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	<description>A Mixture of Psychology, Sports, and Other Related Topics: A Blog by Joe Spano</description>
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		<title>What Happens With Pre-Stress During Competition?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ampedsportsinc.com/2009/11/10/what-happens-with-pre-stress-during-competition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:56:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Psychology]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s common knowledge that stress can both help and hurt one&#8217;s performance.  The extent that stress actual affects you is based on physiological components and how well you can cope.  This post will examine this issue from an evidence based approach. // < ![CDATA[ // < ![CDATA[ // < ![CDATA[ // < ![CDATA[ // < [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Take on the NY Times Article: Putting the Pressure on a Diagnosis</title>
		<link>http://blog.ampedsportsinc.com/2009/06/09/my-take-on-the-ny-times-article-putting-the-pressure-on-a-diagnosis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:09:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent article in the NY Times discussed the rise of anxiety cases in baseball.  As you read through the article my thoughts are italicized in orange. Original Article Here Putting the Pressure on a Diagnosis By Jim Luttrell It used to be that people would question whether a player could handle the big stage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rethinking Anger: Anger Doesn’t Equal Intensity</title>
		<link>http://blog.ampedsportsinc.com/2009/03/26/rethinking-anger-anger-doesn%e2%80%99t-equal-intensity/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ampedsportsinc.com/2009/03/26/rethinking-anger-anger-doesn%e2%80%99t-equal-intensity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Getting pumped up, excited, intense, or focused are all great qualities for an athlete. Being angry isn’t one. Often athletes (and coaches) equate anger and aggressiveness with intensity. Intensity is a positive attribute, anger is a negative attribute. Intensity is based on being focused and in control; anger comes from frustration and losing control. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Before The Event (Elitetrack.com Post)</title>
		<link>http://blog.ampedsportsinc.com/2009/03/23/before-the-event-elitetrackcom-post-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 02:54:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my last post I wrote about the importance of stress reduction.  One area of importance I mentioned was how you prepare for your competition. The time leading up to an event is arguably the most important part of the act of competing. This time can be stressful and potentially problematic. Athletes who experience anxiety may [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s All About Stress Reduction (Elitetrack.com Post)</title>
		<link>http://blog.ampedsportsinc.com/2009/03/20/its-all-about-stress-reduction-elitetrackcom-post/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ampedsportsinc.com/2009/03/20/its-all-about-stress-reduction-elitetrackcom-post/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:55:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nerves]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Often different athletes I work with bring up many of the following issues before a race or competition: Muscular tension Raised heart rate and blood pressure Shallow breathing Upset Stomach Longer than normal recovery times All of these issues affect performance by causing the athlete to be fatigued earlier and lose strength and energy. So [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Burnout – Is it happening to you? Or is it too late?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ampedsportsinc.com/2009/01/11/burnout-%e2%80%93-is-it-happening-to-you-or-is-it-too-late/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:54:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you feel like you’re losing motivation? You might be approaching burnout. Burnout happens when you have previously been highly committed to a sport or activity and then lose all interest and motivation. Burnout mostly happens to highly-committed, passionate, hard working and successful athletes. Keeping this in mind, being aware of burnout is something all [...]]]></description>
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