Mind Tactics
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Mind Tactics
Recharge
Primal
Fitness
P-B
Nutrition
Controlled Response
“The Zone”
Purpose
“Y”
Tapping into the full power of the human mind can
assist you in reaching your full potential by achieving
greater control over your body
Learn how to harness its power…
Mind Tactics
“Optimize your performance…”
• Greater Speed and Reaction Time
• Increased Pain Tolerance
• Increased Physical Strength
• Greater Control of CR System
• Improved Sleep and Energy
• Increased Focus and Concentration
• Greater Endurance
• Etc. Etc….Improved Overall Performance
Remember This…?
“You’ve used it before…”
Mind Tactics – You already have it…
“Mental Tactics”
Attention Control, Discrimination, etc.
“Repetition”
Developed Routine
Internal/External
Feedback
Controlled
Breathing
Motivation
Muscle Control
Support System
Mind Tactics
“Control the mechanism…generalize it”
Mind Tactics
IMPORTANT:
Used with CONTROLLED
BREATHING
See Controlled Response (CR) Module
Concentration & Attention Control
Basic Mechanics
 Width
 Broad (basketball, hockey -- patrolling market)
 Narrow (lifting, diving -- shooting)
 Direction
 Internal (internal adjustments -- muscle, thoughts, etc.)
 External (environment, opponent -- enemy, etc.)
Concentration & Attention Control
Basic Mechanics – Targeting
Shifting Focus:
 Broad
- External (wind, distance, light, elevation)
- Internal ( past similar performance  adjust)
 Narrow
- Internal (align physical/mental attributes)
- External (lock-in on target)
Shifting Focus
Biofeedback
Shifting Attention:
 Broad External Focus
 Broad Internal Focus
 Narrow Internal Focus
 Narrow External Focus
Shifting Focus
Biofeedback
Shifting Attention:
 Broad External Focus
 Broad Internal Focus
Interpretation
(CR Module)
 Narrow Internal Focus
 Narrow External Focus
Controlling the mechanism
“Quiet your mind…Internal & External Chatter”
For example…
Controlling the Mechanism
“Quiet your mind…External/Internal”
“Focus and BREATHE”
Controlling the Mechanism
“External”
“You’ve done it before…”
Controlling the Mechanism
“External…Shifting Focus”
Practical Exercise
Classroom: Shift your focus
External (A/C) /Internal (Breathing)
“You’ve done it before…”
Controlling the Mechanism
“Internal”
What do you see?
(30 seconds)
Controlling the Mechanism
“First…AWARENESS…Internal Filters”
Filter
“Your past experiences can influence your NOW…”
Past Experiences = Internal filters
“What we Hear, See, Feel, Smell, and Taste”
Controlling the Mechanism
“Internal”
Internal Reference (aka Filter) Points
1.
Internal Dialogue Filter
2.
Internal Image Filter
3.
Internal Biofeedback Filter
“Your PAST EXPERIENCES can influence your NOW…”
Internal Dialogue Filter
“ Past Experience = Dialogue Filter”
Too Easy vs.
Too Hard
Peak Performance Dialogue
“Control your dialogue…don’t’ let it control you”
The Clean Slate
“You’re a winner”
“You’re a loser”
“You’re strong”
“You’re weak”
“You can do anything”
“You can’t do anything right”
“Choose wisely…success or failure”
Peak Performance Dialogue
“ Internal dialogue…success or failure”
Am I ready
I’m
forready!!!
this?
I don’t think
NoIproblem!!
can do
this!!!
Easy
That
looks
weight..I
really heavy
got this!!
Peak Performance Dialogue
“ Create your dialogue for success…”
I’m ready!!!
No problem!!
I got this!!
Peak Performance Dialogue
“Create your dialogue for success…”
Performance Based Dialogue
 Increased Energy  “Explode,” “charge,” “psych up,” “go,” etc.
 Disengaging CR  “Calm,” “quiet,” “peace,” etc.
 Pain Tolerance  “No pain..no gain,” “getting stronger,” etc.
 Increased Strength  “Light weight,” “too easy,” etc.
Too
Easy!!!!
Peak Performance Dialogue
“Can’t shut if off  Self-defeating dialogue”
Control your dialogue:
 First: Awareness
• What’s written on your slate?
• Who put it there?
• Negligent discharge?
 Negligent discharge = Distorted thinking
• Catastrophizing – Expecting worse of every situation
• Personalization – Personalizing events/activities
• Polarized Thinking – Winner or loser ; good or bad
• Overgeneralizations – Assuming one event is a pattern
• Fortune Telling – Predicting the future
• Mind Reading – Projecting your thoughts into others heads
Peak Performance Dialogue
“Control your dialogue…don’t let it control you”
e.g., Mind Reading
You don’t
respect me!!!
You think
I’m an idiot
don’t you!!!
Okay
You don’t
respect me!!!
You think
I’m an idiot
don’t you!!!
