203 How Boxing Can Help You Build Up Your Levels Of Resilience
Episode 203 of The Demystifying Mental Toughness Podcast features Jack Sunderland, a former professional boxer, currently a boxing coach and entrepreneur. Jack goes on to tell me all about the mental and physical challenges that come with the boxing. We also talk about how he helps the local community in West Yorkshire with the social enterprise, The Training Cave, that he founded and runs from a boxing gym in Batley, near Leeds. We talk about nerves, different psychological challenges that boxers come up against, the difficulties a build up to a fight causes and much more.
Key Learning Points:
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Jack Sunderland on LinkedIn
Jack Sunderland – The Training Cave Website
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Helpful Podcast Episodes
Ep 065 Amy Izycky - Encouraging Mentally Healthy Cultures in Sport
Ep 081: Stuart Wade - Mental Toughness in Combat Sports
Ep 083: Billy Schwer – Life Lessons from a World Champion Boxer
Other Useful Resources
Blog – Do you focus too much on your opponent before or during a boxing match?
Blog – How to Quieten the Mind when Fighting
Blog – 3 Ways to use Visualisation so that You are Mentally Prepared to Win
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