Training Lessons Learned from Peak Performance Episodes

An examination of episodes of peak performance indicates that three cognitive components enable these episodes: psychological readiness (activating optimal arousal and emotion appropriate for the task), information processing (attending to and interpreting key stimuli), and endurance management (con...

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Main Author: Fobes, James L
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
ARMY TRAINING
BATTLEFIELDS
COGNITION
ENDORPHINS
ENDURANCE(GENERAL)
EUKEPHALINS
EXERCISE(PHYSIOLOGY)
FATIGUE(PHYSIOLOGY)
HUMAN RESOURCES
Humanities and History
INFORMATION PROCESSING
MEMORY(PSYCHOLOGY)
MILITARY MEDICINE
MILITARY PSYCHOLOGY
PAIN
PE61101A
PERCEPTION(PSYCHOLOGY)
PERFORMANCE(HUMAN)
Psychology
PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY
REGULATIONS
SKILLS
TEACHING METHODS
WEAPON SYSTEMS
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Summary:An examination of episodes of peak performance indicates that three cognitive components enable these episodes: psychological readiness (activating optimal arousal and emotion appropriate for the task), information processing (attending to and interpreting key stimuli), and endurance management (controlling fatigue and pain for sustained performance). There is also evidence suggesting that endorphins underlie these three processes. Accordingly, performance can be enhanced through two strategies; one technique is teaching self-regulation of endorphins levels. The other more immediately available solution is to use contemporary sports psychology training techniques to optimize cognitive processes underlying superior performance. With either strategy, optimal performance will result from an enhanced ability to cope specifically and continuously tailored to meet the conditions and demands of a particular activity.