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The Mental Game: Science-backed Mental Performance for Brazilian jiu-jitsu

The Mental Game: Science-backed Mental Performance for Brazilian jiu-jitsu

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The Mental Game: Science-backed mental performance for Brazilian jiu-jitsu is perfect for BJJ students that want to increase their performance in competition or their game in general. This 70+ page professionally printed and durable workbook is easy to consume and will walk you through a step-by-step method that will help you reach your full BJJ potential. 
 
The workbook is structured logically to make it easy to focus on essentials, keep notes, and review progress. Each chapter teaches you to use a different evidence-based tool to help you learn and improve your mental skills.
 
The workbook includes: 
  • Chapter One: Setting Goals
    • Research spanning more than 35 years demonstrates that setting goals increase your effort, motivation, and performance! You will learn to set and track goals to reach the next level of your game. 
  • Chapter Two: Managing Competitive Energy
    • Top sports psychologists have repeatedly demonstrated that managing your competition anxiety/energy will help you perform at optimal levels. 
  • Chapter Three: Developing Positive Self-talk 
    • Over the last 30 years, research shows that negative internal thoughts (or negative self-talk) are among the most significant contributors to pre-competition nerves and poor performance. 
  • Chapter Four: Creating your Visualization and Using Mental Imagery
    • Research findings from hundreds of studies demonstrate that imagery and visualization effectively enhance performance, preparedness, and confidence.
  • Chapter Five: Reviewing your Competition Performance
    • Research consistently finds that “after-action reviews” are highly effective at increasing performance. 
The workbook also contains practical “troubleshooting” tips to help with common areas of struggle that many athletes face when starting mental training.
 
ISBN: 9780578953564 
Ships within 36 hours. Shipped via USPS First Class Mail (2-5 days)
    $44.00Price

    WHAT YOU WILL DO:

    • Accomplish your Goals: 

      • The workbook will help you set specific goals for the next six months of BJJ (anything from technique improvement to competition outcomes). 

      • Research spanning more than 35 years demonstrates that setting goals increases your effort, motivation, and performance! You will learn to set and track goals to reach the next level. 

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    • Get Locked in the Zone:

      • You will be able to quickly assess what you need to get into the “zone.” You will know how to manage the stress of anticipation and anxiety that comes from competing. You will be able to reduce, increase, or maintain the optimal energy level to avoid choking, “spazzing out,” and "adrenaline dump." 

      • Top researchers have repeatedly demonstrated that managing your competition anxiety/energy will help you perform at optimal levels. 

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    • Increase Confidence:

      • You will learn to reduce the automatic and hard to notice negative internal messages that come from practicing a challenging sport.  

      • Over the last 30 years, research shows that negative internal thoughts (or negative self-talk) are among the most significant contributors to pre-competition nerves and poor performance. 

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    • Increase Performance with Mental Imagery:

      • You will create customized mental imagery or visualizations for practicing techniques and for rehearsing your BJJ competition strategy. 

      • Research findings from hundreds of studies demonstrate that imagery and visualization effectively enhance performance, preparedness, and confidence.

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