081: How Positive Psychology Drives Athletic Performance with Luke Hopkins

The Nick Bare Podcast

Nick Bare

Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 26 August 2024

⏱️ 85 minutes

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In this episode, I sit down with BPN athlete Luke Hopkins, a pro natural bodybuilder and hybrid athlete currently training for an Ironman. He recently graduated from USC with a degree in neuroscience. Luke shares how a positive mindset and psychological strategies impact high-level sport performance. He and I cover the physical and mental challenges of Ironman training, the importance of progressive overload, and the benefits of group training. This conversation is all about pacing, setting realistic goals, and the balance between training and daily life, with insights from both of our personal experiences. CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction to the Podcast and Guest 01:09 Olympic Highlights and Athletic Feats 02:21 Mental Resilience in Sports 03:33 Personal Athletic Challenges and Training Insights 12:50 Moving to Austin and Pursuing Dreams 16:15 Use Courage to Take Risks 23:25 Mental Health and Neuroscience 33:36 Handling Mistakes and Constructive Feedback 37:32 Importance of Enduring the Process 40:37 How to Balance IQ and EQ 41:59 The Power that Social Media has 45:12 Mindset and Self-Talk 47:22 Positive Psychology and Performance 55:11 What Are Group Dynamics? 01:10:50 Progressive Overload in Training and Life 01:19:17 Ironman Training Insights Follow: IG: instagram.com/thenickbarepodcast YT: youtube.com/@nickbarefitness Keep up with Luke: IG: instagram.com/lukehoplife Strength, endurance, and wellness supplements to fuel your performance. SAVE 10% at BPN Supps: https://bit.ly/nickbare10audio Follow: IG: instagram.com/nickbarefitness/ YT: youtube.com/@nickbarefitness

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0:00.0	Welcome back to another episode of the podcast.
0:03.0	Today I sit down with BPN athlete, Luke Hopkins.
0:06.8	Luke is a pro natural bodybuilder.
0:09.2	He's currently an Iron Man Prep and a Hybrid Athlete.
0:12.9	And he also just recently graduated from USC
0:17.0	with a degree in neuroscience.
0:19.5	So we talk all about the parallels between sport, fitness, performance, and psychology,
0:28.0	the impact and benefits of having a positive mindset.
0:33.0	And something we really dove into that I'm extremely passionate about is courage.
0:39.0	And how you can have vision, you can have dreams, you can have aspirations.
0:45.2	Those are all great, but none of those matter if you don't take the action
0:51.1	and have the courage to do what you want to do.
0:54.0	And when you apply courage, that's when you start making progress.
0:58.0	That's when momentum begins in your life to reach your greatest potential.
1:05.0	So let's dive into the episode today with Luke.
1:07.0	Okay, we were just talking about this, the Olympics, the Paris Olympics is going on right now.
1:18.5	Yes. And yesterday, I don't know if you watched it but cool hawker
1:25.0	US runner took gold in the men's 1500 meter race and broke the Olympic record with a time of 3.27.65.
1:35.8	Unreal.
1:36.7	Did you watch the race?
1:37.8	I didn't watch the race, but I watched the highlights after
1:39.8	and I was like screaming at my phone.
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