From Publishers Weekly
Although successful athletes credit attitude, motivation and visualization for many of their accomplishments, few jocks spend even as much as 5% of training time in mental preparation, athletic mental trainer Loehr contends. Development of that element of sports is the purpose of this step-by-step guide to what the author calls the Athletic Training System. Although the text sometimes reads like a long locker-room lecturecomplete with jargon (ideal performance state, positive energy flow, etc.)there is useful advice about self-concepts, muscle-relaxation, meditation and controlling emotions that make this worthwhile for the committed athlete. In a brief forword, Arthur Ashe asserts that Loehr's mental-discipline principles have been invaluable for him both on and off the tennis court. (May
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Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
Loehr believes that mental toughness is learned, not inherited. To help acquire the skill, he offers a four-part formula of self-discipline, self-control, self-confidence, and self-realization. The goal is to minimize the effect of a competitor's negative attitudes and achieve a balance between mind and muscle. This work is a comprehensive primer, though it covers much the same ground as Charles Garfield's Peak Performance ( LJ 6/15/84) and John Syer and Christopher Connolly's Sporting Body, Sporting Mind ( LJ 6/15/84). William H. Hoffman, Ft. Myers-Lee Cty. P.L., Fla.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
