Summary: <a href="http://rdellatraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Afremow-Icon.jpg"></a>Dr. Jim Afremow is a leading sports psychologist and author of a great new book titled, The Champion's Mind, How Great Athletes Think, Train, and Thrive. In this week's podcast session, I spoke to Dr. Afremow to discuss his concepts on developing a championship mindset for peak performance. Here's some of what you'll learn in this episode: Understand the mental game of sports and performance 2 common mistakes athletes make in mental training The simple key to your "big picture goal" Why he wrote The Champion's Mind and how he hopes it helps people How to overcome performance anxiety How to "feed the good wolf" His advice to instantly apply mental conditioning strategies The importance of visualization Specific advice on how to conquer the kettlebell snatch test Why breathing is so important for our mindset How to approach injuries with mindset training How to effectively use the book, The Champion's Mind And, much more... If you enjoy this episode, please help the show and drop a quick review in iTunes or Stitcher. It’s easy to review the show and it helps to build the podcast. TO SUBSCRIBE AND REVIEW THE SHOW IN ITUNES, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/rdella-training-podcast-strength/id399483129?mt=2" target="_blank">click here</a> TO SUBSCRIBE AND REVIEW THE SHOW IN STITCHER, <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/rdella-training-no-bs-strength-conditioning-kettlebells" target="_blank">click here</a> As a reminder, a new episode is released each Wednesday with valuable training tips and great interviews. <a href="http://rdellatraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Champions-Mind.jpg"></a>SHOW NOTES: To find out more about Dr. Jim Afremow, go to <a href="http://goldmedalmind.net" target="_blank">GoldMedalMind.net</a>. And, of course, grab your copy of the great book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1623361486?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creativeASIN=1623361486&linkCode=xm2&tag=smart024-20" target="_blank">The Champion's Mind</a>. Here's the article we mentioned about my <a title="The Inner Game: Mindset Lessons From My 1st Powerlifting Meet" href="http://rdellatraining.com/the-inner-game-mindset-lessons-from-my-1st-powerlifting-meet" target="_blank">Powerlifting experience</a>.<a title="The Inner Game: Mindset Lessons From My 1st Powerlifting Meet" href="http://rdellatraining.com/the-inner-game-mindset-lessons-from-my-1st-powerlifting-meet" target="_blank"> </a> FEATURED SPONSOR: To get a free trial of great audio books, check out <a href="http://audibletrial.com/train" target="_blank">AudibleTrial.com/train</a>. Please share this episode. Scott Iardella writes about strength training methods to optimize health and performance. If you enjoyed this article, join a strong and growing community of passionate fitness enthusiasts and subscribe below.
