166. Dr. Amber Shipherd on Building Confidence, Self-Efficacy, and Positive Self-Talk

The Strength Running Podcast · Nov 19, 2020 · 52m

Self-efficacy is one of the most important concepts in the world of performance psychology. Most of us understand this idea as "confidence" but it's actually more specific than that. It means:

"Self-efficacy refers to an individual's belief in his or her capacity to execute behaviors necessary to produce specific performance attainments."

Now you might have a lot of questions:

How can we better prioritize our mental fitness so that we believe in our abilities?

What are the sources of self-efficacy so we can draw from them during training?

How can we use mantras for running to our advantage?…