Functional Mental Toughness with Bradford Cooper, PhD | EP#228

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

Health, Swimming, Endurancesports, Run, Cycling, Health & Fitness, Fitness, Ironman, Swim, Bike, Sports, Running, Sportscience, Triathlon

4.9 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2020

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Bradford Cooper, PhD, is an academic, business executive, and extremely accomplished endurance athlete (among other achievements, he has won the Race Across America). He joins us to discuss his research in the field of Functional Mental Toughness (fMT), its implications and practical takeaways for endurance athletes of all levels. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -What is functional mental toughness and why is it important? -Mental toughness is ever-changing, not fixed -Mental toughness is a trainable skill, not an inherent trait -The quantifiable impact of variations in mental toughness on endurance performance -Tactics and strategies for improving mental toughness: the Prepare, Thrive, and Activate framework SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts228/ THAT TRIATHLON SHOW HOMEPAGE: www.thattriathlonshow.com SPONSORS: Precision Hydration - One-size doesn't fit all when it comes to hydration. Take Precision Hydration's FREE sweat test and learn how you should hydrate. Use the discount code THATTRIATHLONSHOW15 to get 15% off your order OR use the code THATTRIATHLONSHOW and get your first box for free. ROKA - The finest triathlon wetsuits, apparel, equipment, and eyewear on the planet. Trusted by Javier Gómez, Gwen Jorgensen, Flora Duffy, Mario Mola, Lucy Charles and others. Visit roka.com/tts for 20% off your order. LINKS AND RESOURCES: Psychology-related episodes on That Triathlon Show (Category archive) Dr. Cooper's website Dr. Cooper's publications Catalyst Health and Wellness Coaching Podcast RATE AND REVIEW: If you enjoy the show, please help me out by subscribing, rating and reviewing: www.scientifictriathlon.com/rate/ CONTACT: Want to send feedback, questions or just chat? Email me at mikael@scientifictriathlon.com or connect on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter.

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0:00.0	Can you imagine a coach looking at you and saying, Michael, you're just not mentally tough?
0:03.7	How do they know? They don't see behind the scenes. Did you sleep well last night? What other stresses do you have in your life? Are you entering finals week? Are you in the midst of a divorce? Have you not eaten well? So there's all these components that you can't see. All you can see is what's happening on the track.
0:21.2	All you can see is what's happening in the pool until we see beneath the surface.
0:25.9	We don't know if that's mental toughness or simply conditioning.
0:28.3	We don't know if that's mental toughness or simply recovery.
0:33.0	That trap on show, 228.
0:48.3	Yeah. The Triathlon Show, 228. Hey, what's up, everybody, and welcome back to another episode of that triathlon show the podcast presented by
0:56.1	scientific triathlon.com I'm our host Michael and on today's episode I interview Dr. Bradford Cooper.
1:03.6	Dr. Cooper holds a PhD in psychology and specifically within functional mental toughness.
1:11.5	And this is the topic that we will discuss in today's interview,
1:15.6	the research that he has done in functional mental toughness,
1:18.7	or FMT, the implications that it has for us as athletes,
1:23.7	and what we can do, what strategies and tactics we can employ to improve our mental toughness.
1:30.3	In addition to being an academic, Dr. Cooper is also a very, very accomplished endurance athlete,
1:36.2	being a multiple Kona finisher and a winner of the race across America, one of the world's
1:42.6	toughest cycling races. And he has also been recognized of the world's toughest cycling races.
1:44.9	And he has also been recognized as the world's fittest CEO.
1:50.1	Finally, Dr. Cooper has a podcast, which is the Catalyst Health and Wellness Coaching
1:55.1	podcast that will link to in the show notes and episode descriptions.
1:59.9	Before we get into the interview with Dr. Cooper, big thanks to our sponsors, Precisionhydration
2:05.1	that you can find on precision hydration.com.
2:09.1	You might be stuck on the indoor trainer due to the COVID-19 pandemic that is sweeping
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