Decompression strategy

Positive Self-Talk
Another great tip that I picked up from a friend in the coaching space is the art of self-talk. Not all self-talk is positive. In fact, this is something that I’m working on every day and I believe that there are many coaches who also struggle with this.
Our internal thoughts, or self-talk, can really sway the type of energy we put out into the world. Recently, Dr. Lisa Lewis, discussed some of the negative types of self-talk that many coaches (and our athletes) will experience. These are directly from her article on T-Nation covering psychology in strength training. How many do you experience on a weekly basis? Those include:

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  Black or White Thinking: Thinking only in extremes (all-or-nothing) thinking.
  
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  Arbitrary Inference: Generalizing one negative comment or experience to be representative of everything in your life.
  
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  Mental Reading: Presuming you know what others are thinking.
  
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  Catastrophizing: Thinking that the absolute worst thing that can happen, will happen.
  
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  Emotional Reasoning: Presuming that feelings are facts.
  
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  "Shoulds": Focusing on how things "should" have gone down, as opposed to how they actually are.
  

The key is to identify when and why we are having these types of internal thoughts. When you experience these types of things, what is happening around you or what is triggering them? If you can identify the cause, you can then reshape your thinking, adjust the environments you surround yourself with and ultimately avoid the triggers altogether.
Why is this important for a coach? Because if we allow these negative things to manifest into our thoughts or actions, then we have officially lost control of our emotional state. If we become consumed by negativity, we lose our confidence. If we lose our confidence, we question our purpose. If we question our purpose, the downward spiral of stress and uncertainty begins. The good thing is that we are fully in control of these outcomes. Unlike a game where the referee might miss a call, we are the masters of our own thoughts and energy. The more we can hone this skill, the more we can grow as people.
Hobbies
Last, but not least, is something that I’ve recently come to learn through personal experience and that is the importance of hobbies that are unrelated to your career. Look, I get it, we want to be the best coach possible. We want to learn everything. We want to experiment. We love to be with our athletes. I think it’s really important to do all of those things, but still find a way to peel yourself away from the gym and do something that you enjoy -- totally unrelated to training & coaching. It doesn’t have to be daily, but if you can find something that you can do consistently it won’t hurt.
I learned this through observing my athletes, actually. We train hard. We follow a program based on their specific needs and goals. But, I found that one of the things that keeps us most connected and growing our relationship is simply talking about ANYTHING other than their sport.
Never forget that these are people, with families, hobbies of their own, interests outside their sport, etc. Seeing my athletes light up when we talk about the latest Netflix series or how many fish they caught over the weekend or the new painting they finished really filled me with as much joy as seeing them score a basket or a touchdown in a game.
It really sparked me to pursue my own personal hobbies and interests outside of training, which I believe many coaches neglect doing. Taking care of yourself physically through training and mentally through positive self-talk or pursuing your personal interests are three major ways you can decompress as a coach.

literature by Schmitz (1), who defined critical-sized

lesion as the smallest size intraosseous wound in a partic-
ular bone and species that will not heal spontaneously
during the lifetime of that animal. This term was later
adopted in endodontics by Tian et al. (2019) (2) in a case
series while describing decompression of large radicular
lesions. Critical-sized lesions pose a unique challenge in
endodontics, where these lesions are most likely cystic,
with dimensions extending over 10 mm (3). The Ortho-
paedic Trauma Association has not been able to generate
a consensus over what dimensions should be regarded as
a critical size defect (4). General guidelines regarding
critical-sized defects limit them to lesions greater than
10–20 mm in length and circumferential bone loss
greater than 50% (5–7). These defects have been shown
to directly affect revascularisation and tissue differentia-
tion, leading to an inability to replace substantial bone
loss (8).
It is well known that large radicular lesions negatively
influence endodontic outcomes (9–12) and it is thought
that critical-sized lesions are resistant to conventional
non-surgical endodontics. This may occur as a result of
increased bacterial load (13), cystic transformations (14
literature by Schmitz (1), who defined critical-sized
lesion as the smallest size intraosseous wound in a partic-
ular bone and species that will not heal spontaneously
during the lifetime of that animal. This term was later
adopted in endodontics by Tian et al. (2019) (2) in a case
series while describing decompression of large radicular
lesions. Critical-sized lesions pose a unique challenge in
endodontics, where these lesions are most likely cystic,
with dimensions extending over 10 mm (3). The Ortho-
paedic Trauma Association has not been able to generate
a consensus over what dimensions should be regarded as
a critical size defect (4). General guidelines regarding
critical-sized defects limit them to lesions greater than
10–20 mm in length and circumferential bone loss
greater than 50% (5–7). These defects have been shown
to directly affect revascularisation and tissue differentia-
tion, leading to an inability to replace substantial bone
loss (8).
It is well known that large radicular lesions negatively
influence endodontic outcomes (9–12) and it is thought
that critical-sized lesions are resistant to conventional
non-surgical endodontics. This may occur as a result of
increased bacterial load (13), cystic transformati