Visualization: Lifting weights for your mind Chapter 17 - Evan Longoria

Visualization Used to experience, or re-experience an event in your mind Specific skills, achieving success, reliving a memory

Benefits to Visualization Neural Programming Focus Learn complex Movements Slow Motion More Practice Time Confidence

Neural Programming Your mind cannot tell the difference between a real and imagined experience Conditioning your brain

The Zone Extreme mental focus helps your intensity, readiness, and performance Learning complex movements - gymnast videos

Slow motion Used for practicing complex skills Not used for performance and situations

Increase your practice time 30 minutes at night Over a year that adds up to 40 hours of extra practice Golf Video

When should you visualize Night time Warm-up Right after a successful performance Right after a poor performance Baseball video

How to make your imagery effective Vividness From black and white to color Physical and emotion sensations - gymnasts Baseball golf video

Controllability Keep your mind in control, keep it positive 1) Visualize the skill or routine up to the point where the mistake happens and then stop right before the mistake 2) Start over and repeat this segment of the skill, over and over 3) Then try to add the next piece

Other ways to be effective Positive Attitude Previous experience – hitting a gapper, crushing a drive, stroking the three ball, gliding in track Do not force the imagery, relax and think about it First person viewpoint, not third person

Some more ways to be effective Practice imagining yourself in these situations Start small, then start adding complex moves – Pitching video