Sport and the Brain: The Science of Preparing, Enduring and Winning, Part C, Volume 240, reflects recent advancements in the understanding of how elite athletes prepare for, and perform at, peak levels under the demands of competition. Topics discussed in this new release include The influence of challenge and threat states on affect, perceived exertion, attention, and performance during a competitive sprint cycling task, Prior self-control exertion and perceptions of pain and task importa...

A guide to mental toughness from the author of 80/20 Running: "Fitzgerald's research will help you become your own sports psychologist." —Joe Friel, endurance sports coach and author of the Training Bible seriesThe greatest athletic performances spring from the mind, not the body. Elite athletes have known this for decades and now science is learning why it's true. In How Bad Do You Want It?, coach Matt Fitzgerald examines over a dozen pivotal race...