Description
Sporting Mind
Book Summary
In "Sporting Mind," Marcial Pérez dismantles the myth of innate talent and places the brain at the center of athletic performance. This book answers fundamental questions about competitive pressure, mental fatigue, and the development of self-confidence, offering a practical guide to understanding how our cognitive and emotional faculties determine success. Far from being limited to physical training, the work proposes a comprehensive approach to boosting performance through neuroscience applied to sports.
What is it about?
The book starts from a revolutionary premise: the main organ of movement is not the muscle, but the brain. Marcial Pérez analyzes how the mind governs strength, speed, decisions, and sensations at every moment of athletic practice. Through questions such as "are athletes born or made?" or "why does the mind fatigue before the body?", the author explores the influence of sports culture, pressure management, and resilience in the face of adversity. The work offers tools to train mental capacities such as concentration, perception, habits, and decision-making, demonstrating that a trained brain can overcome any genetic barrier.
Main Topics
- Neuroscience applied to athletic performance
- Management of pressure and self-confidence in competitive environments
- Mental fatigue versus physical fatigue: keys to understanding exhaustion
- Cognitive and emotional training to overcome genetic limits
- Influence of culture and environment on individual performance
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at athletes of all levels, coaches, physical trainers, and sports psychologists who seek to understand the mental factor as a key to performance. It is also ideal for sports fans interested in neuroscience and personal development, as well as for anyone who wishes to apply principles of mental discipline beyond the sports arena.
What this book offers
- A theoretical-practical framework for training the mind with the same specificity as the body.
- Concrete strategies for managing pressure, mental fatigue, and self-confidence.
- A renewed vision of training design, integrating cognitive and emotional capabilities.
- Tools to overcome the barrier of innate talent through brain training.
Technical Data
- Author: PEREZ, MARCIAL
- Publisher: DEL NUEVO EXTREMO
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: SELF-HELP AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, MIND, BODY AND SPIRIT, LIFESTYLE, SPORT AND LEISURE, SPORTS SCIENCE, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY
- Collection: NON-FICTION
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: March 2021
- Number of pages: 336
- Weight: 703 g
Editorial Review
"Sporting Mind" is a rigorous and accessible work that transcends the self-help manual to become a tool for real transformation. Marcial Pérez manages to bridge the gap between neuroscience and daily athletic practice, offering well-founded answers to questions every athlete has asked themselves. His focus on the trainability of the mind and the overcoming of genetic limits makes it an essential read for those seeking sustainable and conscious performance.