{"id":11693,"date":"2016-03-18T07:24:12","date_gmt":"2016-03-18T14:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/?p=11693"},"modified":"2016-03-18T07:24:12","modified_gmt":"2016-03-18T14:24:12","slug":"lesson-2-prime-ski-racing-e-book-five-steps-ski-your-fastest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/lesson-2-prime-ski-racing-e-book-five-steps-ski-your-fastest\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson #2 from Prime Ski Racing e-book: Five Steps to Skiing Fast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/GAP-alpine-world-champs-men-DH-TRG-10-02-2011-019.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11695\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-11695 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/GAP-alpine-world-champs-men-DH-TRG-10-02-2011-019-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>A fundamental question I have been exploring in the many years that I have been working with ski racers\u00a0is:\u00a0<strong>What does it take to ski your fastest consistently? <\/strong>Of course, you have to be physically fit, technically and tactically sound, and have well-prepared equipment. And most racers and coaches would agree that an important piece of the &#8216;ski fast&#8217; puzzle involves what goes on between your ears. But a perplexing question that I am often asked is: What specific mental areas do I need to work on?<\/p>\n<p>Providing a complete\u00a0and clear answer to this question is crucial to ensure that your mind works for you\u00a0rather than against you on race day.<\/p>\n<p>My Prime Performance System, which is comprised of five essential areas that act as the foundation of my work, offers you a tangible framework that you can readily wrap your arms around.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PPS-steps.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11696\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11696 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PPS-steps.jpg\" alt=\"PPS steps\" width=\"520\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PPS-steps.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/PPS-steps-300x73.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Want to learn more?<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Download my new\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taylorprimeperformance.com\/free-prime-ski-racing-e-book-4-2\/\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.taylorprimeperformance.com\/free-prime-ski-racing-e-book-4-2\/\"><em><strong>Prime Ski Racing: Psychology of Championship Skiing<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/span>\u00a0e-book.\u00a0It <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.na30.content.force.com\/servlet\/servlet.ImageServer?id=01536000000FQtY&amp;oid=00D36000000YcnU\" alt=\"\" width=\"158\" height=\"244\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" data-cke-saved-src=\"https:\/\/c.na30.content.force.com\/servlet\/servlet.ImageServer?id=01536000000FQtY&amp;oid=00D36000000YcnU\" \/>introduces you to a new way of looking at the mental side of our sport. This e-book is filled with powerful lessons that racers and coaches can benefit from.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0Also, get a sneak peak at my not-yet-announced <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taylorprimeperformance.com\/prime-ski-racing-12-week-mental-coaching-program\/\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.taylorprimeperformance.com\/prime-ski-racing-12-week-mental-coaching-program\/\">Prime Ski Racing 12-week Group Mental Training Program<\/a><\/span> designed just for ski racers.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>Please email or call me if you have any questions or I can help in any way.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>Photo credit: Mitchell Gunn with permission<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fundamental question I have been exploring in the many years that I have been working with ski racers\u00a0is:\u00a0What does it take to ski your fastest consistently? Of course, you have to be physically fit, technically and tactically sound, and have well-prepared equipment. And most racers and coaches would agree that an important piece of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1516],"tags":[58,53,394,153,155,57,235],"class_list":["post-11693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ski-racing","tag-competition","tag-failure","tag-mental-training","tag-ski-racing-2","tag-sport-psychology","tag-success","tag-world-cup"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11693"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11693\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}