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How Bad Do You Want It? - Mastering the Psychology of Mind Over Muscle (Paperback)
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How Bad Do You Want It? - Mastering the Psychology of Mind Over Muscle (Paperback)
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The greatest athletic performances spring from the mind, not the
body. Elite athletes have known this for decades and now science is
learning why it's true. In his fascinating new book How Bad Do You
Want It?, coach Matt Fitzgerald examines more than a dozen pivotal
races to discover the surprising ways elite athletes strengthen
their mental toughness. Fitzgerald puts you into the pulse-pounding
action of more than a dozen epic races from running, cycling,
triathlon, XTERRA, and rowing with thrilling race reports and
revealing post-race interviews with the elites. Their own words
reinforce what the research has found: strong mental fitness lets
us approach our true physical limits, giving us an edge over
physically stronger competitors. Each chapter explores the how and
why of an elite athlete's transformative moment, revealing powerful
new psychobiological principles you can practice to flex your own
mental fitness. The new psychobiological model of endurance
performance shows that the most important question in endurance
sports is: how bad do you want it? Fitzgerald's fascinating book
will forever change how you answer this question and show you how
to master the psychology of mind over muscle. These lessons will
help you push back your limits and uncover your full potential. How
Bad Do You Want It? reveals new psychobiological findings
including: Mental toughness determines how close you can get to
your physical limit. Bracing yourself for a tough race or workout
can boost performance by 15% or more. Champions have learned how to
give more of what they have. The only way to improve performance is
by altering how you perceive effort. Choking under pressure is a
form of self-consciousness. Your attitude in daily life is the same
one you bring to sports. There's no such thing as going as fast as
you can--only going faster than before. The fastest racecourse is
the one with the loudest spectators. Faith in your training is as
important as the training itself. Athletes featured in How Bad Do
You Want It?: Sammy Wanjiru, Jenny Simpson, Greg LeMond, Siri
Lindley, Willie Stewart, Cadel Evans, Nathan Cohen and Joe
Sullivan, Paula Newby-Fraser, Ryan Vail, Thomas Voeckler, Ned
Overend, Steve Prefontaine, and last of all John "The Penguin"
Bingham
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