Using Fear As Fuel: The Mental Performance Training That Helped AJ Johnson Capture a Professional Bowling Association (PBA) Tour Title

19/10/2023 45 min
Using Fear As Fuel: The Mental Performance Training That Helped AJ Johnson Capture a Professional Bowling Association (PBA) Tour Title

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Episode Synopsis

In this episode of The Mental Performance Mastery Podcast Brian Cain, MPM is joined by Professional Bowler AJ Johnson. Johnson is a member of Team USA Bowling and has been on the PBA Tour for nearly a decade. Having recently won his first PBA Tour Title at The Lucky Larson Masters in Helsingborg, Sweden Johnson shares how he has learned to use Fear as Fuel and unveils The Mental Performance Training that he did with Cain that helped him to capture his first professional bowling tour championship.
In this podcast Johnson and Cain talk about:

Learning and training to use fear as fuel


The importance of having something to go to when it gets hard


Building routines pre comp, in comp and post comp for consistency

Moving your mindset from comparison into competition


Having a physical trigger to flip the switch from person to performer and showering well

The purpose of a daily success checklist for optimal performance and confidence

Confidence moving from being a feeling into something that you do and a way of life

Why and how to use mental imagery as a part of your preparation

Keeping a one word focus to ground you


Time blocking and planning your day in advance to help turn your brain off

6-2-8 breathing

The 3 Keys to Keep It Simple


Separation from enhanced preparation


Getting One Percent Better


Why his listens to The Mental Performance Daily Podcast



Intentional performance journaling and MORE…


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