Download or read book The Mental Battle Triathlon written by Mark Kleanthous and published by Meyer & Meyer Verlag. This book was released on 2014-03-15 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explains how to mentally prepare for triathlon and ultra-distance endurance events. Once you consider taking part in competing, you increase the risk of a mental melt down. This book will help you develop an automatic response mechanism to deal with doubts and fears. The book is not about mental toughness but learning how to train the mind.
Download or read book Triathlon the Mental Battle written by Mark Kleanthous and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explains how to mentally prepare for triathlon and ultra-distance endurance events in order to avoid a mental meltdown. Learn how to train the mind and deal with stressors, pressure and challenge. This book clearly explains how to mentally prepare for triathlon, Ironman(R) and ultra-distance endurance events. Once you consider taking part in training and competing, you increase the risk of a mental melt down. Including coping strategies to overcome doubts and fears that are likely to occur during training and racing, this book will help you develop an automatic response mechanism to deal with them when they happen. This book is not about mental toughness but learning how to train the mind. Most of the research about overcoming adversity has been investigated and is discussed in this book. Examples of mental imagery and thought processes will help you for the rest of your life.
Download or read book Iron War written by Matt Fitzgerald and published by Triumph Books. This book was released on 2022-03-01 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic account of an unforgettable endurance test, now updated with a new introduction The 1989 Ironman World Championship was the greatest race ever in endurance sports. In a spectacular duel that became known as the Iron War, the world's two strongest athletes raced side by side at world-record pace for a grueling 139 miles. Driven by one of the fiercest rivalries in triathlon, Dave Scott and Mark Allen raced shoulder to shoulder through Ironman's 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike race, and 26.2-mile marathon. After 8 punishing hours, both men would demolish the previous record--and cross the finish line a mere 58 seconds apart. In Iron War, sports journalist Matt Fitzgerald writes a riveting epic about how Allen and Scott drove themselves and each other through the most awe-inspiring race in sports history. Iron War goes beyond the pulse-pounding race story to offer a fascinating exploration of the lives of the world's two toughest men and their unquenchable desire to succeed. Weaving an examination of mental resolve into a gripping tale of athletic adventure, Iron War is a soaring narrative of two champions and the paths that led to their stunning final showdown.
Download or read book The Triathlete s Guide to Mental Training written by Jim Taylor and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Triathlete's Guide to Mental Training, written by accomplished sport psychologists and Ironman triathletes, offer readers in-depth, practical information and skills they can use to build mental muscle. Triathlons are certainly physically demanding, to say the least, but most triathletes would agree that it is the mental aspect that can determine whether or not they achieve their competitive goals. Resources addressing this key aspect have been hard to come by -- until now. Readers will learn in this book first how to assess their psychological strengths and weaknesses, and then discover the six mental factors that most affect triathlon performance. The book includes essential tools for training and competition, such as routines, mental imagery, and tips on getting organized and setting goals, and also explores what it takes to be an Ironman, the unhealthy side of triathlon, and valuable lessons to be learned from the world's best triathletes.
Download or read book The Complete Book of Triathlon written by Mark Kleanthous and published by Meyer & Meyer Verlag. This book was released on 2016-05-23 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Complete Book of Triathlon is for all athletes who want to improve in or convert to the fascinating sport of triathlon. It shows among other things how to construct a training program, how to approach a competition and offers an Encyclopedia that covers all aspects of triathlon. This book shows the triathlete and aspiring triathlete everything they need to know about triathlon, whether a sporting novice or an accomplished athlete in another sport. It tells you how to get started, what equipment to buy, the diet you will need, how to devise a training routine and how to arrange your busy life in order to accommodate it, and then explains how to finish a race, as well as how to recover from it. The Complete Book of Triathlon will tell you how to be the best that you can be in triathlon; not necessarily by training harder, but by training smarter. Every aspect of your life has the potential to affect your mental and physical performance, and you need to take this into account when devising your training in order to avoid both over-training and under-training. Mark Kleanthous system for monitoring training-stress levels which he has been successfully using for many years is unique to him but is revealed in this book. Use it and you can achieve your optimum performance.
Download or read book The Brave Athlete written by Simon Marshall and published by VeloPress. This book was released on 2017-06-08 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Brave Athlete solves the 13 most common mental conundrums athletes face in their everyday training and in races. You don’t have one brainyou have three; your ancient Chimp brain that keeps you alive, your modern Professor brain that navigates the civilized world, and your Computer brain that accesses your memories and runs your habits (good and bad). They fight for control all the time and that’s when bad things happen; you get crazy nervous before a race, you choke under pressure, you quit when the going gets tough, you make dumb mistakes, you worry about how you look. What if you could stop the thoughts and feelings you don’t want? What if you could feel confident, suffer like a hero, and handle any stress? You can. The Brave Athlete from Dr. Simon Marshall and Lesley Paterson will help you take control of your brain 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: Calm the F*ck Down and Rise to the Occasion, you can solve these problems to become mentally strong and make your brain your most powerful asset.
