Kelsey HigginsonSports Nutrition Coach and Founder at Clutch Day Coaching

How to be an average athlete

21 Nov 2025 · 1 min

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In this short monologue, the speaker humorously outlines three deliberate habits to remain an average athlete: (1) ignore proper nutrition, unlike elite athletes who meticulously balance carbs, protein, and fats; (2) forgo adequate sleep, despite its proven benefits for performance and cognition; and (3) blame external factors for personal shortcomings, whereas elite athletes take full responsibility for their preparation. The speaker contrasts these anti‑practices with the disciplined habits of elite athletes, framing the advice as a tongue‑in‑cheek guide for those who do not wish to improve.

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3 steps to being an average athlete. Step number 1, don't focus in on your nutrition. Elite athletes focus in on their nutrition. They get the right amount of carbs, right amount of protein, right amount of fats. They actually fuel for their performance. Step number 2, don't get sleep. Keep scrolling all night. Sleep is only going to do good things for your body and for your brain to help you actually play better. So if you don't wanna play good, don't get sleep. And step number 3 is make sure that you're blaming anything or anyone else besides yourself when things don't go the right way that you want them to. So if you forgot to bring a lunch to school, that's not your fault, that's your mom's fault 'cause she didn't pack it for you, right? Elite athletes fuel, elite athletes get their sleep, and elite athletes take frickin' responsibility for what they need to be doing. So if you're an average athlete and you don't really wanna take your game to the next level, just make sure you don't do those 3 things and you'll be good.