What Are the Benefits of Mindset Training for Athletes?
Mindset training for athletes is important so they can perform their best. Benefits include perseverance, emotional toughness, self-awareness, and intentionality. Just take a look at Alev Kelter, the #1 female Olympic rugby player in the world and one of the most amazing athletes and individuals, mentally and physically that we have ever trained with in and out of the pool. She just annihilated it in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and we are proud to have worked with her as she prepared for game day in Tokyo.
Mindset Training for Athletes
New ideas on efficiency are constantly emerging. But it’s not always easy to know which ones hold their own, and many are rejected before they even reach the general population. Fortunately, mindset training is one of the ideas that made a mark, being utilized by many to improve their lives and general well-being. However, not everyone knows about mindset training, and so skepticism is bound to be a natural response.
Various studies on mindset training have been done, sharing just how beneficial mindset coaching is. But before we look into whether or not mindset training actually works, it may help to give a basic overview of mindset training, so you better understand what it is and how it works.
What is mindset training?
If you ever read a story about a little engine that convinced herself she could, and as a result actually did, you already know more about mindset training than you think.
Essentially, mindset training is the process of changing one’s image and beliefs of themself to tap into their true potential. Mindset training helps you overcome the mental and physical barriers keeping you from managing time, learning a new skill, or doing any number of things where progress is desired. It’s a way to unlock whatever hidden confidence, skills, and capabilities you have which you can then use to become a modern day warrior.
Mindset training can take a lot of forms, and the type you respond to best could be different from someone else. It could be done by writing down the negative thoughts that plague your mind and coming up with positive and progressive thoughts to counter them.
It could be done through physical exercise that demands one to endure discomfort and overcome obstacles to only emerge with a newfound confidence. However, at the core, changing your mindset will stay the consistent focus of the training, despite the varied ways in which one can achieve it.
Who is mindset training for?
Simply put, mindset training is for anyone. You, your friends, relatives, your neighbor up the road, literally anyone and everyone. No one has fully tapped into their ability or level of performance. You are capable of so much more than you realize. Mindset training is the thing that will help you see what kind of potential you have, and even help achieve whatever goal you may have.
Who doesn’t want to push towards their goal and learn to get through their mental and physical blocks? People always have some goal in mind they need to accomplish. This is why mindset training has become so popular among athletes.
What are the benefits of mindset training for athletes?
While anyone can participate in mindset training and reap the benefits, athletes, in particular, have been utilizing this unique approach for years, and for good reason, too. The demands of their careers not just physically, but mentally as well, require a certain mental strength that cannot be present in someone who does not train their mind as well. Athletes from all sports have merited by taking part in mindset training and all it offers.
The life of an athlete on and off the field can be incredibly strenuous, but mindset training offers them the ability to push through and perform at peak levels. Some of the benefits it gives them in their performance are as follows:
Perseverance: Whether training or playing a game, athletes need to combat any tendency to give up or any urge to quit, and push through to the end.
Emotional toughness: Sometimes our emotions can take advantage of our choices and make us fall short of succeeding, or push too far, and an athlete needs to maintain a balance in knowing when to exercise restraint.
Self-awareness: Having the humility and vulnerability to know where there are areas of improvement and to do the necessary work are a must for an athlete to progress safely and effectively.
Intentionality: Through changing our mindsets our actions can become intentional and so we learn to not live with the regrets of our mistakes but seek to constantly be improving and growing authentically.
Athletes have utilized mindset training to perform to the best of their ability. And the best part is, you don’t have to be a professional athlete to take advantage of all the benefits. CEO’s, business owners, students, and stay-at-home parents have all participated in our mindset coaching program. Literally anyone, anywhere, can benefit from mindset training especially with our F.R.E.E. Your Mind Guidebook: Become a Better You, available on Amazon.
Does mindset training work?
There has been a lot of research done on mindset training, and we can confidently say we know it has a positive effect. The fact is, if you find yourself an individual who can make the claim that they benefited from mindset training, you have your proof right there. And to be clear, there are plenty of those individuals.
What’s more, though, is we know it’s been around much longer than we realize. Many athletes and other individuals take a very structured approach to mindset training—and this may truly be the best method—but you’ve been changing your mindset throughout your life. Think of any time you pushed through a project, even as a child. You had to change your mindset to do so.
Decide if it Works for Yourself
Perhaps you have felt stuck or as though your life could be so much more, but feel you lack the means to get there. When diving into an area that seems so unfamiliar, having professional guidance from a more experienced individual can be a great tool. Deep End Fitness offers a F.R.E.E. Your Mind Coaching program that can give you the guidance you need to change your mindset and truly achieve your potential.