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🗓️ 2 March 2021
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Training for mindset is just as important as training for strength. But how do you get started? Today Joe De Sena (founder and CEO of Spartan) talks with Gene Zannetti who created the Z-Winning Mindset program. The insights in this episode will help you start a daily mindset "workout," whether you are looking to progress as an athlete, professional, student or other areas of performance.
"Everyone says our success in life is 90% mental, but then when you ask them about their preparation, they say 90% physical. I'm not a mathematician over here. But I know that's a problem."
More about Gene Zannetti:
A former nationally ranked, All-Ivy League wrestler, Gene Zannetti and his brother Jeff studied the best athletes, coaches, teams, and experts in the world to learn the secrets of performance success. The Zannetti brothers originally launched their venture as “Wrestling Mindset.” The company has since expanded their systematic mindset training into all sports, businesses and schools. Winning Mindset coaches have worked with thousands of athletes, teams, professionals & coaches at all levels including the Men’s & Women’s USA Olympic Team, UFC fighters, high school state champions and NCAA national champions.
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Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc.
Host: Joe De Sena
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0:00.0 | Every serious competitor or performer, even if a person is not an athlete, maybe you're a speaker or even someone who's giving a best man speech, made of honor speech, right? |
0:09.6 | You're in some kind of performance setting. |
0:11.3 | A student is taking a test, the SATs. We have a pre-performance checklist, making |
0:17.0 | sure you're doing those things. And it's gearing your mind towards away from the outcome, not |
0:22.0 | focusing on winning or losing your statistics, |
0:25.0 | the records, the rankings, the proceedings, the predictions, all that stuff, forget about it. |
0:28.0 | Throw that out. |
0:29.0 | Effort, attitude and aggressiveness, that predator mindset we talk about. |
0:33.2 | Welcome to the Spartan Up podcast with Joe DeSena, founder and CEO of Spartan Race. |
0:40.2 | We are talking about overcoming obstacles. |
0:44.0 | The same way we teach people to get over obstacles on the course, |
0:50.0 | we will teach you here on a Spartan Up podcast to get over obstacles in your mind. |
0:55.0 | Did you know training for mindset is just as important as training for strength? |
1:00.0 | It requires a daily practice. |
1:02.0 | Today's guest, Gene Zinnetti, |
1:03.2 | offers concrete steps to get you started. |
1:08.3 | This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by two sponsors, |
1:11.1 | Headspace and The Ready State. |
1:13.0 | This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by our friends Juliet and Kelly Sterritt at the |
1:17.4 | Ready State. |
1:18.4 | Get a free trial and then save 10% for life by using the code Spartan 10 when you register at the ready state.com. |
1:26.9 | This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by Headspace. |
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