VISUAL RECORDS OF GOALS AND WORKOUTS: EFFECTIVE TOOLS TO PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT
VISUAL RECORDS OF GOALS AND WORKOUTS: EFFECTIVE TOOLS TO PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT
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1995
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Stiers, Amy N.
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The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of performance enhancement tools in the form of a visual record. Visual records in this study were training journals and calendars. Goal setting has demonstrated in a range of situations to increase performance and was therefore a key element in the layout of the visual records. It was hypothesized that by keeping tangible documentation of workouts and goals, rather than just keeping goals in your head, the athletes involved in this research would experience motivation and possibly improvement in their performance. The study took place over a two month period with six USCF licensed cyclists participating. All six used both the journal and the calendar for one month each. After each month of use the athletes were interviewed in 30 minute sessions. The results showed that the journal was preferred five to one over the calendar and all six said they would continue to use some form of visual record keeping for the duration of the season. The journal was preferred because of the more complete picture it gave of the cyclists training. The results from this study must be interpreted with caution because of the sample size.