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Sports Are 80 Percent Mental

http://blog.80percentmental.com

A Look Inside the Mind of the Athlete

Added on: May 29th, 2008
Country: United States
Language: English

Author: Dan Peterson
Listed in: Sports Science
Tags: Coaching cognitive science sport science sports skills evidence based coaching sports cognition

Recent Posts

The Fastest Man On No Legs

Posted on Monday November 30th, 2009 at 21:49 in popular, all, paralympics, sports medicine, oscar pistorius, kinesiology, disabled athletes, sports science news, ossur cheetahs

In an ironic twist, Oscar Pistorius' disability has now been shown to be an unfair advantage. The South African sprinter, who races with two prosthetic lower legs, has been the subject of a see-saw legal battle trying to determine if his carbon fibe...
Sports Science Weekly Gym Bag - 10-28-09

Posted on Wednesday October 28th, 2009 at 23:28 in all, sports medicine, sports science, kinesiology, sports science news, weekly gym bag

Welcome to a World Series edition of the Weekly Sports Science Gym Bag, a collection of some of the best stuff I've found in the last week. A few more baseball stories are included, while you watch the Yankees lose in 6 games! The Overmanage...
Running To The Right Beat

Posted on Wednesday October 21st, 2009 at 22:29 in popular, all, nike+, sports science, exercise physiology, exercise heart rate, costas karageorghis, running pace

With the Fall marathon season in full swing, thousands of runners are gearing up for the big day. Just as important as their broken-in shoes and heart rate monitor is their source of motivation, inspiration and distraction: their tunes. Runni...
Sports Science Weekly Gym Bag - 10-7-09

Posted on Wednesday October 7th, 2009 at 10:17 in all, sports medicine, sports science, fitness research, sports science gym bag

Time for another edition of the Sports Science Weekly Gym Bag. (Yes, a Wisconsin Badger football gym bag this week...they're 5-0!) If you ever run across something that you would like to share, just add it to the comments below! Marathon Runners Mu...
I Run, Therefore I Drink?

Posted on Friday October 2nd, 2009 at 15:50 in popular, all, sports medicine, benefits of exercise, sports science, cardiovascular exercise, exercise physiology, alcohol and exercise

Here’s a question for your buddies at the next golf outing or bowling league night: Are we more active because we drink more or do we drink more because we’re more active? Recent research showed that there is a correlation between the two, but co...
Sports Science Weekly Gym Bag - 9-28-09

Posted on Monday September 28th, 2009 at 22:39 in all, sports medicine, sports science, fitness research, sports science gym bag

Here's a new feature of Sports Are 80 Percent Mental: A weekly round-up of some of the best blog posts, articles and other interesting stuff that I've found on sports science and fitness research. If you find anything else, please just add it as a...