They deal with aches and pains every day, and in general it’s easy to overcome those bumps and bruises and keep active. But when you suffer from a major injury, it can drastically change the way you look at your sport. For a while you felt invincible, but major injuries throw the rhythm and …
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Dec
20
Dr.Cohn’s Formula for Success
1 .Expectations are strict rules you make about your performance! With expectations, you constantly judge how you are doing compared to how you think you SHOULD be doing. Expectations cause a very result-‐oriented focus and can cause you to feel frustrated when not playing up to your expectations and/or limit your performance when playing “better …
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Dec
20
Lance Armstrong: Mental Toughness of Champions
Each champion athlete performed at an incredibly high level to win or help his team win a championship. Commitment, dedication and mental toughness are what it takes an athlete to perform at such a high level. Probably one of the most overlooked and an under appreciated accomplishment in all of sports is the seven-time winner …
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Dec
20
A Workout Approach to Overcoming Low Motivation
It is not every day that we want to workout, pursue our goal. Your goal may indeed by worthy of pursuit. It may be ecologically sound (a way of saying it does not have some adverse side effects to accomplishing the goal that will deter you.) However, even the most goal-oriented people have times they …
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Dec
20
Next time you compete, keep these 3 tips in mind
1. Focus on what you can control. Athletes can get so wrapped up in things beyond their control. A swimmer might worry about who is swimming in the next lane during her heat. A soccer player may worry about not playing well in the rain. Instead, focus on what you can control such as …
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