The Brave Athlete: Calm the F*ck Down and Rise to the Occasion
Defeat the thirteen most common mental conundrums athletes face in training and competition, so you can feel confident, suffer like a hero, and handle any stress.

The Brave Athlete from Dr. Simon Marshall and Lesley Paterson will help you take control of your thoughts and feelings so you can train harder, race faster, and better enjoy your sport. Dr. Marshall is a sport psychology expert who trains the brains of elite professional athletes. Paterson is a three-time world champion triathlete and coach. Together, they offer this innovative, brain training guide that is the first to draw from both clinical science and real-world experience with athletes.

That means you won’t find outdated “positive self-talk” or visualization gimmicks here. No, the set of cutting-edge mental skills revealed in The Brave Athlete actually work because they challenge the source of the thoughts and feelings you don’t want. The Brave Athlete is packed with practical, evidence-based solutions to the most common mental challenges athletes face. Which of these sound like you?
  • Why do I have thoughts and feelings I don’t want?
  • I wish I felt more like an athlete.
  • I don’t think I can. I don’t achieve my goals.
  • Other athletes seem tougher, happier, and more badass than me.
  • I feel fat.
  • I don’t cope well with injury.
  • People are worried about how much I exercise.
  • I don’t like leaving my comfort zone.
  • When the going gets tough, the tough leave me behind.
  • I need to harden the f*ck up.
  • I keep screwing up.
  • I don’t handle pressure well.


With The Brave Athlete, you can solve these problems to become mentally strong and make your brain your most powerful asset.
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The Brave Athlete: Calm the F*ck Down and Rise to the Occasion
Defeat the thirteen most common mental conundrums athletes face in training and competition, so you can feel confident, suffer like a hero, and handle any stress.

The Brave Athlete from Dr. Simon Marshall and Lesley Paterson will help you take control of your thoughts and feelings so you can train harder, race faster, and better enjoy your sport. Dr. Marshall is a sport psychology expert who trains the brains of elite professional athletes. Paterson is a three-time world champion triathlete and coach. Together, they offer this innovative, brain training guide that is the first to draw from both clinical science and real-world experience with athletes.

That means you won’t find outdated “positive self-talk” or visualization gimmicks here. No, the set of cutting-edge mental skills revealed in The Brave Athlete actually work because they challenge the source of the thoughts and feelings you don’t want. The Brave Athlete is packed with practical, evidence-based solutions to the most common mental challenges athletes face. Which of these sound like you?
  • Why do I have thoughts and feelings I don’t want?
  • I wish I felt more like an athlete.
  • I don’t think I can. I don’t achieve my goals.
  • Other athletes seem tougher, happier, and more badass than me.
  • I feel fat.
  • I don’t cope well with injury.
  • People are worried about how much I exercise.
  • I don’t like leaving my comfort zone.
  • When the going gets tough, the tough leave me behind.
  • I need to harden the f*ck up.
  • I keep screwing up.
  • I don’t handle pressure well.


With The Brave Athlete, you can solve these problems to become mentally strong and make your brain your most powerful asset.
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The Brave Athlete: Calm the F*ck Down and Rise to the Occasion

The Brave Athlete: Calm the F*ck Down and Rise to the Occasion

The Brave Athlete: Calm the F*ck Down and Rise to the Occasion

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Defeat the thirteen most common mental conundrums athletes face in training and competition, so you can feel confident, suffer like a hero, and handle any stress.

The Brave Athlete from Dr. Simon Marshall and Lesley Paterson will help you take control of your thoughts and feelings so you can train harder, race faster, and better enjoy your sport. Dr. Marshall is a sport psychology expert who trains the brains of elite professional athletes. Paterson is a three-time world champion triathlete and coach. Together, they offer this innovative, brain training guide that is the first to draw from both clinical science and real-world experience with athletes.

That means you won’t find outdated “positive self-talk” or visualization gimmicks here. No, the set of cutting-edge mental skills revealed in The Brave Athlete actually work because they challenge the source of the thoughts and feelings you don’t want. The Brave Athlete is packed with practical, evidence-based solutions to the most common mental challenges athletes face. Which of these sound like you?
  • Why do I have thoughts and feelings I don’t want?
  • I wish I felt more like an athlete.
  • I don’t think I can. I don’t achieve my goals.
  • Other athletes seem tougher, happier, and more badass than me.
  • I feel fat.
  • I don’t cope well with injury.
  • People are worried about how much I exercise.
  • I don’t like leaving my comfort zone.
  • When the going gets tough, the tough leave me behind.
  • I need to harden the f*ck up.
  • I keep screwing up.
  • I don’t handle pressure well.


With The Brave Athlete, you can solve these problems to become mentally strong and make your brain your most powerful asset.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781937716912
Publisher: Ulysses Press
Publication date: 01/11/2024
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 359
Sales rank: 769,906
File size: 38 MB
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About the Author

Dr. Simon Marshall trains the brains of endurance athletes and fitness enthusiasts to become happier and more mentally tough. He is former Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of California, San Diego and Professor of Exercise Science at San Diego State University where he was Director of the Graduate Program in Sport & Exercise Psychology. He has published over 100 scientific articles on the psychology of exercise and has been cited in the scientific literature over 10,000 times. He has served as invited expert on exercise science for the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the American Cancer Society. He is currently the Performance Psychologist for the BMC Racing team, an elite WorldTour professional cycling team. As the sherpa-husband of professional triathlete Lesley Paterson, he is the founding member of Team S.H.I.T. (Supportive Husbands in Training), and competes in triathlon or cycling events as the husband of Lesley Paterson.

Table of Contents

Introduction

THE BASICS

1 Hello, Brain! A peek inside your 3-pound lump of crazy

HEART: Hone your passion, motivation, and identity

2 I Wish I Felt More Like an Athlete: Tackling the flawed thinking around your athletic identity

3 I Don’t Think I Can: Building confidence and self-belief

4 Setting Goals Is Not Your Problem: The secret of doing

WINGS: Deal with obstacles, setbacks, and conflict

5 Other Athletes Seem Tougher, Happier, and More Badass Than Me: The power and peril of comparison

6 I Feel Fat: Dealing with body image in a world of athletes

7 I Don’t Cope Well with Injury: How to respond to setbacks, big and small

8 People Are Worried About Me: Exercise dependence and the incessant need to do more

FIGHT: Get stuck in with the fear and the glory

9 I Don’t Like Leaving My Comfort Zone: How to cross the fear barrier

10 When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Leave Me Behind: Resisting the urge to quit

11 I Need to Harden the F*ck Up: Learning to embrace the suck

12 I Keep Screwing Up: Developing Jedi concentration skills to become a better athlete

13 I Don’t Handle Pressure Well: How to cope with stress, anxiety, and expectations on race day

Epilogue

Acknowledgments

Index

About the Authors

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