CANADIAN PHYSIQUE ALLIANCE CPA NOVEMBER ISSUE | Page 45

Test your mental game and see if you can benefit from
mental game coaching.
CHECK ALL OF THE STATEMENTS THAT APPLY TO YOU
You pose better in practice than during competition.
You are very self-conscious; you worry about what others think about your performance.
You maintain many self-doubts about posing and your presentation before or during
shows.
You worry about letting others down by not performing up to others’ expectations.
Pre-game jitters do not go away after the first few minutes into the show.
You are motivated by fear of failure and it affects your performance in competition.
You have a fear of success and sabotage yourself when you are winning.
You sometimes question why you compete in bodybuilding shows or let others be your
source of motivation.
You are motivated by external rewards, i.e., accolades, recognition, or praise.
You attach your self-worth to how well you perform in shows.
Your routines are not well defined or lack mental focus in your routine.
You are distracted by things that go on around you in your environment.
You have doubts or negative thoughts before, during, or after the competition.
Post-injury you cannot perform the way you did pre-injury even when you’re almost 100%
physically.
You become easily frustrated because of high expectations.
You cannot perform with freedom or trust in times of adversity or pressure.
You work on your mechanics or technique even when competing.
You overanalyze and dwell on mistakes and thus, affecting your performance.
You struggle with low self-confidence or self-esteem.
You limit your performance with negative self-labels, i.e. “I’m pathetic.”
You have trouble forgetting or letting go of bad past performances.
Your anger or frustration gets in the way of peak performance.
You are frequently disappointed with your performance and wish it was better.
You have a burning desire to be the best ever in your bodybuilding category or just want to
know how to improve your mental game.