PODCAST: How mental performance helped turn the impossible into a silver medal in the Winter Olympics
Lyndsey Fry is only 27 years old, but she’s already accomplished more than many people attempt in a lifetime. She played Division 1 Women’s Ice Hockey and graduated from Harvard University and holds an MBA from Arizona State University. She also won a silver medal as a member of the Team USA Women’s Ice Hockey Team at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Socci. After college she launched her own business—Lyndsey Fry Hockey—where she trains the next generation of women’s hockey players at camps around the country.
PODCAST: From high school national player of the year to an every day fight to live: The role of mindset in choosing your response to success and adversity
In this episode of the Brian Cain Mental Performance Mastery Podcast I interview one of the most inspiring people you will likely ever encounter. During high school, Taylor Dockins was one of the most dominate softball players and high school athletes in the country, winning the Gatorade National Player of the Year Award. Today, she is a star pitcher for the Cal State Fullerton Softball team.
The elite mindset building workout I do every Monday to kickstart the week
Since September 2019 I’ve been commited to doing “The Murph” as part of my Monday morning routine as a way to kickstart my mindset for having a great week. The workout is in honor of US Navy SEAL Lt. Michael Murphy. Lt. Murphy was the officer-in-charge of a four-man SEAL element in support of Operation… Read More
PODCAST: From math teacher to MMA World Champion in one month: the power of mental performance training
In this episode of the Brian Cain Mental Performance Mastery Podcast, I have the pleasure of talking with former UFC Champion and Hall of Fame Fighter, Rich “Ace” Franklin.
In this episode, Rich discusses the impact our work together made in his career and the exact mental performance strategies he used to help him compete at his best inside the octagon.
Go Green and Get Your Mind Right: How the skills of focus and awareness work together to determine your performance and your future
GO GREEN AND GET YOUR MIND RIGHT I hear coaches tell their athletes all the time to “get your mind right.” The University of Alabama Football used to have a chant they did before taking the field to “get your mind right.” But what does it actually mean to “get your mind right”? First, let’s… Read More
Mental Performance Mastery Case Study: Rich Franklin, MMA World Champion
Over the past few weeks, I’ve shared practical strategies and methods athletes can use to break through the barriers that hold them back, and to develop the confidence and mental toughness needed to consistently perform at a higher level. I’ve heard a ton of great feedback from the videos, articles, and social media posts covering… Read More
Athletes: Ideas for dealing with self isolation, social distancing, and not having access to weight rooms or athletic facilities.
No one has ever been through something like “this” before. Seasons just… over. High school and college athletic careers… ending. Not with a lost game or a championship, but with uncertainty with what the present and future will bring. And while I’d love to tell you “Here’s what you should do”… these are uncharted waters… Read More
3 mental performance experiments that could take your athletic performance to the next level (even if they seem way too easy to work)
As a lifelong athlete myself, I’ve experienced firsthand what it’s like to feel like you’re capable of performing at a much higher level than you currently are. After a solid high school athletic career as a three sport standout athlete, I went to college on a baseball scholarship and fell flat on my face. Interestingly,… Read More
How coaches and athletes can create the elite mindset needed to succeed during the #CoronaSeason
In this video, I’m going to share with you the exact conversations, suggestions and direction I’ve shared with the coaches and athletes looking to me for answers during this difficult time. And you might be surprised to find that what I share will help you to feel and perform better—immediately. Control what you can control… Read More
The untapped competitive advantage: 3 Ways you can use mental performance training to level up your coaching—immediately
Imagine the Google search by a coach who wants to help his or her athletes perform better… For the sake of this example, let’s say we’re talking about a baseball coach. So they might look for terms like: Baseball fundamental drills. Weight training for baseball. Conditioning for baseball. The result? Well… “Baseball fundamental drills” gave… Read More
7 ways successful strength and fitness coaches use mental performance mastery (and how you can, too)
What makes a successful health, fitness, or strength coach? It’s not just about writing great workout and conditioning programs or knowing a lot about nutrition. There’s something else at play here… something booming with possibility, yet something few coaches are tapping in to. Here are the “secrets” elite coaches use to get results. You know… Read More
Hacking the habit loop: Help your clients and athletes achieve goals faster with this proven 3-step formula
Your life is a sum of your habits. The habits you have shape how you spend your time and how successful you will become—in sports, in achieving your goals, in life. Even the most disorganized person relies on countless daily habits. You may not be aware of them, but you already perform habits every single… Read More