Download or read book Triathlon Mastery Unleashing Your Inner Athlete written by Stephen Holiday and published by Richards Education. This book was released on with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Triathlon Mastery: Unleashing Your Inner Athlete" is your comprehensive guide to conquering the challenges of triathlon with confidence and finesse. Whether you're a beginner looking to finish your first race or an experienced athlete aiming for podium finishes, this book equips you with the knowledge, strategies, and mindset to excel in the sport of triathlon. From setting achievable goals to mastering swim, bike, and run techniques, each chapter dives deep into the essential skills and training methods needed to succeed. Discover how to optimize your nutrition, fine-tune your race-day preparations, and navigate the transitions smoothly. With expert advice on injury prevention, recovery techniques, and advanced training methods, you'll push your limits and achieve peak performance. But "Triathlon Mastery" goes beyond the physical aspects of the sport. It delves into the mental fortitude required to overcome obstacles, manage race-day nerves, and stay focused when it matters most. You'll learn how to embrace the triathlon lifestyle, build a supportive community, and balance training with other aspects of life. Packed with practical tips, training plans, and inspirational stories from seasoned triathletes, this book is your ultimate companion on the journey to becoming an amazing triathlete. Whether you're aiming for personal bests or podium finishes, "Triathlon Mastery" will empower you to unleash your full potential and achieve greatness in the sport you love.
Download or read book Triathlete Eq written by Dr. Izzy Justice and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-06-10 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All endurance sports are as much a test of your emotional endurance ability as they are a test of your physical ability. Though most are aware of this, few actually know how to train for, and apply, emotional endurance skills during a race. This very cutting-edge book brings together the experience of 5-Time Ironman Champion, Heather Gollnick, and sports neuropsychologist, Dr. Izzy Justice, to provide you with both invaluable knowledge and EQ exercises to incorporate into your training, pre-race, and race-day plans to give yourself a chance to perform at your best when it counts the most. This book provides a unique, detailed, and much needed look at the emotional and mental aspects of training for triathlons. It clearly explains the underlying theory as well as offering easy to follow, practical advice and techniques that any athlete can use from elite level to novice to strengthen and use the mind to achieve more than they ever thought possible. Chrissie Wellington, 4-Time World Champion Never underestimate the power of being excited and motivated. Emotions are a big part of sports. This book helps with managing them to perform better. Andy Potts, Olympian, 70.3 World Champion Emotions, mental fortitude, and imagery are core to success in triathlon races. Those that have trained for them will perform better. This ground-breaking book will help you do that. Meredith Kessler, Ironman Champion, 70.3 US Pro Champion For any triathlete, brand new or seasoned, I guarantee that reading this book will give you some awesome new tools so that every race and workout is a great one. Bob Babbitt, USAT and Ironman Hall of Fame
Download or read book Triathlon Swimming written by Gerry Rodrigues and published by VeloPress. This book was released on 2020-07-21 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Triathlon Swimming reveals the rewarding and rigorous Tower 26 program for mastering open-water swimming by the world’s leading open-water swimming coach Gerry Rodrigues and former pro triathlete Emma-Kate Lidbury.Triathlon swimming is unique in its challenges and physical and mental limits. Over his lifetime of over 100 open-water swim race wins and over 30 years of coaching, Rodrigues has perfected the art and science of open-water swimming. His famed Tower 26 swimming program trains athletes in both the pool and in rough open water conditions, making triathletes and swimmers skilled, confident, capable, and fast in any condition. In Triathlon Swimming, Rodrigues and Lidbury break down open-water swimming technique and show how triathlon swimming requires different form. From kicking to sighting, Triathlon Swimming describes the best technique for swimming in open water. This guide shares the best gear for open-water swimming, shows how to create your own effective open-water swim workouts, and shares a plan for race prep and taper. Tower 26 offers the best open-water swimming technique. With Rodrigues’ coaching approach and Lidbury’s first-hand experience and insight, Triathlon Swimming can help you become a master open-water swimmer for faster, fearless racing.
