Client Running a Marithon

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Permalink Reply by Art Long CHt. Traditional Doctor on October 7, 2009 at 5:19am

I have worked with elite athletes using hypnosis and strength training since I was hypnotised with the Aussie Olympic team Give him buffers against stress, one good one is to see competition as any other practice, visualise practise and associate those feelings with the excitement of running per se, he does itg because he enjoys it. Then reinforce with something to disassociate him from stress, lie he was watching it on TV for instance and not taking on the emotions of a stressful situation. Most of all he does it because he loves doing it! simple..Regards
Art Long

Permalink Reply by Bruce Taylor C.Ht on October 7, 2009 at 6:57am

Thanks Art.

Art Long CHt. Traditional Doctor said:

I have worked with elite athletes using hypnosis and strength training since I was hypnotised with the Aussie Olympic team Give him buffers against stress, one good one is to see competition as any other practice, visualise practise and associate those feelings with the excitement of running per se, he does itg because he enjoys it. Then reinforce with something to disassociate him from stress, lie he was watching it on TV for instance and not taking on the emotions of a stressful situation. Most of all he does it because he loves doing it! simple..Regards
Art Long

Permalink Reply by Daryl Wilkinson on October 7, 2009 at 3:03pm

Just a note to add to Art's good advice Bruce. I have worked with a number of marathon runners over the years and I believe it is most important for them to visualize themselves running the complete race. They have to have a mental game plan for each stage of the race and rehearse it in their head. Discuss their strategy, break it down into sections then coach them around the course while in hypnosis, record it to CD if you can and get them to listen to it as part of their training sessions. They have to develop a clear mental blueprint for the race then trust themselves to implement it on the day. I have a a good inspirational quote that I constantly remind them of. It may be useful for you. it comes from Stu Mittleman, World Record Holder for Ultra-Distance running ."I never ran 1000 miles. I could never have done that. I ran one mile 1000 times."
Regards
Daryl Wilkinson
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Permalink Reply by light sleeper on November 3, 2009 at 10:19am

And as you, hear the sound of your feet, making a connection with ... that pavement
You can ... allow yourself to see
That feeling of ... "confidence, control and total relaxation." > (use the clients trance words here)

Permalink Reply by Roger Moore on November 3, 2009 at 10:11pm

and any time you feel discomfort you embrace it. You step right into it and welcome it. You use discomfort as fuel to propel you forward!

light sleeper said:

And as you, hear the sound of your feet, making a connection with ... that pavement
You can ... allow yourself to see That feeling of ... "confidence, control and total relaxation." > (use the clients trance words here)

Permalink Reply by light sleeper on November 4, 2009 at 9:13am

Not only embrace it ... "anchor it"

As you ... "run those thoughts through your mind"
Breathing in ... "clean air"
Breathing out ... "all negativity"

Enjoy/Sleep