Mind Gym : An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence

Drawing on his work with some of the top teams in professional sports, noted sport psychology consultant Gary Mack shares with you the same techniques and exercises he uses to help elite athletes build mental "muscle." These 40 accessible lessons and inspirational anecdotes will help you gain the "head edge" over the competition. more

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Posted: Sep-28-2009

Good Stuff

Pretty good book if you need some general motivation... The author knows the topic and gives some good examples, but doesn't really get into specific actions to help resolve issues. Also, alot of baseball and golf examples, I found it hard to relate it to the sports I am involved in. Tons of...

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Posted: Sep-24-2009

marathon runner

I am an 1,90 and 120kg marathon runner. When I announced that I intend to run a marathon the reactions varied from amusement to worry that I will not survive. That might have been the case if I wouldn't have had THIS book. It made all the difference in the world. Maybe half of the training time...

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Posted: Sep-07-2009

Mental training for the professional sports fan

This book includes many of the basic mental concepts discussed in sports: staying positive, etc. Although there were some helpful tips, it was a task to sort through the excessive name dropping. As an athlete, I don't need to know the names of everyone the author has ever helped. I assume,...

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Posted: Sep-02-2009

great book for any athlete

My daughters are 14 and 17 and have read this book more than once. They run cross country and that 2 miles can be grueling. This book have really helped them get in the right frame of mind. They both won medals at district last year too.

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Posted: Aug-03-2009

Easy read

If you are expecting substantive theoretical sports psychological insights from this book, you will be thoroughly disappointed. While the anecdotes presented by the author are amusing, they provide little to no substance. Often, they are redundant to the point where it seems the author is beating...

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Posted: Apr-05-2009

Crippled by one jaw-droppingly awful flaw

Mind Gym's theories on sports psychology are not all that revolutionary. Any good coach will already understand the author's thoughts on discipline, preparation, confidence, positive imagery, etc.; however, there is substantial value in the dozens of anecdotes and stories from household name...

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Posted: Feb-06-2009

Gary Mack is on his game

My son had the physical ability, but seemed to lack mental fortitude. I was browsing through the sports psychology section at the book store and came across Gary Mack's book, Mind Gym, saw that the forward was written by ARod and thought, well, if ARod endorses Gary Mack, this must be good. I...

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Posted: Jan-21-2009

Use Your Mental Strength to Control Your Thoughts to Succeed

This book Mind Gym : An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence is an amazing book the breaks down the complexity of sport psychology into easy to understand and implement processes and tips. Every personal trainer, fitness coach and sports psychologist should have a copy. The book is great! Gregg...

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Posted: Jan-20-2009

Mind over Matter

Everyone Hates a Ball Hog but they All Love a Scorer: The Complete Guide to Scoring Points on and off the Basketball CourtJust like Everyone Hates a Ball Hog but They All Love a Scorer Mind gym points out the importance of the mental aspect of the sport. Alot of athletes do not realize the...

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