 Mental
Training for Peak Performance - 2nd Edition
This book is your
own personal guide to mental practice and visualization training, no matter
what your sport or level of fitness. In this fully revised and updated edition of Mental Training for Peak Performance
you will learn how to incorporate state-of-the-art theory with practical applications for peak
performance. It can be used by athletes, trainers, sports consultants
and coaches.
In the first section of this book, you'll find a clear explanation of
mental practice and visualization training and why athletes who use these
techniques are more relaxed, better prepared and often more successful.
In the second part, you'll learn how to use mental rehearsal yourself.
Each technique is clearly explained, both in theory and application.
In the final section, you'II learn from top athletes exactly how they use
mental practice to optimize their performances and how you can incorporate
these techniques into your training to enhance your skills in different
sports. Here you'll find ways to improve your performance in any sport,
with tips and examples from some of the world's most renowned athletes
and individualized programs for cycling, downhill skiing, golfing, running,
mountain biking, swimming and diving, tennis, volleyball and weight training.
In these pages, Dr. Ungerleider also discusses motivation, commitment to
training, cross-training, pain thresholds, fatigue and overtraining. These
recommendations will make your training easier, more efficient and more
fun.
This book will enable you to build your own mental practice program to
strengthen your performance in whatever sport you wish. From the information
in these pages, you'll be able to find the confidence, the self-esteem,
the athletic competence and other ingredients that lead to performance
at peak potential.
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