The average athlete thinks there is some magical difference between how they feel pain and how elite athletes feel pain. The average athlete thinks elite athletes feel less pain when doing the same work as them. It’s almost like they think elite athletes have some special gene that allows them to be numb to pain. […]
This week is the week of the high school wrestling state championship in Georgia. I have one message for all the wrestlers in Georgia I work with. Do everything you can to avoid the mistake of focusing on the importance of this event. If there is one thing that causes athletes to underperform more than […]
Pain tolerance is one of the most important ingredients in an athlete’s mental toughness. Mental toughness is a character trait athletes must earn by successfully completing activities that require mental toughness. These activities include those that cause uncomfortable emotions that trigger fear, fatigue, stress, and even boredom. If an athlete can’t deal with the pain […]