The Jitters!

So with my first bout coming up very soon I am starting to feel nervous about it all. With that being said I have no doubt that on the day of the game I am going to have some serious pre-bout jitters... so I have been looking into what some of the symptoms of the jitters are so maybe I might be able to recognize them and hopefully work through them.

Here are some of the symptoms that I have found so far:

• sensory deprivation
• lack of coordination
• trembling
• dry throat and mouth
• sudden tiredness
• need to urinate
• distorted sense of time
• tight throat
• sweaty hands
• cold hands
• shaky hands
• nausea
• fast pulse
• shaky knees
• perspiration

Ok so now here are some of the strategies I have found so far to work through all of this:

• Picture the audience in their underwear
• Listen to music
• Read a poem
• Practice, practice, practice
• Yawn to relax your throat
• Take a walk
• Don't drink alcohol or coffee or tea with caffeine
• Breathe deeply, evenly, and slowly for several minutes
• Use positive affirmations
• Accept fear
• Natural relaxation (ie: drink a cup of tea)

If you have any more suggestions let me know :)

              
Food for today:
6:15 - HerbaLife shake, multivitamin, cell activator, total control
8:00 - green tea from Timmies
9:00 - an apple and a HerbaLife protein bar
11:00 - bottle of cranberry juice
1:00 - spinach and tomato salad with Raspberry vinaigrette dressing, smoked salmon, Gouda cheese, yogurt, multivitamin, cell activator, total control
3:30 - an apple and a HerbaLife protein bar
6:30 - HerbaLife shake with protein drink mix, multivitamin

And water, water and more water :)