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How Bad Do You Want It?: Mastering the Pshchology of Mind over Muscle
Escrito por Matt Fitzgerald
Narrado por Matt Fitzgerald
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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 postrace 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.
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I’m at chapter 6 and all the book has talked about so far is different runners experiences in the form of a story about their path. They describe different aspects of performance and achievement but it’s really monotonous. The narrators voice is also monotonous. The combination makes it difficult to keep listening. I imagine there’s some good content buried in later chapters but I’m not sure I’ll make it!
Great content. I would recommend this book. Very entertaining how each chapter tells the story of an athlete or two who has overcome physical and/or mental obstacles. Helps a person think outside the box.
What a book! I enjoyed every last second of it and learned so much, thank you ?
I really loved the journalistic style of Matt writing and narration. All the stories included in this audiobook had a strong emotional side to them, but this was never emphasised in the tone of voice. The emotional stress these athletes were subjected to at different stages of their career are universal in endurance sports, whether your are a pro or not, but the way each decided to cope with it is unique to each individual. Knowing that you are not alone in feeling the way you do about your abilities or the value of your training efforts, makes this audio book well worth your time.
I love the way the book describes the stories and how the author talks about the psychology of the subjects.
The thing that I personaly got out of it is the question about percieved value and how personal meaning comes to play.
To me the qeustion, How bad do you want it is really the qeustion of what drives you and why do you want it.
And the the idea of percieved effort is really great.
The thing that I personaly got out of it is the question about percieved value and how personal meaning comes to play.
To me the qeustion, How bad do you want it is really the qeustion of what drives you and why do you want it.
And the the idea of percieved effort is really great.