. I’ve been working through an online course on Tai Chi. It’s fantastic because it puts into simple words the concepts I am trying to bring to my game. At the moment it is about “finding neutral”. That means simply resetting my posture, stance and mindset …

Relaxing under pressure: Consistency

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Building on my article Relaxing under pressure I can explain the benefit of my focus on consistency. Last year I tried too hard which led to injuries, first in my wrist then foot. I have since learnt that better technique and recovery would have avoided it all. So that’s what I’ve been doing. The problem has then become a lack of play. …

Relaxing under pressure

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It’s just as important to build your mind as it is your technical skills and your body. A common trait in high level players is to be relaxed under pressure. This is something they work on. The purpose here is to develop your rally ball. That is your ability to return any shot well without going for anything. It’s where …

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Treatment Options for Rotator Cuff Injuries by Tennis Conditioning

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If you want to know how to prevent injuries to your shoulder it’s worth understanding how it works. The Rotator Cuff is basically your shoulder joint. It’s more complicated than that but we’re talking about moving the bones around your shoulder joint using the muscles, ligaments and tendons that connect to these bones. The talk is Treatment Options for Rotator Cuff Injuries …

What can snooker tell us about obesity? Yes, it might actually have health benefits part three

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If you haven’t already, read part one and part two Ronnie O’Sullivan is an amazing player just with his right hand but his ability with his left hand gives him a real edge because it gives him much better reach. If you haven’t played snooker then it’s important to know that every so often the best shot to play is impossible to actually …

What can snooker tell us about obesity? Yes, it might actually have health benefits part two

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If you haven’t already Read Part one of this three part series. Many people are put off Tennis and other more physical sports because of the physical demands. That’s why so many people feel they can’t lose weight because most people  are convinced they have to bust a gut to lose the weight. They genuinely believe that no pain means no gain …

What can snooker tell us about obesity? Yes, it might actually have health benefits part one

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Have you ever noticed that snooker seems a particularly sedentary sport yet the best players don’t have weight problems. In todays climate that must seem a little contradictory. This is the first article in a three part series of posts looking at the potential health benefits of snooker. Surprised Snooker has health benefits? I am too 🙂 read on to …