tumbling, tramp, diving, acrobatics, circus, cheer, dance, martial arts, X sports … and more
… The Mind of A will look at how individual athletes use the mental game to their advantage with tips and tricks on how to master the craft.
The first episode will be Mind of A… Bar Worker Part#1 and will feature two time JO National Bar Champion Alyssa Al-Ashari. …
Click PLAY or watch a trailer on YouTube.
Nile’s still coming back from the freak ankle injury on P Bars. He’ll be documenting his attempt to qualify online.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. The first section is very interesting.
related – Michael Finnigan’s book – Impossible To Inevitable: The Catalyst for Positive Change
The Cannes Lions Film Jury gave this ad from India the GOLD.
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DA DA DING
DA DA DING
DA DINGWake up in the morning
All systems on go
Cuz I got goals and
I won’t take NOArtist: Gener8ion feat. Gizzle
The world assumes Simone Biles was super coached, super parented, super successful. Always upbeat, energetic and enthusiastic.
But Simone — like most young women — had body image anxiety.
Click PLAY or see her comments on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/olympicchannel/status/882332326784626689
TG: When was the last time you felt you failed and how did you overcome it?
NL: 2012 Olympic Trials. I went in as the reigning Olympic All-Around Champion.
All eyes were on me. On my best event, I fell…face first. I was so embarrassed, I wanted to crawl under a rock. I got back up and finished my routine, knowing I had absolutely no chance of making my second Olympic Team. I landed on my feet, and for the first time in my entire life I had a standing ovation. 20,000 people were on their feet cheering for me, for the absolute worst routine of my career.
When I won the Olympics four years prior, nobody stood on their feet. Sure they were cheering for me, but when I fell on my face in front of 20,000 people, when I finished that routine they all rose.
It truly became the defining moment of my career. I also thought that in order for people to love and support me, I had to win, to be the best, to get a gold medal. The moment I had at the 2012 Olympic Trials made me realize life isn’t about winning, but more so the journey. …
Nastia Liukin On What It’s Like to Fail In Front of 20,000 People
The Olympic gold medalist talks failure, burnout and how she deals with email.
Click PLAY or watch that routine on YouTube.
Johanna just competed the Deutches Turnfest in Berlin, likely the largest sporting festival and competition in the world with an attendance this year of 80,000 competitors aged 4-94.
… Today, it appears she plans to keep competing until she can’t, which may be a while because she says it’s precisely her competing that keeps her young.
‘My face is old but my heart is young’: World’s oldest gymnast still has moves at 91
The most interesting I’ve ever seen from Oleg. He has no plans to slow down nor stop competing the AA.
Like pretty much everyone I was a big fan of Vanessa Atler in the dark days of late 1990s USA Gymnastics.
GymCastic posted an excellent, candid interview from some months ago. Vanessa volunteered to be interviewed, clearing up many questions we had about her career.
She explains how she often did not know what her coaches, parents and manager were discussing.
If you don’t have time to listen, Dvora Meyers posted a summary with commentary — Former National Champion Speaks Out About USA Gymnastics’ Problems With Eating Disorders And Abuse.
Click PLAY or watch Vanessa’s 1999 Floor on YouTube.
what causes burnout?
For athletes, there are a few theories:
- Excessive pressure to train, perform, and win
- Overtraining with little recovery time
- Shift from intrinsic (having fun, learning new skills, making friends) to extrinsic (medals, scholarships, endorsements) motivation
- Entrapment – Time and energy invested does not equal the rewards
- Empowerment – Organized competitive sports controls an athlete and their life, making them feel powerless
Click over to Gym Blog Central for a lengthy discussion and more links.
Athlete Burnout – Symptoms and Prevention
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