Train Tough the Army Way : 50 Sports Strategies to Out-Think, Out-Train, and Out-Perform Your Competition - Softcover

Bender, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071408088 ISBN 13: 9780071408080

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 2002

Synopsis

An athlete's guide to becoming as tough as nails, the Army way

In this hard-hitting, no-nonsense guide, Lieutenant Colonel Mark Bender offers athletes the proven mental-training techniques developed by the military to prepare warriors for battle. An accomplished athlete, award-winning coach, and former athletic director for the European Allied Forces, Bender used these same techniques to prepare 10,000 soldiers for Operation Desert Storm. His mission in Train Tough the Army Way is to shape the way athletes think in order to improve their performance in any sport.

Taking the practical, no-holds-barred approach one would expect from a military physical trainer, Bender tells readers how to get their minds right, prepare for competition, work effectively as team members, deal with distractions, hone a warrior's winnertake-all attitude, and more. By following the mental-conditioning techniques described in this book, readers will be poised to meet any athletic challenge, crush the competition, and have a great time doing it.

About this title

About the Author

Lt. Col. Mark Bender (U.S. Army, retired) prepared and deployed over 10,000 soldiers for Operation Desert Storm; trained Physical Training instructors for the Army; established sports leagues at Fort Ord, California; directed the base's amateur boxing program; and was an All-Army athlete and a NATO Officer of the Year for his sports programs.

From the Back Cover

Blast open a new way of thinking about sports and competition with the Train Tough Challenge

Whether you're into synchronized swimming or Golden Glove boxing, Train Tough the Army Way will motivate and train you to achieve ultimate supremacy in any and all sports you participate in. Based on the way soldiers entering combat are trained to think in order to emerge victorious, the Train Tough method is a unique, no-nonsense, and powerful sports strategy was conceived to hone your mental and physical toughness. Throughout, sidebar quotes and "Train Tough Challenges" prepare you to take on the competition--and the world!

Train Tough the Army Way shows you how to:

• Achieve your best "mental game" ever, in any athletic endeavor
• Put 110 percent effort into your game--and rise to levels beyond your physical gifts
• Think of winning as something that's yours to take--something you deserve!
• Think like a warrior and win like a leader
• And much more!

With this "tough love" training manual, you'll learn how to face every challenge in your athletic, professional, and personal life with strength and courage.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071408088
• ISBN 13: 9780071408080
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256