Pressure Training with Jolan Kegelaers | KoopCast Episode 169
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Episode overview:
Jolan Kegelars is psychology professor and a lifelong athlete with a strong interest in the combination of Sport and Clinical psychology. This interest is situated both in research and applied practice.
His topics of interest include: existential therapy, behavioral therapy, biofeedback, personality testing, performance enhancement, eating disorders in sports and talent development.
Episode highlights:
(40:33) Ultramarathon example: missing nutrition or crew, blinding nutrition during long runs, giving the athlete effective nutrition but poor flavors
(45:43) Pressure training as a mental skills test: developing mental skills between pressure training tests, examples, previous two episodes on mental skills
(55:24) How to use pressure training: identify situations that might challenge you, brainstorm potential solutions, simulate specific aspects, training can be less pressure than the race, incorporate mental skills training, implement pressure progressively, reflection
Additional resources:
Pressure makes diamonds? A narrative review on the application of pressure training in high-performance sports
Buy Training Essentials for Ultrarunning on Amazon or Audible
Information on coaching-
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