The Psychology of Extreme Sports GET YOUR HEAD INTO THE GAME! Come along for the ride

why do people engage in those dangerous extreme sports like hang gliding, bungee jumping and rock climbing? Would you believe it might have something to do with neurotransmitters and something called Monoamine Oxidase? In this video episode we learn about Sensation Seekers. Along the way I discuss how SSRI‘s (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors) function in […]

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Being in the Zone – Sport’s Holy Grail, the zone of optimal functioning! alertness or awakeness and exists on a continuum between deep sleep and panic/red mist territory

We see this all the time in rugby locally, it must be instinctual the guys do this so much! “Sportspeople often talk about being ‘in the zone’, but I’m sure many are unaware of what this actually means. The zone in question to give it it’s full title is the ‘zone of optimal functioning’ or […]

Sports heroes or psychopaths?

At a recent high performance sports summit with the Sports Science Institute of South Africa, one of the most provocative and interesting presentations was given by Paddy Upton, on the presence and impact of psychopathic individuals in sports teams. It is estimated that 1% of people are born with psychopathic tendencies, but in business that […]