Peak Performance Psychology for Endurance Athletes by Lewis W... - 9781041103660

Peak Performance Psychology for Endurance AthletesAuthor(s): Lewis Walker\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781041103660, 978-1041103660\nSynopsis\nIncreasingly, across the globe, coaches and athletes are coming to a key realisation: in the battle for podium placings in major competitions, where, as a ticket of admission, event finalists have very similar physiological profiles, the difference that really makes the difference between medalling and being an also-ran is psychological preparation. The progressively unrelenting urge to slow down and stop needs effective counter-strategies. \n\nPeak Performance Psychology for Endurance Athletes is unique in pulling fundamental theory and science-based practice together in a new multidisciplinary psycho-physiological model: The Performance Space. Building on four theories self-efficacy, revised reinforcement sensitivity, theory of challenge and threat states in athletes an.