After Paris 2024, three-time Olympic champion Adam Peaty took to social media to share the two visual roadmaps that helped him stay on track in the 12 months leading up to the Games. We explore five key mental resilience insights from these roadmaps, connecting each to broader principles that could be applied beyond the sporting world. 

The cheers fade. The medals are put away. The once-packed Olympic Village empties out. And for many elite athletes, an unexpected rival emerges: post-Olympic depression. This article explores why achievement can sometimes lead to emotional lows and provides practical tools from elite sports psychology that work for athletes and non-athletes alike.