The Brave Athlete: Calm the F*ck Down and Rise to the Occasion

A marriage of study and action (literally). I enjoyed it thoroughly. It took a bit to go through and certainly, not everything applied to me, but there was a lot to work with. I have been able to stick with my fitness program because of the mindset training. I even set a new longterm goal that ls more than I've ever considered doing (marathon) yet somehow, more it doesn't seem impossible. I also checked out the book it based some of the theory on, The Chimp Paradox. It is also great and worth checking out.

Unashamedly targeting the endurance athlete, Simon and Lesley do a cracking job of distilling the neuroscience into usable theory and top it off with some strategies to actually use it. The potty mouth, the humour, the blend of English and Scottish accents with some American pronunciation for good measure belie the understanding it takes to make the technical accessible. Also some good strategies for having conversations around eating disorders too. All in all, well worth the time and money.

The female reader is difficult to understand and makes listening a chore.