Stew Smith Fitness

According to tactical fitness coach and former Navy SEAL Stew Smith, performance cues are mental triggers, self-talk phrases, or pre-game rituals used to actively manage your energy state, lower stress, build mental toughness, and maximize physical output.

By intentionally anchoring short, powerful phrases to past successes and specific emotional states, you can create a "mind-body connection" that allows you to instantly alter your physical performance under duress.

How to Create and Use Performance Cues

Smith emphasizes that these cues are highly effective tools for military schools with high attrition rates, sports, work, and general daily stressors.

Recall Peak Moments: Think back to a specific time when you highly excelled—like hitting a walk-off home run, hitting an A+ on a brutal exam, or achieving a personal best in a workout.
Name Your State: Remember the exact feeling of success and tie it to a concise phrase or name like "game time," "bust it," "let's do this," or "beast mode".

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There is no ONE way to do anything. Sure there are principles that must be a part of any action toward a goal, but the methods can vary. Trying out different methods over the last 45 years of consistent training has been educational and has offered an experience to learn something new each day. I may offer a suggestion, but if anyone has a different opinion on something that worked for them, share it. Let's learn more than one day to do something.

I have always said I have A way to train for a particular goal, not THE ONLY way.

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Accountability Day: Did We Crush Our Fitness Goals? � See https://www.stewsmithfitness.com for programming to help!

It is time to look back at the week and see if our actions matched our goals!
In this video, we break down our fitness efforts over the last seven days, celebrate the wins, and adjust where we fell short.

True progress happens when you stay honest with yourself.

How did you do with your workouts and nutrition this week?

Drop your wins and challenges in the comments below, and let’s crush the next seven days together!

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