Training for when you're not in the air.

[AlexCrowley 0]

Thanks for the yoga idea - my coach has also mentioned it, guess I'll have to start my research.

Cool!?!? Oh dear, I think I should take up bowling.

As far as watching videos: I'm trying to prove that a laser can wear out a DVD over time with Good Stuff and a couple of DVDs I burnt from stuff out there on the intarweb thingy.

I agree with what you're saying regarding visualization, I have been doing it since jump one, from walking to the plane to putting the rig down in the rigging room after the jump. With AFF I did that about 100 times for each jump and never felt unprepared. Even if I dont have the opportunity to "take a dive flow home" I spend the entire plane ride going through it from the door opening to getting on the truck afterwards.

Oh god, I'm so screwed on the Cool stuff

TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking.

[AlexCrowley 0]

Ahh that explains it. I've been avoiding doing stuff that may incur beer (like getting off student status). If I'd have only known I was stunting my training!!

TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking.

[Ron 10]

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Now: which mental skills?

Relaxation in a high stress environment.
Emotional control.
Mental prep for a performance.


Two good books:

Warrior Athlete
Inner Athlete

Both by Dan Milman. They are out of print, but you can find them used on B@N.com and Amazon.com. You could also dust off the old library card and check there.

www.skyleague.com sells a book by John DeLarosa "Mental Training for Skydiving and Life".

I much prefer the Milman books to be honest.

"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

[AlexCrowley 0]

The last book is the one I just picked up. So far there's not much in there that I've not seen elsewhere over time (I'm only at chapter 3), although it's nice that it's tailored to skydiving. Thats not a fair review right now so I reserve the right to change my opinion once I've finished it.

Thanks for the other suggestions, I can never have enough books to read. I will start the hunt for them.


Ohhh THAT Dan Millman. Good author, read some of his other stuff a lifetime ago (at least, it feels that way). Ordering it now cheap on Amazon.

TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking.

[Ron 10]

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The last book is the one I just picked up. So far there's not much in there that I've not seen elsewhere over time (I'm only at chapter 3), although it's nice that it's tailored to skydiving. Thats not a fair review right now so I reserve the right to change my opinion once I've finished it.

I read the whole book and your review is spot on. Good info, but pretty basic and been said a few hundered times. The Skydiving angle is new, but the neatness fades pretty quickly IMO. The info is good, but there are plenty of books just like that one that just don't say "Skydiving" in them.

The Millman books are better and I can honestly say I learned from them.

The Millman books were suggested to me by a friend when I was looking to further my personal performance and get a better insite on how to teach.

I think they are very good and recomend them to anyone who cares to listen.

"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

[AlexCrowley 0]

Yeah I recall Millman having a decent writing style when I read the first Warrior book about 15 years ago.

I'll check thru the rest of 'mental' later.


I already kinda have this book idea, and 'Mental' doesnt seem to cover the same ground......................*

TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking.