Workout:
No Workout - Rest Day
Reading:
"Mental toughness (assuming it can be operationally defined) and stress inoculation are context specific. Novel experiences, like enduring a simulated boot camp, might provide variety and fun but preparedness demands repeated exposure to specific stressors regardless of one’s ability to withstand physical hardship."
"It is preparedness, and not abstract qualities like mental toughness, that athletes are really after."
- The Myth of Mental Toughness Training, Doug Kechijian
No Workout - Rest Day
Reading:
"Mental toughness (assuming it can be operationally defined) and stress inoculation are context specific. Novel experiences, like enduring a simulated boot camp, might provide variety and fun but preparedness demands repeated exposure to specific stressors regardless of one’s ability to withstand physical hardship."
"It is preparedness, and not abstract qualities like mental toughness, that athletes are really after."
- The Myth of Mental Toughness Training, Doug Kechijian
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