The New Toughness Training for Sports: Mental Emotional Physical Conditioning from 1 World's Premier Sports Psychologis

Overview

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dutton Adult
• Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 1, 1994
• Edition ‏ : ‎ Revised ed.
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Print length ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 20 x 20 x 20 inches
• 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.
• Why is it that some can't-miss athletes never seem to live up to their superstar abilities? James Loehr tries to provide an answer and a possible solution in this study of the mental toughness needed to maximize one's athletic skills. In an easy-to-read manner, he examines what mental toughness is and how to achieve it, thus allowing even average athletes to compete at their optimum level. Much of his advice seems to be a rehash of various positive-thinking credos, but along the way he dispenses solid practical tips on such matters as training and overtraining, the importance of recovery (relaxation) following stress, and the concept of training cycles. For professionals and weekend warriors alike.
• Scott Wilkens
• About the Author
• James E. Loehr, Ed.D., is President and CEO of LGE Sport Science Center.