Psychology of Sport (and Michael Phelps)
There has been so much negative chatter and/or disappointment regarding Michael Phelps’ London Olympics performances so far. Up until tunes changed last night when he won his 19th career Olympic medal, all I kept hearing about was “where is the Phelps from Beijing? When will he show up?” Truth is, athletes are fallible. Even Phelps, ...
Coping with Injury
Some of us are born prone to injury: those of us that are tend to have extra loose ligaments or joints, and it makes it nearly impossible to avoid them. I was on TV in 3rd grade for that very reason. During a visit to my orthopedist one day, channel 5 (Fox News) was filming ...
Recovery Week
I’ve been in training for the SheRox triathlon now for 3 weeks+ and this current week is supposed to be my recovery week. Good timing, too, because I feel that my body needs it. To tell you a bit about me, I grew up a swimmer. I practiced many years about 7-8x per week, piling ...
