The New Toughness Training for Sports: Mental Emotional Physical Conditioning from One of the World's Premier Sports Psychologists (Paperback)

by James E. Loehr (Author), Chris Evert (Foreword) "He's very old for an elite athlete: forty-three..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
Loehr (Mental Toughness Training for Sports), who has helped train athletes for sports ranging from tennis to hockey, here concentrates on the emotional element of training, pointing out that toughness has nothing to do with the reputed killer instinct or insensitivity of the athlete. Rather, he believes that toughness depends on emotional flexibility, responsiveness and strength, and demonstrates itself in an athlete's ability to perform consistently in the upper ranges of his or her skill. Loehr discusses in detail the problems of stress, innate in any competitive endeavor, and recovery from it. Striking a balance between stress and recovery, he maintains, is a constant must-win battle. The text is supplemented by self-analysis charts and questionnaires. This book should help nearly any athlete at any level.
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From Library Journal
Loehr has written a number of books on mental discipline (e.g., Toughness Training for Life, LJ 8/93) in the past ten years. Like the others, this is essentially a self-help book for athletes. As such, it sports a host of buzzwords like "ideal performance state" (IPS), "competitive adjective profile" (CAP), and "adaptation threshold" to communicate its simple message. Toughness training aims to improve an individual's emotional flexibility, responsiveness, strength, and resiliency through imaging activities, emotional response practice, and "acting the way you want to feel." "Tough" phrases, principles, messages, and lessons are frequently set out in special type. Self-help books have an audience, and public libraries might want to consider this title by a well-known sports psychologist.
John Maxymuk, Rutgers Univ. Lib., Camden, N.J.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Plume (November 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0452269989
• ISBN-13: 978-0452269989
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #52,251 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This book is VERY mediocre, June 25, 1999

By A Customer

I bought it because it was noted that people that bought a book that I REALLY got alot out of (The Mental Edge) also bought this one.

After reading the other book, this was a let-down. It was not as concise as the others.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, easy read., August 31, 2006

By	Kevin R. Yetman "marathon runner" (Massachusetts, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a pretty good, easy read. It doesn't hit you with a lot of scientific mumbo-jumbo that you'll never understand. Instead, it gives you a basic, common-sense approach to improving the mental aspect of your game. The author shows how the physical world and the emotional world are related, and how being stronger mentally can help you perform better in your sport.

It is not geared towards any one sport, but rather it is geared to athletes in general.

11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book changed my life!, August 31, 2001

By	"rbfrenchy" (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This little book read like a novel. It helped me understand better what I already knew and opened my eyes on aspects I was not aware of. The principles and philosophy described apply not only to sports, but to life in general. Anybody who has ambitions beyond sitting on the couch watching TV all day/night should read this book.