The reigning World’s Strongest Man (WSM) and Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) champion Mitchell Hooper published a video on his YouTube channel wherein he interviewed executive coach Ken Smithmier to discuss sports psychology and explore how it can improve athletic performance.
Hooper also explores the concept of hysterical strength, which refers to instances of people exhibiting extraordinary feats of strength in dangerous situations. He suggests this phenomenon reflects the mind’s potential to unlock hidden physical reserves.
“[Hysterical strength] is an excellent anecdotal series of case studies to say if your brain is in the right spot, and you have the right levels of adrenaline, and a good control of arousal, you can do way more than you ever think that you could,” Hooper said. Check out the video below:
Sport psychology involves training the mind for competition through mental skills training (MST). (1) “In sports psychology, many people will talk about visualization,” said Hooper. “I …