Episode 6

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25th Nov 2020

The Progress Theory Roundtable 003: What is Mental Resilience? Can you train it?

The boys are back for 003 of the Progress Theory Roundtable.    

 In this episode, @thepricep, @daryl_green_ and m.tyler_pt chat about the quality they admired the most out of those they selected for their Greatest of all Time Mt Rushmore in Roundtable  Episode 001 - Mental Resilience. It's a characteristic we all admire and one that many of us wish to train and improve on, but can mental resilience in sports transfer to everyday life? We cover such questions as:   

- What is mental resilience? Is there a difference between resilience and toughness?  


- What personality trait or psychological characteristics do we need or have which makes use resilient?   


- Is our resilience a product of our environment and our experiences?   


- Can gym culture indirectly train our mental resilience?   


Are you mentally resilient? Want to find out more? Hope you enjoy the episode and join the journey.   


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About the Podcast

The Progress Theory
Implementing Sport Science To Optimise Human Performance
Welcome to The Progress Theory.

Our purpose is to teach and discuss scientific principles to show how we can enhance and optimise human performance.

We will deliver you interviews with world-class experts (or legends as we prefer to call them), exciting real-world application of Sport Science and will explore some of the common myths and misconceptions in Health & Wellbeing.

We want all of our listeners to develop the skills to implement the knowledge they obtain from the show into their everyday lives.

These skills can be applied towards improving sporting performance and conquering physical challenges, or it can be in developing a better quality of life.