Pressure Training with Jolan Kegelaers | KoopCast Episode 169

View all timestamps and show notes on the KoopCast website.Episode overview:Jolan Kegelars is psychology professor and a lifelong athlete with a strong interest in the combination of Sport and Clinical psychology. This interest is situated both in research and applied practice.His topics of interest include: existential therapy, behavioral therapy, biofeedback, personality testing, performance enhancement, eating disorders in sports and talent development.Episode highlights:(40:33) Ultramarathon example: missing nutrition or crew, blinding nutrition during long runs, giving the athlete effective nutrition but poor flavors(45:43) Pressure training as a mental skills test: developing mental skills between pressure training tests, examples, previous two episodes on mental skills(55:24) How to use pressure training: identify situations that might challenge you, brainstorm potential solutions, simulate specific aspects, training can be less pressure than the race, incorporate mental skills training, implement pressure progressively, reflectionAdditional resources:Pressure makes diamonds? A narrative review on the application of pressure training in high-performance sportsJolan on TwitterBuy Training Essentials for Ultrarunning on Amazon or AudibleInformation on coaching-www.trainright.comKoop’s Social MediaTwitter/Instagram- @jasonkoop