How Bad Do You Want It?: Mastering the Psychology of Mind Over Muscle

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Matt Fitzgerald is a certified sports nutritionist and the author of numerous books on running, triathlon, nutrition, and weight loss. His most recent books are Racing Weight Cookbook, Racing Weight Quick Start Guide, RUN: The Mind-Body Method of Running by Feel, Racing Weight, Brain Training for Runners, and The Runner's Diary. Matt is a regular contributor to Men's Fitness, Men's Health, Outside, Runner's World, Bicycling, Running Times, Women's Running, and other sports and fitness publications. Fitzgerald is a featured coach on TrainingPeaks, Pear Sports, and Active.com. He is a certified sports nutritionist (CISSN) licensed by the International Society of Sports Nutrition. He lives and trains near San Francisco, California.

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"How Bad Do You Want It? will make you see your world as an endurance athlete in a new way. Fitzgerald's research will help you become your own sports psychologist." - Joe Friel , leading endurance sports coach and author of the Training Bible series

THE GREATEST ATHLETIC PERFORMANCES TAKE PLACE IN THE MIND, NOT THE BODY.

How Bad Do You Want It? looks at epic moments in endurance sports to mine habits and tactics we can use to cultivate our own mental strength.

Top athletes can seem godlike in their abilities. But no matter how skilled they are, talent takes them only so far. The hardest races demand that a champion rely as much on the mind as on the body, using it to confront the fears that we all face: fear of failure, suffering, or change, to name a few.

In How Bad Do You Want It? renowned endurance sports journalist Matt Fitzgerald examines the "psychobiological" model of athletic performance, exploring how athletes are able to overcome physical limitations with mental might. In gripping accounts from triathlon, cycling, running, rowing, and swimming, Fitzgerald puts the reader inside breathtaking races, shedding new light on what science says about mental fortitude and how anyone can cultivate the mental strength to surmount challenges-in sport and in life.

Matt Fitzgerald is a journalist, coach, sports nutritionist, and author of more than 20 books, including the best-selling Racing Weight.

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Introduction

A Race is Like a Fire Walk: Sammy Wanjiru
Brace Yourself: Jenny Barringer
Chasing the Man Behind: Greg LeMond
The Art of Letting Go: Siri Lindley
I Never Wanted to Swim Until I Couldn't: Willie Stewart
Sweet Disgust: Cadel Evans
The Wrong Body: Joseph Sullivan
Hard Work Security Blanket: Paula Newby-Fraser
Miracle in the Mud: Ryan Vail
The Yellow Jersey Gives You Wings: Thomas Voeckler
Slowing Slower: Ned Overend
It's Worth It: Steve Prefontaine

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