The New Toughness Training for Sports: Mental Emotional Physical Conditioning from 1 World's Premier Sports PsychologisFor nearly a quarter of a century, top sports psychologist James E. Loehr has been training world-class athletes, from Olympic gold medalist speed-skater Dan Jansen to tennis stars Monica Seles and Jim Courier His bestselling book, Mental Toughness Training for Sports, is a classic. In The New Toughness Training for Sports, he offers a toughness program that allows you to play at the very top of your game--every time. You'll learn how to trigger you Ideal Performance State (IPS) on demand and gain the heightened physical, mental, and emotional mind-body toughness so vital to sports. |
Contents
ACCESSING YOUR PERFORMER SELF | 12 |
ARE YOU TOUGH ENOUGH? | 36 |
WHY CANT YOU TOUGH IT OUT? | 56 |
OVERTRAINING AND UNDERTRAINING | 77 |
TRAINING RECOVERY | 91 |
THE IMPORTANCE OF GETTING YOUR REAL NEEDS MET | 103 |
THE ROLE OF AWARENESS | 113 |
UNDERSTANDING PERIODIZATION | 121 |
GETTING TOUGH MENTALLY | 149 |
TRAINING BRAIN WAVES | 162 |
CHALLENGING YOUR WEAKNESSES | 173 |
THE ENDLESS JOURNEY | 186 |
APPENDIX | 189 |
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR | 205 |
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