Chasing Mastery: 25 Lessons to Cultivate Your Full Potential in Endurance Sports - Matt Fitzgerald

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There's more to endurance performance than training. Best-selling author and coach Matt Fitzgerald gives athletes 25 practical lessons to unlock their true potential and master their sport. nEvery athlete's pursuit of performance will eventually become a game of diminishing returns. Matt Fitzgerald invites endurance athletes to focus on mastery, and performance will follow. n n The path to mastery goes well beyond an athlete's training program and stretches beyond the realm of sport. The end goal is for the athlete to realize their full potential, which will elevate their experience both in their sport and the rest of life. n n Fitzgerald identifies five pillars of mastery: n n Motivation: How You Feel n Learning: What to Do n Understanding: Why It Works n Individuation: How It Works for You n Challenge: How to Push Your Limits n n Drawing lessons from sports, history, psychology, and science, Fitzgerald shakes up the traditional paradigm of athlete development with thought-provoking ideas and valuable practices. Chasing Mastery is a springboard for athletes of all ages and abilities to engage their true potential. n n Table of Contents n n I MOTIVATION n 1 Love Wins n 2 Die Running n 3 Hard Fun n 4 Everything Matters n 5 Fear Not n n II LEARNING n 6 Best Practices n 7 Consider the Source n 8 Plan in Pencil n 9 Deliberate Practice n 10 Extended Health n n III UNDERSTANDING n 11 First Things First n 12 But How Do You Feel? n 13 Hurry Up and Wait n 14 Keep It Simple, Stupid n 15 Hot and Cold n n IV INDIVIDUATION n 16 Choose Your Adventure n 17 Disrupt Complacency n 18 Advance in a Different Direction n 19 Train in Style n 20 Be a Fox n nV CHALLENGE n 21 Keep It Real n 22 Unsexy Restraint n 23 Personal Best n 24 What's Your Pebble? n 25 More with Lessn