hermanchauw
07-11-2009, 07:30 AM
http://www.tmuscle.com/free_online_article/sports_body_training_performance/combat_psychology_and_sports_performance
If you've ever taught someone a movement in the weight room, you've probably been frustrated by the process. Teaching someone a kettlebell swing involves a number of cues which, for an experienced lifter, are ingrained so well and so low in the cortex that they can be carried out without conscious thought.
Not so with the newbie, whose upper neocortex is at full tilt processing and associating commands like "keep your heels on the ground," "neutral spine," and "fire your glutes." This is often when you'll hear the trainee say things like, "There's so much to remember at once.Very appropriate.
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ext time you're under stress and feel your heart rate picking up uncontrollably, take four full seconds to draw a deep breath. Hold that breath for four seconds, and then exhale for the next four seconds. Pause for another four seconds before repeating the entire 16-second sequence at least three times.
This practice will immediately slow your heart rate and bring your stress response under control. You'll feel mental clarity and manual dexterity return, and it'll be easier to recall previously ingrained motor skills.Just like Survival Breath in KB lifting.
If you've ever taught someone a movement in the weight room, you've probably been frustrated by the process. Teaching someone a kettlebell swing involves a number of cues which, for an experienced lifter, are ingrained so well and so low in the cortex that they can be carried out without conscious thought.
Not so with the newbie, whose upper neocortex is at full tilt processing and associating commands like "keep your heels on the ground," "neutral spine," and "fire your glutes." This is often when you'll hear the trainee say things like, "There's so much to remember at once.Very appropriate.
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ext time you're under stress and feel your heart rate picking up uncontrollably, take four full seconds to draw a deep breath. Hold that breath for four seconds, and then exhale for the next four seconds. Pause for another four seconds before repeating the entire 16-second sequence at least three times.
This practice will immediately slow your heart rate and bring your stress response under control. You'll feel mental clarity and manual dexterity return, and it'll be easier to recall previously ingrained motor skills.Just like Survival Breath in KB lifting.