In this week’s CHALK TALK, we discuss the journey from being an athlete in sport to an athlete in life, which for most (retired) competitive athletes was and is a difficult transition to go through.

In this episode, I take you through some ups and downs of my journey through sport and share some key learnings that I often reflect back on. Sport is such a beautiful thing and I am SO grateful that I grew up so heavily immersed in it, and because of that, the journey out of competitive sport was challenging for me. I think the loss of identity as an athlete is a difficult thing to overcome and it’s not talked about as often as it should be. I wanted to bring awareness to the conversation in hopes of other athletes in life/ retired athletes not feeling so alone in their feelings with it!

We also discuss the awesome life lessons you learn as an athlete and being a member of a team that many don’t even realize they're learning these things at the time! These lessons serve us very well in our adult and professional life. We also discuss the importance of being involved in multiple sports from an athletic development perspective as well.

For those that don’t know, TRAINING2XL started because of graduating student-athletes asking for programming to support them as they transition out of sport, and still to this day, is an important part of the business! If you need support with your training goals and want to follow an intentional and progressive plan, you can check out the Personalized Performance Programming.

This one’s for my fellow athletes in life!

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