The stress drill that showed me how much performance drops under pressure

[Supa_bobby]

I ran a drill where I did a set of burpees right before shooting to simulate elevated heart rate and stress. The difference was immediate. My hands were less steady, my sight picture and my accuracy dropped noticeably. It showed me how much of my training only worked when I was calm. That gap between calm performance and stress performance is something you have to train intentionally.

 

[call me Kraven]

 Doing burpees right before you start shooting is a truly humbling exercise. There's this massive difference between how you perform when you're calm at the range and how you are when the adrenaline kicks in and most folks just never really practice for that.

 

[Alan]

Wild how confidence drops the second your heart’s racing, pressure really shows what actually sticks under stress

 

[Jack_Bauer]

Doing burpees right before you shoot is a real eye-opener and a rude awakening if there ever was one. Performing well on a calm range is mostly just a fantasy if you're not actually training in that uncomfortable space between feeling totally comfortable and being in a bit of chaos.