# 55 – Dr. Bradford Cooper, elite Master’s endurance athlete, on Functional Mental Toughness, and on how to train and develop mental toughness
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English - May 30, 2021 21:30 - 48 minutes - 33 MBRunning Sports Health & Fitness Fitness running nutrition strength training marathon fitness health well being india running Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episode Summary
Dr. Bradford Cooper, elite Master’s endurance athlete, on Functional Mental Toughness, and on how to train and develop mental toughness
Show Notes
01:30 – Dr. Cooper introduces himself
05:45 – What is Functional Mental Toughness (fMT)?
07:25 – Is mental toughness innate or can it be trained and developed?
14:00 – How to overcome poor internal dialogue
19:05 – Measuring mental toughness
20:30 – Dr. Cooper’s study on mental toughness
28:20 – Variability of mental toughness within same athlete
33:25 – Strategies on developing mental toughness
37:10 – Example: developing and using mental toughness for a marathon
43:50 - Recommendations on resources
Follow Dr. Bradford Cooper
Website: https://drbradfordcooper.com/
Podcast and other resources: https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel/videos
Twitter: @Catalyst2Thrive
Instagram: @drbradfordcooper
Recommendations on resources
Daniel Gucciardi: http://www.danielgucciardi.com.au/
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