Comments on: Mental Muscle: Talking To Yourself

By: Booty Quake

Booty Quake — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 15:27:51 +0000

In reply to Muffin. Very cool re-set cue!

By: Muffin

Muffin — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 15:21:11 +0000

One of our teammates started the “etch n’ sketch” and it works great. Basically when everything gets all mucked up you stop, re focus, move your hand down in front of your face like you’re washing all the negativity away and then throw it to the side aggressively. I’ve done it mid jam before it feels amazing.

Great read! Lots of awesome information.

By: Jess Paternostro

Jess Paternostro — Wed, 05 Oct 2016 17:24:04 +0000

In reply to ShonaMarshall. Great example of using a physical cue and motivational self-talk!

By: Jess Paternostro

Jess Paternostro — Wed, 05 Oct 2016 17:16:35 +0000

In reply to Hitty.

With the athletes that I coach and with my teammates, if I hear them speak negatively about themselves I call them out too!
They might not realize that their comments are changing their mind frame.
What I find helpful….asking them to rephrase it more positively.
Such as: “now say that without the word don’t” or “ok, so what can you do instead?”.

By: ShonaMarshall

ShonaMarshall — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 18:20:11 +0000

a couple of years a go, when i found my self, not breathing or getting tense, i would roll my shoulders to make myself tall( i’m quite short) and say I can and a i will, it worked surprisingly well!

By: Hitty

Hitty — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 16:34:26 +0000

YES! I often say to my teammates” Stop being an asshole to yourself!”
This is a great article!