www.nytimes.com/.../19best.html
I believe the principles stated in thiis article will be helpful for improving performance across a spectrum of activities (not just sports). And I recall that some of the techniques mentioned in the article have been advocated in other posts.
See you in the water,
Philipp
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The article says, "Some people focus by going into a trancelike state, blocking out distractions." It doesn't differentiate between the trance (good!)and "dissociation" (bad!).
As Aloen points out, optimum mental states are different for different race durations. I doubt that "trance state" is of any value in sprints, but they might be key to marathons.
As a medical researcher, I've found that any research involving type A personalities tend to get a bias as competitive type-A researchers tend to prove that their way is best.
I'm not sure how much - if any - creedence I want to give to a "My-son-beat-the-elite-runner" article.
(I must be some kind of perv. I find the imagery of Kim Smith drooling to be quite attractive.)
The article says, "Some people focus by going into a trancelike state, blocking out distractions." It doesn't differentiate between the trance (good!)and "dissociation" (bad!).
As Aloen points out, optimum mental states are different for different race durations. I doubt that "trance state" is of any value in sprints, but they might be key to marathons.
As a medical researcher, I've found that any research involving type A personalities tend to get a bias as competitive type-A researchers tend to prove that their way is best.
I'm not sure how much - if any - creedence I want to give to a "My-son-beat-the-elite-runner" article.
(I must be some kind of perv. I find the imagery of Kim Smith drooling to be quite attractive.)
