How important is mental training? Important enough for The Ultimate Fighters to do and discuss it. Watch and listen to what they had to say on the Ultimate Fighter Aftermath – Snitch. Guests on this segment were Demico Rogers from Team Rampage, Team Rashad’s Brendan Schaub and Asst. Coach for Team Rashad, Mike Van Arsdale. At the 3min.45sec. point, all 3 guests talk about Team Rashad taking 20 min after practice 3-4 times per week to do mental training. He had them close their eyes and relax, then visualize their upcoming fights. Specifically, visualizing their opponent doing well against them and doing well in spite of their opponent. Mike said the fighters mentally rehearsed the fight 5-6 times before they actually got out there. Demico even praises Brendan! And explains how he noticed Brendan’s calmness when Demico was on top during the actual fight. Mental preparation is something everyone can do, effortlessly, that will make a HUGE difference in your performance. And this is a specific example of “how” to do it and “what” to think about while you’re doing it. Now, get your head in the game!
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