Negligent Discharge
Peak Performance Dialogue
“If it’s not working, change it…”
Countering Self-Defeating Dialogue (aka Negligent Discharge):
 First: Awareness, Awareness, Awareness
 Thought Stopping - Clapping , word “stop,” shake it off, or pain
 Cognitive Restructuring – Used to identify and dispute automatic thoughts
 Affirmations – Positive self statements
Peak Performance Dialogue
“If it’s not working, change it…”
Cognitive Restructuring
Activating Event (A)
Belief (B)
Consequence (C)
Dispute (D)
“The Event”
“Automatic Thoughts”
“Behavior, Reaction”
“Rational Response”
“I missed the shot”
“I always choke under pressure”
(Overgeneralization)
Tense muscles, not centered, &
miss another shot
“Other times while under
pressure I performed well”
“I missed the target”
“I never shoot well in the heat”
(Overgeneralization)
Tense muscles, not centered, &
miss another shot
“It was just one shot, all the
others landed”
Peak Performance Dialogue
“Create your dialogue for success…”
Affirmations
Maximize CR activation
Activate “Overdrive” Red Zone
“I am strong” “I can take him”
“I am ready” “I’m stronger than this”
Disengage CR system
Activate “Parked” Green Zone
“I have control of my body”
“I can relax without effort”
Experiencing loss
“I learn from setbacks”
“I’ll be back stronger”
Facing the unknown
“I trained hard “
“I am strong and prepared for anything”
Facing adversity
“I welcome challenges”
“What doesn’t kill me makes me stronger”
Maintain self esteem
“I am smart”
“I am worthy”
Facing multiple
“I am focused”
“I am balanced and in control”
Internal Image Filter
“ Past Experience = Image Filter”
Visualization and Imagery
“ See your success…”
Visualization and Imagery
“See your success…”
 Pain tolerance
 Controlling physical resources
 Recuperation and healing
 Learning of skilled functional
movements
 Break through perceived
limitations
Visualization and Imagery
“Play out your success…”
Break Time
Visualization and Imagery
“CONTROL your BODY’s resources…”
 Brain has a difficult time distinguishing between real & highly
vivid imagined images
 The body responds as if real.
For instance:
• CR activation = goose bumps
Visualization and Imagery
“CONTROLS your BODY’s resources…”
The Lemon Test
Visualization and Imagery
“CONTROL your CR system…”
“Red Zone (Overdrive)  Green Zone (Idle)”
Visualization and Imagery
“ Create your own images for success…”
Performance Based Images
 Disengaging CR  Running stream, burning candle, puppies, etc.
 Increasing Energy  Animals, machines, forces of nature, etc.
 Increase Strength  Machine, explosion, nitro, etc.
 Pain Tolerance  Ice, sand, stairs, movie screen, etc.
Visualization and Imagery
“ Increase PAIN TOLERENCE…”
Visualization and Imagery
“ Control your images…don’t let it control you”
Self-Defeating Images (Similar to dialogue)
 First – Awareness – “Negligent Discharge”
 ID Distorted Images
Catastrophizing , Personalization, Polarized Thinking, One-trial
Generalizations, Mind Reading, Picturing Failure, Science Fiction, etc.
 Counter Strategies
Internal Biofeedback Filter
“ Past Experience = Biofeedback Filter”
Biofeedback
Interpretation
(CR Module)
Internal Biofeedback Filter
“ Past Experience = Biofeedback Filter”
My heart’s
My heart’s
racing…I’m
racing…I’m
having a
ready!!!
heart attack…
I’m starting
I’m
starting to
to shake…I’m
shake…Octane
coming
yah!!!
apart!!!
My breathing is
getting
faster…I’m
having into
an
shifting
asthma
attack
overdrive…
Biofeedback
“Get the edge – mind/body recalibration”
 Breathing (location and rate)
 Muscle state (tense vs. relaxed)
 Skin conductance
 Temperature – blood circulation
 Heart rate
 Brain waves
 Etc.
Biofeedback
“Recalibrate…Reconnect your MIND and BODY”
Biofeedback
“Recalibrate…Reconnect your MIND and BODY”
Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) Training
***See Controlled Response (CR) Module***
Autogenic Training (AT)
Important: Only after connection re-established
Biofeedback
Biofeedback
“Recalibrate…Reconnect your MIND and BODY”
Practical Exercise
PMR w/Belly Band = Biofeedback
(Controlled Breathing + PMR + Mind Tactics)
Biofeedback
Mind Tactics
Additional Strategies
Suppression & Distraction Tactics
“CR Processing must be accomplished daily…”
Biofeedback
Suppression/Distraction
“See also CR Module”
Daily CR Processing
“CR Processing gets you in the Green/White Zone …”
Garrison vs. Deployed
Biofeedback
“See also CR Module”
CR Processing = Meditation
“Lessons from the Samurai”
Cued Response
“Repetition = Automatic (Muscle Memory)”
Cued Response
A stimulus, whether consciously or unconsciously perceived, that
elicits or signals a type of behavior
Mind Tactics: Goals Setting
“It’s their secret weapon”
Goals Setting
“The secret weapon of success…reach your dreams”
Question:
Where are you going and do you have a plan?
Set and Pursue Goals
“Don’t stop…keep moving”
 Stop procrastinating
 Realistic and achievable
 Daily momentum
 Set weekly targets
 Get a support system
 Find a mentor
 Keep motivated
Factors that Compromise Mental Acuity
“Fix it…”
 Sleep issues (see Recharge Module)
 Excessive caffeine (stimulants)
 Uncontrolled CR System (See CR Module)
 Poor nutrition (See PB Nutrition Module)
 Poor physical conditioning (See Primal Fitness Module)
 Fatigue
 Emotions
Mind Tactics
Recharge
Code
Primal Fitness
P-B Nutrition
Controlled Response
“The Zone”
Purpose
“Y”
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