When we’re giving it 100%—in a race, in the gym, rushing for that deadline—we’re focused on getting to the finish line as fast as we can.
And in these moments, it helps to be operating from muscle memory: where we’re in a state of flow, and the connection between mind and action feels natural.
However, we can’t build muscle memory when we’re running at 100%.
To allow the connections between mind and muscle to form, we need to be operating at a lower cadence.
There are times to sprint, and they are few.
And then there is time to go a little slower—which is the majority of the time—where we’re simply investing in building our muscle memory for the sprints of the future.