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Ideas on training, mindset and performance — from the coaching floor.
The rat still loved sugar. It just stopped getting up for it...
A dopamine experiment on rats reveals why waiting to feel motivated before you start is backwards.
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Nervous and excited feel identical. Your body can't tell them apart.
What the research on reappraisal says about turning pre-performance anxiety into fuel.
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Do you want to win, or do you just want to feel better?
Winning and feeling better are supposed to be the same thing — until you meet someone for whom they clearly aren't.
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Your coach planned 12 reps. Your mind planned only eight.
How expectations can quietly shape your training, and your progress more than you realise.
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The moment ended. So why do you still care so much?
Have you ever made a mistake and carried it into the rest of your day?
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Your watch still says 28:00. So why doesn't it feel good enough?
What social comparison teaches us about performance, self-belief, and the invisible side of training.
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