Mental Toughness Blog
Dr. Rob Bell writes and coaches exclusively about Mental Toughness and Sports Psychology. Subscribe here and receive the Puke & Rally weekly mental toughness newsletter!
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10 Reminders If You’re A Stressed Out Parent Of An Athlete
10 Reminders If You’re A Stressed Out Parent Of An Athlete 1) They Are NOT Going To Be A Professional Athlete. Along the way, somebody has told you that your kid has talent and that became a drug. In fact, 26% of those who were parents of an athlete believed that their kid could play professional…
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Marinate Your Mind With These Mental Toughness Sauces
Marinate Your Mind With These Mental Toughness Sauces I simply couldn’t take it. I got too worked up. I could no longer listen to sports commentary. It seems silly, but I’d arrive at my destination stuck inside of my own head, agitated. That didn’t build my mental toughness. I needed to instead maximize my transitions! …
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Run For Izzy
Run For Izzy We take many things for granted. I don’t think that we can help it. We forget the water with ice that we get to drink, the bed that we sleep in, and the vehicle that we get to drive. We all have problems as well, so we often focus on what we…
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Top 10 Mental Toughness Documentaries That Will Make You Better
Spoiler alert— Life is hard! We now have four posts strictly dedicated to mental toughness documentaries… Here are the three others. Another Top Ten Must Watch Mental Toughness documentary checklist. Most Important List of Top 10 Mental Strength documentaries. Ten Lasting Lessons From The Last Dance Documentary It’s too easy to get caught around the…
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She Almost Quit At Mile 6, But She Won the Boston Marathon
How She Won The Boston Marathon Des Linden, she won the Boston Marathon, the most prestigious marathon in the world on her 6th attempt. The conditions were shitty rough. There were 30+ m/hr headwinds the entire race, complete downpour, and temperatures in the 30’s with windchill in the 20’s. It was a day that exemplified…
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The Real Reason Why Forrest Gump Started Running
The Real Reason Why Forrest Gump Started Running I don’t buy that whole line of bull that Forest Gump spews about “That day, for no particular reason, I decided to go for a little run.” That’s not the reason Forrest Gump started running. Not One Bit! Here’s why… ** His mom just died in the…