What is Visualization? How does it Work? Do you ever wonder, “Does visualization even work?” Just what is all the hype about visualization? First, have you ever performed at your peak when you catastrophized, thought negatively, expected the worse, and had images of yourself failing? Definitely not! When you expect the worst, you often get
The Power of Visualization for Athletes Do you use visualization or imagery with your training regimen? Most athletes do not visualize or might only visualize before important competitions. Visualization is the process of mentally rehearsing a scene in your mind to learn skills or enhance performance and consistency. Interestingly, an overwhelming number of Olympic athletes
How to Experience Success Before Competition How do you gain a mental edge over your competition? Mental practice or visualization is one strategy that can give you a decisive advantage over your competition. Visualization is a mental skill that uses images combined with other senses to experience a successful athletic performance prior to a practice
Mental Rehearsal Tips for Athletes How many times have you imagined failing, making mistakes, or losing in a competition? How many times have you visualized performing at your peak, succeeding, or achieving a personal best in a competition? Chances are you see images of failing more often than succeeding. Negative images seem to flow easily
How to Improve Success in Sports With Mental Imagery Is mental imagery a gimmick or a useful mental game skill to improve athletic performance? In fact, many athletes have found a lot of success using visualization daily in their training regimes. They mention several benefits that they received through visualization, including: More confidence Better focus
Benefits of Visualization in Sports Is visualization or mental imagery a gimmick or a legitimate mental game tool to improve athletic performance? The reality is that many athletes do use visualization daily as part of their training regimens–and with great success. These athletes talk about a number of benefits they have received through visualization including: