If you're attempting to get better results in the gym, or excel in your sport, mental training isn't something you should passively enter into. Neither is it something you do once in awhile. It should be practiced each day. And while you are in the gymnasium it should happen right with each exercise you do. From Peak Performance by Charles Garfield: They discussed government-funded athletic programs that integrate sophisticated mental training and vigorous physical training. One study evaluating these intensive programs suggests their potential. Four matched groups of world-class Soviet......READ MORE

If you're attempting to get better results in the gym, or excel in your sport, mental training isn't something you should passively enter into. Neither is it something you do once in awhile. It should be practiced each day. And while you are in the gymnasium it should happen right with each exercise you do. From Peak Performance by Charles Garfield: They discussed government-funded athletic programs that integrate sophisticated mental training and vigorous physical training. One study evaluating these intensive programs suggests their potential. Four matched groups of world-class Soviet......READ MORE

Unfortunately, this is the largest mistake of them all. You could hear them say, "Mental training, what's that?" And if they've got a concept about it they are likely falling into the other traps you may read about here. How are you able to become good at something you don't do? You can not. You've got to engage in using the abilities that will improve your results. Two things will happen. You'll get better results and you'll get better at doing the diverse mental training tactics. The best part is the better you get at using mental training, the better the results you'll gain from it.......READ MORE

Unfortunately, this is the largest mistake of them all. You could hear them say, "Mental training, what's that?" And if they've got a concept about it they are likely falling into the other traps you may read about here. How are you able to become good at something you don't do? You can not. You've got to engage in using the abilities that will improve your results. Two things will happen. You'll get better results and you'll get better at doing the diverse mental training tactics. The best part is the better you get at using mental training, the better the results you'll gain from it.......READ MORE

Most golfers don't basically do any psychological golf coaching which is a massive mistake. Yet it's not always the golfers choice not to get involved in some type of inner game development. Since we're in the field of all levels of mental golf coaching we see things another way. The field of golf mental training is elusive and frequently too theoretical for practical purposes. Ever read any golf psychology material and thought "hey, that appears sensible, I should do that", only to forget it as soon as you put the book down! Now here's the key if you really want to develop your golfing......READ MORE

For those younger golfers who wish to take up the game, we would like to set a few guidelines on what sort of training should be conducted at what ages. Every junior golfer must be taken individually, but I think a few generalities exist for the physical and mental training for junior golfers.Because children vary so much in both physical and mental maturity, setting levels of accomplishment on at what age training for junior golfers should be done is tricky. I will use the following as a general guide:1. Under 10 years. At this point, we should be looking at appreciating the game of golf and......READ MORE

You have to be tough. This is the perspective of fathers, coaches and many weight trainees all over the world. And yes toughness is critical. You have to be tough to train. Its way easier to not do anything. To sit on your couch and eat an entire carton of ice cream. Working out will build this toughness but you also need some to get started with it. Actually any hardcore endurance training is usually enough to build mental toughness. And with mental toughness for athletes you can go reasonably far. You can train longer than your opponents. You can train more often. But even then......READ MORE

One of the other facets of mental training that the majority are familiar with is visualisation. Again its another important technique. But few people do it. And fewer people actually do it correctly. The issue with visualisation is largely its name. You see, it misleads people into thinking its all about the pictures you see. My prediction is that an essentially visual person invented the name. But what about a kinesthetic person? The reality is in 'visualization ' you have to engage all of the senses. Not only engage them but bring them about to their greatest potential. Your......READ MORE

You have to be tough. This is the perspective of fathers, coaches and many weight trainees all over the world. And yes toughness is critical. You have to be tough to train. Its way easier to not do anything. To sit on your couch and eat an entire carton of ice cream. Working out will build this toughness but you also need some to get started with it. Actually any hardcore endurance training is usually enough to build mental toughness. And with mental toughness for athletes you can go reasonably far. You can train longer than your opponents. You can train more often. But even then......READ MORE

One of the other facets of mental training that the majority are familiar with is visualisation. Again its another important technique. But few people do it. And fewer people actually do it correctly. The issue with visualisation is largely its name. You see, it misleads people into thinking its all about the pictures you see. My prediction is that an essentially visual person invented the name. But what about a kinesthetic person? The reality is in 'visualization ' you have to engage all of the senses. Not only engage them but bring them about to their greatest potential. Your......READ MORE