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THE FLOW RESEARCH COLLECTIVE

EXECUTIVE ATHLETE

CYCLING FLOW TO BECOME AN EXECUTIVE ATHLETE

THE FLOW RESEARCH COLLECTIVE © 2020


TODAY’S GAMEPLAN

1. Overview of Week 32. Breakdown of the Recovery Phase3. Learning to Live Like a Lion4. Maslach Burnout Inventory


OPTIMIZING THE WHOLE DAMN SYSTEM

Endocannabinoid System

Respiratory System

Digestive System

Endocrine System

Exocrine System

Sensory System

Lymphatic / Immune System

Muscular / Skeletal System

Cardiovascular System

Reproductive System

Nervous System

Renal System


THE RECOVERY STAGE OF THE FLOW CYCLE



PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ATTACK ON BURNOUT


BURNOUT PROOFING BY GETTING AHEAD

● Active Recovery● Sleep● Setting Boundaries● Eliminating Rushing● Stress● Anxiety



TODAY’S GAMEPLAN



WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE WHEN WE BUILD THE RECOVERY STAGE INTO OUR LIFE?


BECOMING AN EXECUTIVE ATHLETE


USING THE ANALOGY OF THE EXECUTIVE ATHLETE

● Professional Athletes = Majority of Time Training, Small % Competing

● Typical Executive = Small %/No Time Training, 12+ hours per day competing

● We see the same imbalance with holidays and career length



LINEARITY — THE WAY AVERAGE PERFORMERS LIVEER

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Continual Working, Energy Expenditure, Stress

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Low

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Decreasing output per hour of input

Diminishing Returns

Overworking

Time, energy and attention spent working.


THIS FAILURE TO RECOVER PROPERLY DESTROYS PERFORMANCE



OSCILLATION — THE RHYTHMIC LIFE OF AN EXECUTIVE ATHLETEY-

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Work, Energy Expenditure, Stress

Recovery

Supercompensation

Microcycle

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ELITE PERFORMANCE IS A FUNCTION OF THE SKILLFUL MANAGEMENT & MOBILIZATION OF ENERGY


THE DISTINGUISHING TRAIT OF AN EXECUTIVE ATHLETE

An executive athlete understands that the time in a day is fixed but the quantity and quality of energy available is variable. Energy is viewed as a lever point for performance.



YOU NEED TO OSCILLATE TO PERFORM OPTIMALLY

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THE RESEARCH BACKS UP OSCILLATION

Stress + Recovery = Adaption

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ADAPTION



EXECUTIVE ATHLETE

The Question: How Do We Deploy The Recovery Stage, Live Like an Executive Athlete & Oscillate Through Life?


MASTERING THE LIGHT SWITCH OF LIFE


Dr. Huberman — ALERT & CALM OR ASLEEP (OR IN FLOW)



Active Recovery

Energy Expenditure

No man’s land. The Grey zone. Half working.

Neither fully on, nor fully off. MUST ELIMINATE

Most people live in this zone.

MAKING YOUR WORK BINARY & ELIMINATING THE GREY ZONE



TODAY’S GAMEPLAN



“YOU’RE NOT A CANDLE. YOU CAN’T BURN OUT” — WRONG!


DEFINING THE BURN

Burnout is a prolonged response to chronic emotional and interpersonal stressors on the job, and is defined by the three dimensions of exhaustion (overwhelming exhaustion), cynicism (cynicism and detachment), and inefficacy (a sense of ineffectiveness and lack of accomplishment).


MEASURING THE BURN

• Maslach Burnout Inventory• Globally recognized as leading measure of burnout• Validated by 35+ years of rigorous research• Used in 88% of burnout research publications (Boudreau,

Boudreau & Mauthe-Kaddoura, 2015)• Measures burnout as defined by the World Health Organization

(WHO)• Stacked with Areas of Worklife Survey (AWS) to understand the

cause & remedy


EXERCISE: TAKING YOUR TEMPERATURE


ENJOY THE RECOVERY!


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