Sport Psychology Tactics - The Golf Yips
When golfers go to work with sport psychologists, they are trying to fix what is commonly referred to as the golf yips. For this issue of the Training report I want to explore the neuroscience behind this issue and what golfers can do to fix this problem…
Sport Psychology Tactics - Why Float REST Tanks Help Athlete Mental Recovery
Athletes need advanced recovery methods if they are going to keep up with the competition and obstacles associated with sports. Because Float Tanks are becoming a popular tool that helps athletes with these challenges, I wanted to use this issue of the Training Report to review the science behind float tanks…
Strength & Conditioning - Exercise Science Periodization Strategies Part II. Athlete Muscle Gain & Hypertrophy Training
When athletes work with Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialists (CSCS), their goals will usually match what their sport demands are. For this issue of the Training Report, I want to discuss one area of training that all athletes focus on which is building muscle mass, AKA hypertrophy…
Sport Psychology Tactics - How NASCAR & Formula 1 Drivers Use Biofeedback To Enhance Mental Energy And Focus
Some athletes like NASCAR and Formula 1 drivers will work with sport psychologists to do biofeedback training. While this intervention is used to help athletes increase calm mental states, there are other applications that may be more important for racecar drivers and sport psychologists to consider…
Sport Psychology Tactics - How Athletes Can Increase Aggression Mindset For Sports Performance
Athletes experience conflict when coaches tell them to be ‘more aggressive’ yet society at large looks down at the behaviors associated with aggression and discourages exploring this emotion. For this issue of the Training Report I want to review how athletes can tap into aggression in ways that are both therapeutic while also enhancing performance…
Precision Nutrition - Exercise When Your Sick? Should You Sweat It Out? Or Rest & Recover
When athletes get sick, there is a significant debate amongst exercise science professionals on whether athletes should rest or train through the cold. For this issue of the Training Report I want to review Precision Nutrition recommendations on this topic…
Private Practice Development - Brainspotting Phase One May 17-19, 2024 Asheville, North Carolina and Online
If you are a psychotherapist, sport psychologist or healing practitioner interested in receiving Brainspotting training, check out the information in this issue of the Training Report to learn more…
Private Practice Development - Becoming A Certified Brainspotting Therapist & Marketing Your Practice To Athletes The Field Of Sport Psychology
When therapist are trying to decide if they are going to receive additional training, they need look no further than pursuing Brainspotting certification. Therapists should also consider becoming more specialized working with athletes too. For this issue of the Training Report, I explore why they should evaluate these two factors into professional advancement…
Private Practice Development - How To Correctly Market The AASP CMPC Certification: What Graduate School Won’t Teach You
When AASP CMPC candidates choose mentors, one attribute they need to consider is how knowledgeable is the mentor when it comes to marketing. For this issue of the Training Report I want to provide an introduction as to how I am different from my peers on this issue…
Mental Health Performance - What Athletes Need To Know Part II. Depression, Trauma & Sports
Many athletes struggle with depression but are often told by sport psychologists that this is a mental health issue and not a performance issue. For this issue of the Training Report I want to explore what depression is and how seeking mental health treatment is part of the performance enhancement process…
Sport Psychology Tactics - How Professional Racecar Drivers In Motorsports & NASCAR Athletes Beat The Yips
NASCAR athletes and professional racecar drivers in motor sports experience intense physical, psychological and sociological pressure that can create the Yips. For this issue of the Training Report I want to talk about how the Yips affects drivers and what they can do to overcome this issue and ‘get out of their head’…
Organizational Psychology - 3 Strategies For Optimizing Problem Solving & Creativity
Industrial and Organizational psychologists are frequently tasked with helping teams in athletics and the private sector create better problem solving mechanisms to enhance their productivity. For this issue of the Training Report I want to review some of these strategies, specifically those that can enhance creativity…
Strength & Conditioning - Exercise Science Periodization Strategies Part I. Endurance Athletes
Endurance athletes have begun to rely more and more on state of the art strength & conditioning programs to help them peak at the right time for competitions. For this issue of the Training Report I want to review some of the exercise science behind endurance athlete periodization strategies…
Mental Health Performance - What Athletes Need To Know Part I. Anxiety, Panic Attacks & The Role Of Sport Psychology
Many athletes suffer in silence dealing with anxiety and panic attacks. Because the field of sport psychology has largely failed to establish the connection between mental health issues and sports performance, I want to take the time to review how seeking assistance for these issues will enhance performance outcomes…
Mental Health Performance - Football Athletes, Sport Injuries & Muscle Guarding: Understanding The Connection To Trauma
When American football players go through physical therapy to recover from a sports injury, they will often report symptoms of muscle guarding during and post recovery. For this issue of the Training Report I want to review why muscle guarding can be a trauma response…
Precision Nutrition - 7 Effective Ways To Make Time For Exercise And Nutrition
Sometimes the busy schedules that athletes have can make it difficult to maintain nutrition and fitness demands for their sport. For this issue of the Training Report I want to review a Precision Nutrition infographic that provides strategies on how to deal with these issues…
Sport Psychology Tactics - The Yips In Sports & Athlete PTSD
Athletes will often seek services from sport psychologists to overcome PTSD and sports trauma. For this issue of the Training Report I want to review what psychological trauma looks like in sports and how sport psychologists can actually help athletes with this issue by using Brainspotting…
Strength & Conditioning - The Connection Between Brainspotting & Mental Performance For Olympic Weighting Athletes
Oftentimes, strength & conditioning coaches underestimate how human psychology impacts physical performance. For this issue of the Training Report I want to review the psychology behind Olympic Weightlifting…
Sport Psychology Tactics - How Brainspotting Helps Actors & Musicians Break Mental Blocks And Enhance Creativity
Actors, musicians, dancers and other professionals in the performing arts are susceptible to a common issue that also plagues athletes: mental blocks (AKA The Yips). For this issue of the Training Report I want to review how mental blocks affect this performance population…
Precision Nutrition - White Vs. Sweet Potatoes: Which Are Really Healthier?
Athletes sometimes have nuanced questions about nutrition performance selections. Because nutrition is a complex subject, I like to refer athletes to Precision Nutrition for high quality nutrition science questions. This Training Report provides an infographic on nutrition strategies…