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sport psychology: mind to perform
i’m starting to understand the idea of sport psychology, seems like a variety of techniques to help an athlete to handle mental challenges.
the main techniques i have read about and found useful are:
- visualization
- visualize the outcome you want
- while you rehearse your performance in your head make sure you see the event as how you want it to unfold
- if image turns negative, stop the mental tape
- use all your senses from a first-person perspective
- visualize in detail
- self-talk
- goal setting
- reflection
this idea of mental training is fascinating, specially when you are young and you think that you have all the pressure of the world on your shoulders.
nice that I know more about this now, who knows if anyone from my family will ever need this kind of support.
for now, I am struggling with the process to become a marathonist, at least i have identified some of the main pain points that I need to work on: