4 Expert-Backed Ways to Build Mental Toughness

would need to learn how to get comfortable with being uncomfortable. This skill is every bit as helpful off the road as it is on it.

To guard against injury, focus on developing yourself into a robust and resilient individual. So, while speed is an advantage, physical resilience is a necessity.

Ground yourself in reality.

If you're psyching yourself up for a workout or event, you want to swap vague affirmations for fact-based statements, says Fader. Think: "I've made it through this workout before" or "I've run fast despite feeling tired in the past". "These statements don't assume you're necessarily going to have