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Tennis IQ Podcast

Ninety percent of tennis performance is mental and that's what makes the sport so difficult. Sport psychology professionals Brian Lomax and Josh Burger share their insights on mental performance in tennis, discuss current events in the world of tennis, and interview guests with a unique perspective on mental toughness. Whether you want to learn more about the mental game in tennis or you just have an interest in the sport, this is the podcast for you. Send your questions to [email protected] or via Twitter using #tennisiq.

Ep. 150 - How to Train Decision Making

41 mins; October 08, 2023

Ep. 149 - Kollman Gearhart - Who Are You Built to Be?

75 hours 19 mins; September 30, 2023

Best of Tennis IQ: Ep. 30 - Marius Barnard and Self-Belief

62 hours 0 mins; September 23, 2023

Ep. 148 - US Open 2023 Recap | Gauff, Djokovic, Sabalenka, Medvedev

55 mins; September 14, 2023

Ep. 147 - Using a Brief Serve Intervention to Improve Performance

29 mins; September 10, 2023

Ep. 146 - Visualization for Decision Making

29 mins; August 31, 2023

Ep. 145 - The Connection Between Performance and Behavior

49 mins; August 24, 2023

Ep. 144 - The Benefits of Optimism

50 mins; August 16, 2023

Ep. 143 - Believing in Yourself When You Aren't Getting Results

47 mins; August 08, 2023

Ep. 142 - Wimbledon 2023 - Alcaraz, Djokovic, Vondrousova, Jabeur, Eubanks

52 mins; August 01, 2023

Ep. 141 - Dan McCain and 7 Shot Tennis

62 hours 7 mins; July 19, 2023

Ep. 140 - Good Questions for Post-Match Reflection

40 mins; July 11, 2023

Ep. 139 - How to Use Quiet Eye Theory to Improve Your Game

48 mins; July 03, 2023

Ep. 138 - The Psychological Profile of Champions

46 mins; June 25, 2023

Ep. 137 - Roland Garros 2023 | The Locker Room Power of Djokovic and Swiatek

45 mins; June 17, 2023

Ep. 136 - The Challenge of Changing Surfaces

43 mins; June 11, 2023

Ep. 135 - The Preparation Episode

55 mins; June 02, 2023

Ep. 134 - Finishing Matches

46 mins; May 25, 2023

Ep. 133 - Using Rules to Make Better Decisions

43 mins; May 18, 2023

Ep. 132 - Embrace Uncertainty to Become a Better Player

45 mins; May 11, 2023

Ep. 131 - Why Practicing Acceptance Is Important

39 mins; May 02, 2023

Ep. 130 - The Good and Bad of Perfectionism in Tennis

44 mins; April 26, 2023

Ep. 129 - The Value of Consistency in All Things

54 mins; April 18, 2023

Ep. 128 - Suffering Is a Key to Success

46 mins; April 11, 2023

Ep. 127 - Carrie Jackson on Mindset and Injury Recovery

67 hours 13 mins; April 03, 2023

Ep. 126 - Perform Better Through Discipline

40 mins; March 28, 2023

Special Announcement from Josh and Brian

11 mins; March 24, 2023

Ep. 125 - How to Perform Well in Team Tryouts

56 mins; March 19, 2023

Ep. 124 - Differences Between Practice and Competition

45 mins; March 13, 2023

Ep. 123 - You gotta relax! Building body awareness through relaxation training

46 mins; March 05, 2023

Ep. 122 - Themes from Break Point on Netflix

36 mins; February 26, 2023

Ep. 121 - Why You Should Play the Back Draw

37 mins; February 19, 2023

Ep. 120 - Getting Through Fatigue/Pain in Matches

52 mins; February 10, 2023

Ep. 119 - Australian Open 2023 Recap | Thoughts on Sabalenka, Rybakina, Djokovic, and Tsitsipas

51 mins; January 30, 2023

Ep. 118 - Adopting a Beginner's Mind

60 hours 49 mins; January 29, 2023

Ep. 117 - Improving Your Game by Increasing Self-Awareness

40 mins; January 22, 2023

Ep. 116 - The Value of Good Mistakes

47 mins; January 14, 2023

Ep. 115 - The Importance of Developing Your Character

42 mins; January 05, 2023

Ep. 114 - The Wisdom of Nick Saviano

84 hours 43 mins; December 27, 2022

Ep. 113 - The Psychology of Doubles

47 mins; December 18, 2022

Ep. 112 - The Dangers of Being Judgmental

44 mins; December 09, 2022

Ep. 111 - Make Learning Your Top Priority

49 mins; December 01, 2022

Ep. 110 - Tennis as a Fighting Sport

52 mins; November 24, 2022

Ep. 109 - Brian Teacher and Using Technology to Improve Your Game

51 mins; November 13, 2022

Ep. 108 - Using Visualization to Improve Performance

49 mins; November 06, 2022

Ep. 107 - Max Newlon and Training Your Attention with FocusCalm

59 mins; October 29, 2022

Ep. 106 - The Best Version of You

41 mins; October 22, 2022

Ep. 105 - When to Copy the Pros

36 mins; October 14, 2022

Ep. 104 - Self-Compassion Is Good for You!

