We watch champion's win all the time, but rarely do we get a chance to see what is going on inside their head. On this week's episode we get to talk to two Olympic champions and see what their thought process is in competition, how they prepare, and how they've overcome some of the most difficult situations imaginable in sport. Tune in to hear shot putter Adam Nelson and hammer throw Szymon Ziolkowski share their experiences. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2019/04/hmmr-podcast-episode-195-the-champions-mind-with-adam-nelson-and-szymon-ziolkowski/

More notes:

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• This month's site theme is mental training. For more on the topic listen to last week's episode on mental skills with Mona Pretorius or read our recent articles on dealing with fear, mental toughness and mountaineering, and real life lessons from Sergej Litvinov. For more on Ziolkowski's story at the 2000 Olympics, you can also read our article from last week.
• A picture is worth a 1000 words. You have to watch the video of Nelson's pre-throw routine and Ziolkowski's epic fall.
• Both guests have been on the podcast before. Ziolkowski was a guest on Episode 122 and Nelson was a guest on Episode 42. We also did a written interview with Nelson in 2012.
• Throwers might also like to explore our March theme on throwing.