20 07, 2021

Inside the Tri-Mind: Training and Race Routines for Maximum Preparation and Performance (Part II)

By | July 20th, 2021|Categories: Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , |1 Comment

In Part I of my two-part series exploring the powerful impact that routines can have on your triathlon efforts, I explained why routines are so important to every aspect of your training and racing. I also showed you how you can begin using routines in your conditioning workouts where the simpler environment enables you to [...]

15 07, 2021

Train Your Mind for Athletic Success Podcast: Episode #44-Prime Sport Challenge

By | July 15th, 2021|Categories: Train Your Mind for Athletic Success (Podcast)|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Episode #44-Prime Sport Challenge is the last of four episodes that will explore what is preventing you from committing to mental training and how you can develop a comprehensive mental training program to support your athletic goals. Ultimately, just like with other aspects of your sport, you have to decide how important the mind is [...]

1 07, 2021

Train Your Mind for Athletic Success Podcast: Episode #43: Three Goals for Athletic Success

By | July 1st, 2021|Categories: Train Your Mind for Athletic Success (Podcast)|Tags: , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Episode #43-Three Goals for Athletic Success is the third of four episodes that will explore what is preventing you from committing to mental training and how you can develop a comprehensive mental training program to support your athletic goals. My Train Your Mind for Athletic Success podcast is filled with practical information and dozens upon [...]

17 06, 2021

Train Your Mind for Athletic Success Podcast: Episode #42-Three Goals for Athletic Success

By | June 17th, 2021|Categories: Train Your Mind for Athletic Success (Podcast)|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

Episode #42-Three Goals for Athletic Success is the second of four that will explore what is preventing you from committing to mental training and how you can develop a comprehensive mental training program to support your athletic goals. Defining success in sports is a difficult task. When I ask most athletes and coaches how they [...]

3 06, 2021

Train Your Mind for Athletic Success Podcast: Episode #41-Seven Reasons Why Athletes Don’t Do Mental Training

By | June 3rd, 2021|Categories: Train Your Mind for Athletic Success (Podcast)|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

Episode #41-Seven Reasons Why Athletes Don't Do Mental Training of my Train Your Mind for Athletic Success podcast the first of four that will explore what is preventing you from committing to mental training and how you can develop a comprehensive mental training program to support your athletic goals. Convincing athletes and coaches of the [...]

31 05, 2021

Start Your Prep-period Mental Training Program NOW!!

By | May 31st, 2021|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

It happens every winter. In December, January, and February, I get calls from national team athletes and parents of young racers who are struggling mentally in their ski racing and they have big races coming up. They want me to somehow fix them quickly. Though I think I’m pretty good at what I do, I’m [...]

20 05, 2021

Train Your Mind for Athletic Success Podcast: Episode #40-Psychology of Injury

By | May 20th, 2021|Categories: Train Your Mind for Athletic Success (Podcast)|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Episode #40-Psychology of Injury of my Train Your Mind for Athletic Success podcast is the final of three episodes that explores special topics that are often not addressed in mental training, yet have a real impact on athletic performance. The sad reality of competitive sports is that many young athletes either have or will hurt [...]

6 05, 2021

Train Your Mind for Athletic Success Podcast: Episode #39-Overcoming Performance Slumps

By | May 6th, 2021|Categories: Train Your Mind for Athletic Success (Podcast)|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

Episode #39-Overcoming Performance Slumps of my Train Your Mind for Athletic Success podcast is the second of three that explores special topics that are often not addressed in mental training, yet have a real impact on athletic performance. Performance slumps are one of the most common, yet mysterious and frustrating, phenomena in sports. Typically viewed [...]

26 04, 2021

Do You Experience Disappointment or Devastation After a Subpar Triathlon?

By | April 26th, 2021|Categories: Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

It never feels good to have a bad race. You perform poorly and you naturally feel awful. It’s normal to experience negative emotions in reaction to results that don’t live up to your expectations. But what specific negative emotion you experience has a big influence on how that subpar performance affects you in the near [...]

22 04, 2021

Train Your Mind for Athletic Success Podcast: Episode #38-Perform Your Best in Big Events

By | April 22nd, 2021|Categories: Train Your Mind for Athletic Success (Podcast)|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Episode #38-Perform Your Best in Big Events of my Train Your Mind for Athletic Success podcast is the first of three that explores special topics that are often not addressed in mental training, yet have a real impact on athletic performance. Very early in my podcast, I introduced you to two important goals. First, to [...]