Using Fear As Fuel: The Mental Performance Training That Helped AJ Johnson Capture a Professional Bowling Association (PBA) Tour Title

In this episode of The Mental Performance Mastery Podcast Brian Cain, MPM is joined by Professional Bowler AJ Johnson. Johnson is a member of Team USA Bowling and has been on the PBA Tour for nearly a decade. Having recently won his first PBA Tour Title at The Lucky Larson Masters in Helsingborg, Sweden Johnson shares how he has learned to use Fear as Fuel and unveils The Mental Performance Training that he did with Cain that helped him to capture his first professional bowling tour championship.

In this podcast Johnson and Cain talk about:

Learning and training to use fear as fuel

The importance of having something to go to when it gets hard

Building routines pre comp, in comp and post comp for consistency

Moving your mindset from comparison into competition

Having a physical trigger to flip the switch from person to performer and showering well

The purpose of a daily success checklist for optimal performance and confidence

Confidence moving from being a feeling into something that you do and a way of life

Why and how to use mental imagery as a part of your preparation

Keeping a one word focus to ground you

Time blocking and planning your day in advance to help turn your brain off

6-2-8 breathing

The 3 Keys to Keep It Simple

Separation from enhanced preparation

Getting One Percent Better

Why his listens to The Mental Performance Daily Podcast

Intentional performance journaling and MORE…

You can engage with AJ Johnson: 

Instagram = @AJ_JohnsonPBA

Twitter = @AJ_JohnsonPBA

TikTok = @AJ_JohsnonPBA

You can engage with Brian Cain

Instagram @BrianCainPeak

Twitter @BrianCainPeak

Facebook @BrianCainPeak 

Or at BrianCain.com