Download or read book Using Mental Toughness Training for Triathlons written by Joseph Correa (Certified Meditation Instructor) and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-05-18 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using Mental Toughness Training for Triathlons will significantly change how hard you can push yourself mentally and emotionally through visualization techniques taught in this book. Want to be the best? To be the best you have to train physically and mentally to your maximum capacity. Visualizing is commonly thought of as an activity that cannot be quantified which makes it harder to see if you are improving or making a difference, but in reality visualizing will increase your chances of success much more than any other activity. You will learn three visualization techniques that are proven to improve your performance under any situation. These are: 1.Motivational Visualization Techniques. 2.Problem Solving Visualization Techniques 3.Goal Oriented Visualization Techniques. These triathlon visualization techniques will help you: -Win more often. -Become mentally tougher. -Outlast the competition. -Get to the next level. -Recover faster and train longer. How is this possible? Visualizing will help you to better control your emotions, stress, anxiety, and performance under pressure situations that are often the difference between success and failure. Bringing out the best in yourself in any sport and reaching your true potential can only happen through a balanced training regimen which should include: mental training, physical training, and proper nutrition. Why aren't more people using visualizations to enhance their performance in triathlons? There are a number of reasons but the truth is most people have never tried it before and are afraid to try something new. Others don't think that improving their mental capacity will make a difference but they are wrong. Practicing visualization techniques for triathlons on a regular basis will allow you to: -Increase your lung capacity by helping you relax muscle tension and decrease workload. -Recover faster after training or competing through breathing techniques that will reduce muscle stress. -Overcome pressure situations. -Train harder and longer without getting as tired. -Reduce your chances of getting cramps and muscle tears. -Improve control over your emotions under stressful conditions. -See results you never thought possible. Visualizing is hard work and requires constant practice which is why only the best do it and take all the glory. Be the best you can be by pushing yourself to your mental limit using visualizations.
Download or read book Complete Mental Transformation for Triathlon Coaches written by Joseph Correa and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-04-22 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complete Mental Transformation for Triathlon Coaches by Joseph Correa Meditation as exercise for the mind helps to strengthen your mind as you would strengthen your body, consistently evolving as you practice it. Physical conditioning, good nutrition, and meditation are the three keys to achieve a state of optimal performance. Most triathlon runners don't pay as much attention to meditation as they should because their mostly worried about physical strength and development. Obtaining your optimal performance requires that you train and stimulate your body and mind. Focusing only on the physical part of training and neglecting the mental part often results in reaching a point where you don't see progress after a while and are stuck there due to mental assumptions, mental blocks, and past failures. Not taking this into account may be the main reason why some triathlon runners have trouble getting to the next level. In order to do your best you must accept that the body and the mind have to work together as a team. Results, in meditation, will happen gradually and naturally. They will be present in how you carry yourself and in your new ability to control your thoughts and emotions. By starting your meditation sessions and being disciplined and consistent you will notice significant improvements in how you respond to anxiety, pressure, and stress.
Download or read book Fast Track Triathlete written by Matt Dixon and published by VeloPress. This book was released on 2017-10-18 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ????? "Lays out all the elements needed to succeed and excel at triathlon without compromising the other important things in your life like family, friends and sleep." In Fast-Track Triathlete, elite triathlon coach Matt Dixon offers his plan of attack for high performance in long-course triathlon—without sacrificing work or life. Developed for busy professionals with demanding schedules, the Fast-Track Triathlete program makes your PR possible in Ironman®, Ironman 70.3®, Rev3, and Challenge triathlon in about 10 hours a week. Training for long-course triathlons once demanded 15-20 hours each week—on top of work, family, travel and other time commitments. For many, preparing for long-distance triathlon is more challenging than the race itself. Fast-Track Triathlete opens the door to your best performance in full- and half-distance triathlons in half the traditional training time. Dixon’s laser-focused, effective approach to workouts, recovery, strength and mobility, and nutrition means you can prepare for triathlon’s greatest challenges in just 7-10 hours per week for half-distance and 10-12 hours per week for full-distance. Fast-Track Triathlete includes: Dixon’s complete guide to creating a successful sport and life performance recipe How to plan out your triathlon training Scaling workouts for time and fatigue Training and racing during travel Executing your swim-bike-run and transitions plan on race day 10-week off-season training program with key workouts 14-week pre-season training program with key workouts 14-week comprehensive race-prep full and half training plans with fully integrated strength and conditioning Dixon’s first book, The Well-Built Triathlete, revealed his four-tiered approach to success in all triathlon race distances. Fast-Track Triathlete turbocharges Dixon’s well-built program so even the busiest athletes can achieve their long-distance triathlon dreams without sacrificing so much to achieve them. _____________________________________________________________ What other athletes are saying about FAST-TRACK TRIATHLETE: ????? "I went from marathons and sprint tris straight to a full Ironman in 1 year while overcoming an injury with this plan." ????? "The importance of sleep/rest, quality vs. quantity, endurance AND strength, nutrition, etc. -- this book shares such a realistic and balanced approach to training and helped me train for and complete my first Ironman (140.6) race as a working mother of 3 small children and a 13:32 finish time." ????? "Breath of fresh air read on triathlon training - planning - life balance, in context of performance improvement.
