“Another eight-week program modeled on Kabat-Zinn’s stress-reduction course. This version of mindfulness training puts more emphasis on sport-specific skills like concentration and embracing rather than avoiding pain, and addresses common athlete pitfalls like perfectionism by teaching self-compassion.”
Source: Endure By Alex Hutchinson & The Rise of Superman By Steven Kotler 2 Books Collection Set
“I began a new career studying the psychology of stress and the psychology of success. My mission was to learn all I could about playing under pressure. I wanted to find out why, under pressure, some athletes break through, as Hamilton did, while others break down.”
Source: Mind Gym: An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence
“Whenever they feel themselves growing anxious, breathe in energy. Breathe out negativity. Breathe in relaxation. Breathe out stress.”
Source: Mind Gym: An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence
“In the same way you create stress and tension you also can create relaxation. The goal of relaxation training is to teach you how to recognize the early warning signs of tension and to counter or replace them with the sensations of relaxation. Interestingly, one way to relax tense muscles is first to tighten them more. If your shoulders feel like coiled springs, draw them up and squeeze those muscles. Hold the pose for five to ten seconds. Feel the stress and study the sensation. Then release and relax the muscles completely.”
Source: Mind Gym: An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence
“The secret to cracking into our inner biology is as easy as leaving our comfort zones and seeking out just enough environmental stress to make us stronger.”
Source: What Doesn't Kill Us: How Freezing Water, Extreme Altitude, and Environmental Conditioning Will Renew Our Lost Evolutionary Strength
“Exercising the stress response just allows a person to assert a measure of control when the environment gets challenging.”
Source: What Doesn't Kill Us: How Freezing Water, Extreme Altitude, and Environmental Conditioning Will Renew Our Lost Evolutionary Strength
“Running Is My Therapy: Relieve Stress and Anxiety, Fight Depression, and Live Happier”
Source: Running Is My Therapy: Relieve Stress and Anxiety, Fight Depression, Ditch Bad Habits, and Live Happier
“The problem with truths is that they’re like spices. Add a little, and it can enrich things, let you experience more layers. But if you pour out too much, it becomes unpalatable.”
Source: Glint
“The marines who had received the mindfulness training recovered more swiftly after stressful combat exercises.”
Source: Strong Minds: How to Unlock the Power of Elite Sports Psychology to Accomplish Anything
“When we are confronted with stressful and difficult situations, focusing more on aspects that we can control—or at least influence—can alter our emotional response to the situation.”
Source: Strong Minds: How to Unlock the Power of Elite Sports Psychology to Accomplish Anything