It’s a fact that elite athletes are a product of both nurture and nature. However, science so far cannot tell us which is more important. Intuitively, we assume sports that require more skill and technique depend more on nurture. While sports that depend more on size and speed depend more on nature. Yet, there are […]
When an athlete is running laps or sprints to increase their endurance, it’s easy to see the physical effort. However, the physical effort is not what conditions an athlete. An athlete could learn how to master the process of conditioning in practice and still find themselves facing extreme fatigue in a competition. The reason for […]
Athletes who ignore developing mental skills will always have a ceiling lower than their true potential. You just can’t develop elite level muscle memory, clutch abilities, and purpose without training your brain. The stereotype that an elite athlete can be a “dumb jock” is a thing of the past. Once an athlete goes beyond competing […]