19 October 2017

Jerry Moffat and his very impressive Mastermind

WOW! "Mastermind" is a very impressive mental training book that legend Jerry Moffat, the world's best climber during the 80-ies, has written. It is both very simple and complicated at the same time, combining theory, practical exercises with great stories and thoughts from Ondra, Sharma, Hayes, Megos, Stรถhr etc. To get a mastermid you have to train your brain by visualizing, setting goals and reflect. It is not about setting just one quantifiable goal like being #1 or doing 9a. Such goals are just the cherry on the cake. Instead it is about focusing on all the ingredients, how they should be mixed and enjoying the process to also make the best cake in the world, prepared for that #1 cherry on top. This book is one of a kind and it actually puts all top climbers in a different light. They are not just guys who have trained physically hard to become the strongest. You understand that equally much mental training has been done. I am amazed. I have to stop. I have to pick up that very high quality and nice looking book again... You can buy it here.
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