Download or read book Becoming Mentally Tougher in Triathlons by Using Meditation written by Joseph Correa (Certified Meditation Instructor) and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-03-23 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Becoming Mentally Tougher In Triathlons by Using Meditation is one of the best ways to prepare to reach your true potential. Eating right and training are two of the pieces of the puzzle but you need the third piece to reach your maximum capacity. The third piece is mental toughness and that can be obtained through meditation. Triathletes who practice meditation regularly will find they are or have: -More confident during competition. -Reduced stress levels. -Better capacity to concentrate for long periods of time. -Lower muscle fatigue. -Faster recovery times after competing or training. -Overcome nervousness better. -Control their emotions under pressure. What more can you ask for as a triathlete? When considering unlocking their true potential most triathletes focus on physical and nutritional goals but often overlook their inner potential through practices like meditation and visualization. It's common to want to see physical benefits from physical exercises but what many triathletes don't know is that meditation has been proven to improve physical health and performance. Reaching your peak performance requires that you train and stimulate the body and mind. Not taking this into account can be a main reason why some triathletes have trouble moving on to the next level. In order to do your best you must accept that the body and the mind are what will make you complete. Meditation as exercise for the mind helps to strengthen your mind as you would strengthen your body and consistently evolving as you practice it. Physical conditioning, good nutrition, and meditation are the three keys to achieve a state of optimal performance. Most triathletes don't pay as much attention to meditation as they should because their mostly worried about appearance and how others perceive them. Results, in meditation, are not something you will see physically but rather in how you feel and in your new ability to control your thoughts and emotions. By starting your meditation sessions and being disciplined and consistent you will notice significant improvements in how you respond to anxiety, pressure, and stress which are three of the major issues most triathletes have trouble overcoming in life and when trying to reach your true potential. Change your life and start using meditation to surpass your limits and break free! (c)2015 Correa Media Group
Download or read book Triathlon for Masters and Beyond written by Ian Stokell and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-03-06 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Masters triathletes can reach their fitness goals and smarten up their triathlon training with this accessible, practical guide.
Download or read book Triathlon Training Book written by Mark Sisson and published by Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers. This book was released on 1985 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Shifting Gears From Anxiety and Addiction to a Triathlon World Championship written by Adam Hill and published by Extra Life Media. This book was released on 2022-02-08 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was never part of Adam Hill's life ambition or his genetic constitution to wear a Speedo in public, let alone compete in a triathlon. For the first three decades of life, he was the poster child for non-athleticism, obsessively unhealthy habits, and an intense fear of...well...everything. Yet at the age of thirty-three, with a physique that could only be described as "Sasquatch with a Dad Bod," he put aside his insecurities and took his first step toward an outrageous dream: to qualify for the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii. It was a dream shared by nearly every other triathlete in the world, reserved for the top 1 percent of all athletes in the sport-a sport in which Adam had exactly zero experience. In Shifting Gears, Adam shares his harrowing, inspiring, and sometimes-clumsy story of transformation, from the origins of a debilitating anxiety disorder to his battle with alcoholism to his rise to the top of the triathlon world stage.
Download or read book Trizophrenia written by Jef Mallett and published by VeloPress. This book was released on 2009-10-09 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life is better when you're a triathlete. That is what author and triathlete Jef Mallett believes, and millions of triathletes around the world agree. Trizophrenia: Inside the Minds of the Triathlete, by nationally syndicated illustrator and veteran triathlete Jef Mallett, offers up the first exploration of the triathlon lifestyle. With the same humor and insight readers love in his "Frazz" comic strip, Mallett delves into the intoxicating subculture of the sport that is three sports. Mallett unveils the triathlete's obsessive-compulsive need for the rituals of the sport: eat, swim, eat, work, eat, ride, eat, work, eat, run, eat, go to bed early. Get up at dawn and do it all over again. Packed with illustrations that bring to life the countless conundrums a triathlete embraces every day, Mallett's light-hearted declaration of love for his sport will convince anyone that life is more worth living when you're a triathlete.
