Inside the Mind of a Great Competitor: The Mind/Body Connection - SPARTAN MIND ep. 024
The Hard Way With Joe De Sena
Spartan Races
4.8 • 874 Ratings
🗓️ 23 January 2019
⏱️ 2 minutes
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Summary
Great competitors understand the importance of the mind-body connection. Our physical body can only be as strong as the mind that controls it and a healthy mind is impossible without a healthy body. Great competitors know that they can not focus on just one element, that both are critical for performance in and out of the competition.
LESSONS:
- Remember that you must focus on both your physical health AND your mental health.
- Working on physical strength and stamina without working to build a strong and healthy mindset can only get you so far.
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Production Team: Heather Knox, Knox Creative; Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc.
Host: Dr. Lara Pence
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| 0:00.0 | Let's talk about the importance of the mind body connection. |
| 0:04.0 | Hey Spartans, it's Dr L here with Spartan Mind, part of the Spartan Up podcast family. Today we are starting a five-part |
| 0:17.1 | series talking about what are the elements that make the minds of great competitors. |
| 0:24.4 | Today we're talking about the first element, |
| 0:27.2 | which is having an understanding of the mind-body connection. |
| 0:31.7 | Great competitors know that your physical body is only as good |
| 0:38.4 | as your mental state and vice versa. Your mental state is only as healthy as your physical body. They are connected. |
| 0:47.7 | So great competitors are not only trying to regularly elevate their physical capacity, |
| 0:55.0 | but they are also trying to elevate their mind, right? |
| 0:59.6 | Trying to make their mind more mentally tough, trying to clear what's in their head of all that |
| 1:06.0 | junk. |
| 1:07.0 | And that's why we're here with Spartan Mind, right? |
| 1:09.8 | Helping you get your mind right. |
| 1:12.4 | Great competitors understand that connection. So you're |
| 1:16.0 | working with both muscles. You're not only spending time training, but you're |
| 1:21.4 | spending time up here working to get that junk out working to get more clear. |
| 1:29.1 | So that first thing, great competitors, understand the Mind-Body Connection. |
| 1:34.5 | If you like what you hear, spread the word. |
| 1:36.9 | Tell your friends, subscribe and review on iTunes or comment on YouTube. |
| 1:41.8 | Then come tell us what you think. |
| 1:43.0 | We're on Twitter at Spartan Up Pot or Instagram at Spartan Up Podcast. |
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