Daripada berusaha menjadi lebih bugar pada minggu terakhir, cobalah fokus pada hal-hal ini:
Penelitian menunjukkan bahwa atlet tidak menjadi lebih bugar pada minggu terakhir sebelum kompetisi. Mereka menjadi lebih segar. Dan sering kali, tubuh yang segar mampu menunjukkan performa yang selama ini dibangun melalui latihan berbulan-bulan.
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