51 mins; October 07, 2022

Ep. 103 - Mylène Steinhardt and Maximizing Your Energy

75 hours 6 mins; October 01, 2022

Ep. 102 - Reflections on Roger Federer and Serena Williams

44 mins; September 22, 2022

Ep. 101 - US Open 2022 Recap | Alcaraz, Ruud, Świątek, and Jabeur

51 mins; September 14, 2022

Ep. 100 - Answering Your Questions on Our 100th Episode!

66 hours 23 mins; September 11, 2022

Ep. 99 - The Gold Medal Profile and Improving Your Mental Game

68 hours 48 mins; September 07, 2022

Ep. 98 - A Strengths Based Approach to Tennis

44 mins; September 01, 2022

Ep. 97 - UTR and Aspiring College Tennis Players

52 mins; August 23, 2022

Ep. 96 - The Art of Playing Badly Well

39 mins; August 14, 2022

Ep. 95 - Playing Against an Injured Opponent

40 mins; August 06, 2022

Ep. 94 - Integrating Mental Skills into Practice

37 mins; July 29, 2022

Ep. 93 - Howard Bryant on the Mental Game in Tennis, and more

80 hours 55 mins; July 21, 2022

Ep. 92 - Wimbledon 2022 | Perspectives from Rybakina, Djokovic, Jabeur, and Kyrgios

54 mins; July 11, 2022

Ep. 91 - Triumph and Disaster

44 mins; July 08, 2022

Ep. 90 - The Value of Mini-Wins

42 mins; July 04, 2022

Ep. 89 - Thoughts on Playing in Extreme Heat

42 mins; June 23, 2022

Ep. 88 - Strategies For Automatic Negative Thoughts

40 mins; June 16, 2022

Ep. 87 - Lessons from Roland Garros 2022 via Swiatek, Gauff, Nadal, and Ruud

43 mins; June 06, 2022

Ep. 86 - How To Deal With Slumps

52 mins; June 02, 2022

Ep. 85 - Marcus Daniell and Making an Impact

48 mins; May 29, 2022

Ep. 84 - Brian Park and Apeak Tennis

52 mins; May 22, 2022

Ep. 83 - The Rise of Carlos Alcaraz

48 mins; May 10, 2022

Ep. 82 - Thoughts on Parenting Young Tennis Players

55 mins; May 08, 2022

Ep. 81 - Why is it so hard to close matches?

63 hours 6 mins; April 28, 2022

Ep. 80 - Swupnil Sahai and A.I. in Tennis

52 mins; April 19, 2022

Ep. 79 - Self-talk Strategies To Optimize Your Internal Dialogue

52 mins; April 08, 2022

Ep. 78 - Cheating in Tennis

48 mins; March 31, 2022

Ep. 77 - Why Tennis Is So Tough | The Unique Challenges Of The Sport

54 mins; March 24, 2022

Ep. 76 - How To Play At The Highest Level of Tennis IQ

54 mins; March 17, 2022

Ep. 75 - What To Do When You Are Supposed To Win/Lose

38 mins; March 10, 2022

Ep. 74 - Playing From Behind | Lessons from Barty, Djokovic, Medvedev, and Nadal

48 mins; March 01, 2022

Ep. 73 - Building Your Confidence

43 mins; February 22, 2022

Ep. 72 - Finding Your Optimal Intensity

55 mins; February 10, 2022

Ep. 71 - Australian Open 2022 Recap | Barty & Nadal

48 mins; February 01, 2022

Ep. 70 - Thoughts On Being Coachable

46 mins; January 26, 2022

Ep. 69 - Responding to a Tough Loss

33 mins; January 17, 2022

Ep. 68 - What It Means to Be Competitive

47 mins; January 10, 2022

Ep. 67 - The Best of 2021

51 mins; December 30, 2021

Ep. 66 - How to Deal with Self-Limiting Beliefs

48 mins; December 19, 2021

Ep. 65 - Todd Martin on Passion and Focus

75 hours 52 mins; December 10, 2021

Ep. 64 - How To Use Mental Contrasting To Perform Better

54 mins; December 03, 2021

Ep. 63 - Getting to Know Brian Lomax

44 mins; November 29, 2021

Ep. 62 - Getting to Know Josh Burger

55 mins; November 21, 2021

Ep. 61 - The Performance Equation

52 mins; November 13, 2021

Ep. 60 - Mardy Fish Documentary on Netflix

48 mins; November 04, 2021

Ep. 59 - The Importance of Full Focus

45 mins; October 25, 2021

Ep. 58 - Learning to Love the Stress of Competition

48 mins; October 18, 2021

Ep. 57 - Improving Your Tennis Team's Performance

55 mins; October 14, 2021

Ep. 56 - David Sammel and Developing Your Locker Room Power

76 hours 25 mins; October 04, 2021

Ep. 55 - The Yips and Double Faults

49 mins; September 27, 2021

Ep. 54 - US Open 2021 | Lessons from Radacanu, Fernandez, Medvedev, and Djokovic

61 hours 52 mins; September 17, 2021

Ep. 53 - How to Deal With Losing

55 mins; September 13, 2021

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