Endurance psychology
Research shows that the most successful endurance athletes are not only physically prepared, but have developed the right mental approach too. In this section, you’ll find psychological tools and strategies to help maximise your training efficiency and race performances.
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Feedback during competition is useful for maximizing performance, but can you can have too much of a good thing? Sports Performance Bulletin looks at new research MORE
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Eating disorders are common in athletes; how do they change over time and do the risks diminish when athletes retire from competition? MORE
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SPB looks at research on how an athlete’s music choice during exercise affects performance MORE
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Can psychological stress be a significant risk factor for injury risk? Peak Performance looks at some fascinating research MORE
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Peak Performance looks at some new research suggesting that anger can be harnessed as a useful emotion to enhance sport performance MORE
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Olympian medalist Dr Cath Bishop explores the potential pitfalls of a ‘it’s the winning that counts’’ mindset, and suggests a superior and more holistic approach to competition MORE
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Dr Adam Nicholls explores research on the way athletes interpret stressful situations, and the resulting impact on performance and psychological well-being MORE
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The turn of the year brings to mind the long road ahead and the opportunities before us to achieve both life and sporting goals. In this topical article, Drs Costas Karageorghis and David-Lee Priest present a suite of strategies to facilitate goal setting based upon the latest research evidence from the realm of sport psychology and beyond MORE
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Andrew Hamilton looks at recent research suggesting that athletes should use some competition in training - as well as in racing! MORE
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In the first of a 2-part article, Andrew Hamilton looks at the incidence of depression and anxiety disorders in competitive sport, and what the science says about the best treatment approaches MORE