Take a look at high level sport and the top teams often do not have much separating them physically. In the end it often comes down to the team with the mental edge. And just as athletes train their physical skills, they must also train their mental skills. World class weightlifter Mona Pretorius has competed on the international stage in three sports and studied sports psychology. She joins us on this week's podcast to talk about the mental side of sport and training mental skills. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2019/04/hmmr-podcast-episode-194-mental-skills-with-mona-pretorius/

More notes:

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• Pretorius is on social media. You can follow her on Instagram (@powerfulpretorius), Twitter (@MonaPretorius) and Facebook (@Mona-Pretorius)
• She also has written extensively on her site about mental skills. We can recommend her 4 Week Mental Skills Workbook. On her blog she has also written about anxiety, goal setting, and more.
• We've also looked at different mental skills on the podcast before, including Episode 14 on mental toughness.