Ascent with Tom Foxley

Today, I interview Björn, an athlete who has completely flipped his mindset in just a few months. In this episode, I break down exactly how he has done that, and how you can get the same results.

Today, I'm going to take you through our most impactful framework we teach our athletes. When you get this, you have the ability to drop your non-serving mindset instantly, leaving you to perform way better.

Today, I talk you through the 5 tools I most often prescribe athletes so they can have the best training and competition experiences possible.

I cover: how to overcome fear, how to stop missing the lifts you know you should be hitting, how to stop resigning yourself to failure, and how to give athletic performances you're proud of.

Today, I interview Mary Beth Prodromides who is one of our athletes. Mary Beth won the CrossFit Games Masters division yet again this year, and in doing so has enjoyed a complete revamp of her mindset. In this episode, we're going to walk you through, step by step, her mindset training protocol and how we got there.

In today's episode, I will share the exact system we have used to train mindset in thousands of athletes. I'll go into how to apply it to your life, and what to look out for.

Enjoy!

Authenticity is the path to your potential as an athlete.

Yet often you find yourself hiding behind a mask of someone else to protect yourself.

In this episode, I dive into how to develop the courage needed to become authentically you, and perform at your highest level

Your mind and your body, as we’ve discussed plenty of times on the limitless athlete podcast, are intertwined.

You cannot separate one from the other. Your body influences the feel of your mind, as much as your mind influences the feel of your body.

That’s why your head drops and your shoulders round when you feel defeated in a workout.

It’s why you stand up tall when you win.

It’s why your breath changes with your mood and your heart beats faster at the mere thought of a workout.

Your body assumes a posture - both physically and metaphorically - when you give it a repeated stimulus.

If you think you’re defeated for twenty years, your body (your gut, your brain, your nervous system) assumes that to be the truth, and acts like it.

If you’re going through extreme stress, your body recognises the emotional state you’re in and limits access to certain states.

And, when your body is fried from overtraining, over-caffeinating, over-breathing, and under recovering, your thoughts and emotions will run amok.

What this gives us is both a problem and an incredible opportunity.

How do you break free of the two way conversation of the mind-body? Isn’t it interlocked and reinforcing the story you believe, the emotions you feel, the thoughts you have and therefore the way your body performs?

Well, yes. But the two way conversation also gives us two potential openings to change: one - the more traditional in the world of sports - the psychological work; and two, by regulating our nervous system.

In today’s show, Head Coach Rachel takes the lead and interviews Jessica Maguire, a vagus nerve master and physiotherapist.

Expect to learn:

• How your vagus nerve influences your emotions and mood

Now I bring you, Coach Rachel, and Jessica Maguire.

How you are thought of by others - or rather, how you perceive how others think about you - is what you’re wired to care about.

The most dangerous thing for humans until very recently, has been being kicked out of the tribe.

That’s why you naturally care so much about what people think of you.

But nowadays, your life isn’t on the line if a few gym members don’t like you - even if it feels like it.

And really, no one even notices your mistakes.

Yet fear of standing out - of being the tallest poppy - is often the very thing which holds you back.

“What if I go full send on this workout and people think I’m a try hard?”

“Will mum still love me if I am really successful?”

“Will my friends still want to hang out with me if I don’t go to this event?”

The pursuit of being an elite athlete is fraught with this perceived pressure.

This is what Hannah Hardy, Team Games Athlete and 23rd place finisher in this years’ quarterfinals, had struggled with for so long.

That is until she began working with Mindset Rx’d to train her mindset.

You’re going to hear today how Hannah transformed her mindset. Think of it like a case study which you can listen to in order to extract your own mindset training process.

In Hannah’s words “mindset is the gateway to unlocking your full potential.”

If you listen to this show and think “I would like to know more about training my mindset,” then apply for a free Mindset Assessment with me.

I open up a maximum of three mindset assessments per week which are completely free of charge.

In this assessment, you and I will not only assess your strengths and weaknesses, but also devise a plan for how to train your mindset.

If you want to chat about working together, we can do that, but the main objective is to give you a thorough insight into your own mindset and how to improve it.

To apply for one of these spaces, head to our Instagram @MindsetRxd and click the link in our bio.

Or check the show notes and click the link at the bottom.

Now, I bring you, Hannah Hardy.

https://mindsetrxd.lpages.co/free-mindset-assessment

“Moderation is for cowards”

What holds too many athletes back is the fear of committing to their next level.

What will I lose if I go all in?

What will that do to my relationships, my career, my time to serve others?

If you really want to be great, those are the wrong questions to ask.

What will I lose if I don’t take action on my dreams?

That’s the real question to ask.

You’ll lose the chance of being a true success, yes. But you’ll also lose the one chance you had to be the person you wish to be.

You’ll miss out on satisfaction, on an adventure, on immeasurable growth.

When you ask the dying about their biggest regrets in life, it’s not the things they did that they wish never happened. It’s what they didn’t do.

The opportunities they shunned, the hot date they never built up the courage to ask out, the decision to hide away from their truest expression of themselves.

You only get one go at this life, you don’t know how long it’s going to last. 

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Today I speak to Pat Sherwood of CrossFit Linchpin. Pat is a longstanding member of the community who has walked the balance of going all in and of seeking balance.

I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation and it’s my pleasure to bring this to you in the hope it helps you decide if you want to go all in.

Today, I interview Danny Lehr of Caffeine & Kilos. We discuss a host of topics, but the main theme is how to incorporate more structure into your life so you can achieve your goals.