Episode #17: Train like You Compete of my Train Your Mind for Athletic Success podcast is the fourth of six in a series that examines the ways in which you can maximize your training efforts and the benefits that you gain from those efforts. This episode will the consider the conundrum of whether you should compete [...]
Episode #16: Experimentation of my Train Your Mind for Athletic Success podcast is the third of six in a series that examines the ways in which you can maximize your training efforts and the benefits that you gain from those efforts. This episode will explore the essential value of experimentation in athlete development. Because of the [...]
Episode #15: Consistency of my Train Your Mind for Athletic Success podcast is the second of six in a series that examines the ways in which you can maximize your training efforts and the benefits that you gain from those efforts. This episode will explore the importance of consistency in quality training and, ultimately, consistent [...]
I've been in the sports world since I was six years old. The first 20 years, I was an athlete (a ski racer) learning the ups and downs of sports the hard way, mostly through trial and error, and sometimes painful failure. That, I can say with 20/20 hindsight and absolute certainty, is no way [...]
There is nothing more important to achieving your sports goals than what you do in training. It is during training that you ingrain the physical, technical, tactical, and mental habits that will come out in competitions. If you establish good habits, you'll have a good chance of having a good competitive performance. But if you [...]
Every sports season comes to an end whether you want it to or not. After a long and demanding season, if you’re like most athletes, you’re probably tired of your sport (regardless of whether the season was a triumph or a disappointment). You just want to hang up your gear, kick back, relax, and forget [...]
