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USING IMAGERY (VISUALIZATION) FOR MOUNTAIN BIKE RACING
SUCCESS
USING IMAGERY (VISUALIZATION) FOR MOUNTAIN BIKE RACING
SUCCESS
Mental training is the key to success in all sports. How many times have you heard top
professional athletes say, "It's 80% mental"? I can't recall ever hearing a top athlete say,
"well I'm just physically stronger than my competition". Imagine how much faster you
would be if you could consistently have mistake free races while riding at 95% of your
max ability. That is what Nicolas Vouilloz does and that is why he has 10 World
Championships. Do you really think he is stronger and/or has more skill than Steve Peat,
Chris Kovarik, Cedric Gracia, or Kirt Voreis? I don't think so, he has 10 World
Championships because he can consistently have a "peak performance" on race day.
professional athletes say, "It's 80% mental"? I can't recall ever hearing a top athlete say,
"well I'm just physically stronger than my competition". Imagine how much faster you
would be if you could consistently have mistake free races while riding at 95% of your
max ability. That is what Nicolas Vouilloz does and that is why he has 10 World
Championships. Do you really think he is stronger and/or has more skill than Steve Peat,
Chris Kovarik, Cedric Gracia, or Kirt Voreis? I don't think so, he has 10 World
Championships because he can consistently have a "peak performance" on race day.
Mental training has many facets and over the next few months I will address several
of them here.
of them here.