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Athletes: Recover & Return to Sport Fast from Vocal Cord Dysfunction

October 22, 2015 Stephen Walker, PhD 4 Comments applied sports psychology, association for applied sport psychology conference 2015, athlete, athletes, causes, cognitive behavioral treatment methods, endurance-sport, Erika Carlson, Excellence in sport performance, in, running, sports, sports-performance, stress-management, swimming, track, treatment, Treatment For Vocal Cord Dysfunction, vocal cord dysfunction

Podium’s Podcast from the Association for Applied Sport Psychology Conference 2015 – Indianpolis Erika Carlson is the director of the

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The Storybook Finish that Didn't Happen – Jenny Barringer's NCAA Cross Country Championships

December 2, 2009 Stephen Walker, PhD 0 Comments coaching, competition, dr. kristen dieffenbach, dr.-stephen-walker, goal-setting, health-psychology, Jenny Barringer, Kara-Goucher, Mark Wetmore, mental-skills, mental-toughness, NCAA Womens Cross Country Championships, overtraining, peak-performance, Renee Metivier-Ballie, running, Shayne Culpepper, sport-psychology-training, sports-psychology, sports-psychology-articles, sports-psychology-training, stress, stress-management, Under recovery, Univeristy of Colorado

by Stephen Walker, PhD, CC-AASP What Happened to Jenny Barringer? Legendary basketball coach John Wooden once said, “Things work out

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Jamie Donaldson Repeats as Badwater Ultramarathon Champ

July 15, 2009 Stephen Walker, PhD 0 Comments adventurecorps, Badwater Ultramarathon, competition, distance-running, Jamie Donaldson, Marcos Farinazzo, mental-toughness, running, world's toughest road race

Jamie Donaldson takes another Badwater in 27:20:18 There was no fooling around for Jamie Donaldson in this year’s Badwater. She

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Jamie Donaldson Seeks to Repeat in the 2009 "Badwater Ultramarathon"

July 13, 2009 Stephen Walker, PhD 0 Comments Add new tag, adventurecorps, anxiety, badwater ultramarathon champion, competition, concentration, Dave Donaldson, death valley, dr.-stephen-walker, Jamie Donaldson, mental-conditioning, mental-strength, mental-toughness, motivation, mt. whitney portal, peak-performance, racing, running, self-talk, sport-performance, ultramarathons, visualization

by Dr. Stephen Walker, CC-AASP Planet Earth’s Undisputed “Toughest Road Race” What do you call a 135 mile long road

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Interview with Matt Reed: winner of 2009 the Pan Am Triathlon Title

May 30, 2009 Stephen Walker, PhD 3 Comments Add new tag, beijing-olympics, competition, cycling, focus, imagery, kelly rees, London olympics, Matt Reed, mental-conditioning, mental-toughness, motivation, peak-performance, racing, running, self-talk, sport-psychology-articles, sport-psychology-training, sports-psychology-training, swimming, triathlon, visualization

Listen to our Podcast of the week – An interview with Matt Reed after a training session this winter by

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What Mental Skills Does the Average Age-Group Triathlete Use for Competition?

February 11, 2008March 21, 2012 Stephen Walker, PhD 0 Comments anxiety, goal-setting, imagery, melinda frey, mental skills of triathletes, mental-toughness, motivation, olympic distance triathlon, racing, research, running, self-talk, swimming, univeristy of utah, visualization

By Melinda Frey, Ph.D. – CC-AASP, University of Utah In the summer of 2006, we conducted a study to examine

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Competing with Heart – Racing with Gratitude

September 4, 2007 Stephen Walker, PhD 3 Comments competition, dr.-stephen-walker, Kara-Goucher, mental-conditioning, mental-strength, mental-toughness, osaka japan, overcoming injury, peak-performance, racing, running, world track and field championships 2007

By Dr. Stephen Walker PhD On August 25, 2007, the world of track and field saw an example of greatness

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Spring Back From Injury

June 27, 2007 Stephen Walker, PhD 0 Comments active, Adam-Goucher, coach, coaching, competition, coping, counseling, distance, exercise-psychology, focus-on, health-psychology, injury, Kara-Goucher, mechanisms, mental-conditioning, mental-game, mental-skills, mental-technique, mental-tools, mental-toughness, mental-training, mind, NCAA, Nike-Project, optimal-healing, P3-thinking, peak-performance, performance, possibilities, productive, purposeful, recovery, rehab, rephrasing, runners, running, sport-performance, sport-psychologist, sport-psychology, sport-psychology-articles, sport-psychology-techniques, sport-psychology-training, sports-performance, sports-psychologist, sports-psychology, sports-psychology-articles, sports-psychology-techniques, sports-psychology-training, sports-skills, track, understanding

Christine Aschwanden wrote this article for Runner’s World. It discusses coping mechanisms and active recovery. The author interviewed Adam and

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13 Pearls of Mental Conditioning

June 15, 2007 Stephen Walker, PhD 0 Comments coach, coaching, competition, counseling, cycling, exercise-psychology, health-psychology, mental-conditioning, mental-game, mental-skills, mental-technique, mental-tools, mental-toughness, mental-training, mind, peak-performance, performance, running, sport-performance, sport-psychologist, sport-psychology, sport-psychology-articles, sport-psychology-techniques, sport-psychology-training, sports-performance, sports-psychologist, sports-psychology, sports-psychology-articles, sports-psychology-techniques, sports-psychology-training, sports-skills, triathlon, XC

INNside Inkeeping in Montana isn’t a sports blog, but the author was an ultra runner at one time, and he/she

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ACSM Research Presentation – Yoga Improves Concentration, Motivation

June 15, 2007 Stephen Walker, PhD 0 Comments anxiety, coach, coaching, competition, counseling, cycling, exercise-psychology, health-psychology, mental-conditioning, mental-game, mental-skills, mental-technique, mental-tools, mental-toughness, mental-training, mind, multisport, peak-performance, performance, racing, running, sport-performance, sport-psychologist, sport-psychology, sport-psychology-articles, sport-psychology-techniques, sport-psychology-training, sports-performance, sports-psychologist, sports-psychology, sports-psychology-articles, sports-psychology-techniques, sports-psychology-training, sports-skills, track-&-field, triathlon, XC

There are benefits from yoga that go beyond strength and flexibility. Practicing yoga can lessen anxiety, heighten concentration and improve

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