Psych: Achieving optimal mental focus during performance

As a coach I the first thing I tell new clients is that I need to work on getting things squared away from the neck up before I can worry about the rest of the body. Over the years I have observed that the few riders who display certain traits when it comes to training tend to do much better than everyone else, however those traits are not genetic and can be learned. Once I show someone how to focus properly and unleash the power of their minds their training really takes off. This means that I am always looking for ways to improve my understanding of the psychological side of training and that led my to download a copy of the book Psych by Dr. Judd Biasiotto. Dr. Biasiotto is a former high level power lifter who was, as he put it, "the worst power lifter in the world" when he started. After 2 years of coming no where near the top of any meet he learned how to focus his mind in a way that allowed him to become one of the top lifter in the world. Psych is filled with insights and lessons from someone who has had a lot of unique personal and professional experiences and had a lot of great takeaways. Below you will find a podcast review of those takeaways and how they relate to mental training for mountain biking. You'll also find the notes from the podcast posted on my blog.