What is mental toughness?

We’ve all been in a training or race situation where there is a decision to make, are you going to be mentally tough and push through the pain, or are you going to give in and give up?

If you’re like most people, you have probably done both. Pushed through sometimes, and given up sometimes.

So what does it take to be mentally tough?

Why do we want to push through the pain?

Why do we want to avoid quitting on ourselves?

What does it take to have the champion mindset of a Michael Jordan or Muhammad Ali?

This is what we’re talking about in today’s episode. Gerard gets grilled about his Ironman and cycling triumphs in his professional career, and what his strategies are for being as mentally tough as possible.

We also talk about:

• How to train your mental toughness
• Can you push yourself too far (how Gerard once passed out on the bike mid race)
• What to do before and during a race to stay mentally strong
• How to have the mental edge over your competitors

Talking about mental toughness is always such a fun topic and this episode was no different. 

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The Get Fast Podcast is brought to you by TriVelo Coaching, where we help triathletes and cyclists like you, Train Smarter to Race Faster. You are joined as always by your hosts, Australian Ironman Champion and HEAD COACH of TriVelo Coaching Gerard Donnelly, and his son Jordan Donnelly.