The Many Faces of Performance - Looking Beyond Just Sport

When someone says the word performance, the first and often only thing that comes to mind is…
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Sports Performance!

However, performance has many faces. Performance is important for various reasons and it does not only involve athletes.

You need to start looking at performance beyond a single lens and look at the bigger picture. Embracing performance in its various forms is a great way to become the best version of yourself. 

In this blog post, I deep dive into what performance looks like and how you should start looking at and leveraging nutrition for the different types of performance that can help you reach your peak.

Sports Performance

This is the type of performance most (if not all) people think of when they hear the word “performance”. 

Sports performance nutrition is the art of fuelling an athlete to become the best performer in competition. If you identify as an athlete, then you are likely focusing on this already.

From fuelling, recovery, hydration…there are many pillars to sports nutrition and if you need help with this then the best solution is working 1:1 with a Sports Dietitian. As a Sports Dietitian myself, I can assist you here so CLICK HERE to contact me if you need one in your corner. 

However, performance goes beyond sport, so becoming the best version of yourself requires you to also focus on other types of performance which the rest of this list will help you with.

Gym Performance

Moving on from sports performance, we have the similar but different….gym (or training) performance. 

This is looking at how one performs when they are training for fitness, strength, functionality, and confidence. Most people who go to the gym (whatever that may be for you - weights, crossfit, pilates, functional training), are keen on improving and progressing.

From lifting heavier, lifting better, and seeing changes in their body…gym performance comes down to become the best version of yourself when training and seeing the progress you desire.

It's about adding more depth to your training. Adding more meaning. More importance. Having that training outlet that drives you forward rather then get you stuck in routine for the sake of ticking off a box.

Work Performance

So many of us are focussed on our careers and progressing, yet so many do not think about work performance as a metric to work on. 

Nutrition impacts your work! From affecting your health and productivity to impacting your concentration and mental acuity. 

Performance nutrition can be tailored and leveraged to boost your performance in the workplace and advance your career or simply make work easier. 

Look beyond the physical and the sporting world and consider thinking about how having the right nutrition strategy can help you become the best version of your at work. 

Life Performance

In my opinion, this is the face of performance that every single person should be focussed on. Athlete and non-athlete alike. 

Life performance encompasses everything from:

• Being the best parent for your kid and keeping up with them
  
• Being able to spend quality time with family and friends
  
• Having consistent energy to live your life
  
• Being able to travel better and see the places you want to see
  
• Feeling like your happiest and most confident self
  
• Managing your mental health 
  
• Having enough energy and desire to keep up with hobbies
  
• Focusing on your health and being able to make the best decisions
  
• Good daily decision making across all aspects of life
  
• Winning at the game of life (whatever that may be or look like for you personally)
  

Looking beyond sport. Looking beyond the workplace. You need to be focussing on performing as a person and being the ideal version of yourself that you want to be.

It’s about doing life better. Fuelling yourself to live happier. Using nutrition to perform day in, day out. 

A Dietitian can help design your nutrition programming and provide the guidance and accountability you need, can enable you to fuel your life performance by working towards your individual goals.

Recap

There you go!

Now you are equipped with the knowledge of all the levels and faces of performance so that you can truly harness lifestyle and nutrition change to fuel your peak potential across the board. 

From sporting performance to the universally important life performance, you can choose the ones you want to optimise and become a better version of you. 

But before I leave you….

I have a couple of questions for you. 

Do you feel you need expert guidance when it comes to your fuelling, recovery, and nourishment?
Not seeing the body you feel happier, healthier, and more confident in?
Performance lagging like an early 2000’s dial up internet setup?

I may be able to be of assistance. 

If you are ready to take your nutrition and body to the next level and elevate your performance (which ever that may look like for you) in a way that doesn’t make you want to punch your Sports Dietitian, then let’s chat.

I have developed a bespoke nutrition coaching solution that allows you to work with me personally 1:1 to help start bridging the gap between where you are now and where you want to be with your physique & performance. 

In this program, I'll personally coach you using my flexible nutrition system to help you harness the power of calories and macro strategy to regain your competitive edge - think of it as a bespoke nutrition solution that empowers you to eat better to achieve better. 

Let’s take out the guesswork from performance nutrition strategy and set you up for true success going forward - all with me by your side. 

If you want to have someone in your corner guiding you with all this, ensuring you only focus on the ‘right stuff’, and get better results while doing it all… send me an email and let’s chat.

I do high level nutrition coaching for active professionals and athletes and I have spots open for new clients wanting to leverage the power of nutrition with a Sports Dietitian - whether you play basketball or any other sport, I have your back. 

Interested in learning more? 

Simply email me at: [email protected] to have a chat about this and see if we are a good fit to work together and get you your best results yet. 

Or to apply now to see if you are a good fit, simply CLICK HERE and start the process for reaching your peak potential. 

Sports Dietitian and Coach Aleksa 

Brisbane Sports Dietitian and Nutritionist