A New Frontier: Mental Performance Training and Extreme Sports
Follow along on this new journey while I dive into the extreme sports community.
The Mental Frontier of Extreme Sports
Over the past several months, I’ve been working with a tech start-up called GoWFO. GoWFO’s vision is to become the leader in the extreme sports community. When it comes to extreme sports, conventional wisdom often revolves around physical prowess, technical skills, and sheer courage to push human limits. However, what sets the champions apart from the rest isn't just their physical abilabilities, the fortitude and attitude that comes along the way. While the company and our platform is being built, it is my hope to facilitate conversations with these champions of the outer edge of performance and nontraditional sports through our blog and the rising action podcast.
Why Extreme Sports
Many of you might be asking yourselves why I’m curious to learn more about people who like to jump out of a perfectly good airplane, over buildings, or bombing it down the side of a mountain. And I think the answer to that is simple: I’m curious to hear the stories of what motivates these individuals to pull their stunts off and the story behind it. It’s quite literally why I called my podcast and passion project Rising Action. I know for me as runner, my motivation to run a marathon or go out on a hike is the fact that running makes me feel free. And it’s something my friend (and first guest on the podcast) Eric Brymer and his colleague Schweizer (2013) found that motivates many athletes in the nontraditional sense to do the same.
Navigation: Your Mental GPS for Extreme Adventures
Get ready for a journey into the fascinating realm where the mind meets extreme sports. In this upcoming year, we'll explore practical tips, real-life stories, and evidence-based strategies from nontraditional athletes. We’ll witness their stories of conquering fear and the psychological tools they used along the way to show you the extreme stories they want to tell.
Reference:
Brymer, E., & Schweitzer, R. (2013). The search for freedom in extreme sports: A phenomenological exploration. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 14(6), 865–873. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2013.07.004
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