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Tables of Contents for Lessons from the Edge
Chapter/Section Title
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Introduction
17
2
The Nature of Extreme Sports and Their Champions
19
24
What do you have in common with extreme athletes?
20
1
A glimpse at living on the edge
20
4
What is the nature of extreme sports?
24
6
Speed
25
2
Balance and timing
27
1
Endurance
27
3
Why do people do these things?
30
10
Daring to be different
30
1
The adrenaline pump
31
1
The competence rush
32
1
Pushing physical limits
32
1
Self-discovery
32
2
Environmental love affairs
34
4
Living with passion
38
2
Do these athletes have anything in common other than risk taking?
40
1
How can they do these things and not kill themselves?
41
2
Lessons in Action Storming Fitzroy
43
30
Mentally Prepare to Go to the Edge
47
26
A champion's program for mind-body connection
48
17
Exercises to prepare the brain and nervous system for optimal performance
49
2
Two-part visualization
51
3
Sensualization
54
6
Quick relaxation
60
4
Silencing the negative ego
64
1
Program for a winning team
65
8
Eliminating defensiveness in conversation
66
1
Consensus decision making
66
1
Procedures to fix problems
67
1
Shared leadership
67
6
Lessons in Action Racing in Sundance Land
73
26
Fuel for Going Up, Down, and Long
78
21
Guidance for all athletes
81
4
Guidance according to activity
85
3
Supplements
88
5
All athletes
92
1
Nutrition tips for different kinds of athletes
93
6
Athletes in short-duration sports (ninety seconds or less)
93
1
Athletes in high-intensity endurance sports (ninety seconds to an hour)
94
1
Athletes in endurance activities requiring occasional quick bursts
94
1
Ultraracers and other endurance athletes performing at relatively low altitudes
95
1
High-altitude climbers
95
4
Lessons in Action Paragliding into Guinness
99
30
Training Tools---From Barbells to Microchips
104
25
The value of weight training in unrelated activities
106
7
Cross-training outside the gym
113
5
Special training facilities
118
5
How top athletes use the facilities
118
4
Advantages of doing extreme moves in a safe place
122
1
Electronic aids
123
6
Telemetry on gear
124
2
Telemetry on the body
126
3
Lessons in Action Big Air, Huge Air
129
22
Going the Extra Mile
135
16
Mind games of a winner
136
4
Event-specific training tips
140
2
Organizing to beat the odds
142
5
Matching skills and personalities
147
4
Lessons in Action Biking with Wolves
151
31
Creating Advantages with Gear
156
26
The right tool for the conditions
157
3
MacGyvering
160
5
Borrowing from the past
165
2
Borrowing from other sports
167
4
Custom-designing a competitive edge
171
6
Future gear
177
5
Lessons in Action Ice Climbing for Gold
182
26
Preventing and Managing Injuries
189
19
Random accidents
190
2
Tunnel vision
192
2
Ignoring intuition
194
3
Poor judgment
197
6
Inadequate preparation
197
1
Underestimating the challenge
198
2
Spur-of-the-moment decision
200
3
Overconfidence
203
1
Facing the reality of pain
204
4
Lessons in Action A Kayaker, a Speed Biker, and a TV Agenda
208
27
Reversing Fortune
215
20
From loss to win to history
217
6
Victory consciousness
223
2
Survival consciousness
225
10
Group dynamics
226
3
Self-rescue
229
6
Lessons in Action The 7.3-Second Skydance
235
18
An Extreme Future
239
14
Audience and sponsor expectations
240
3
Imagination and technology
243
7
Building on the present
243
6
A future for everyone
249
1
Athletes Keep Evolving
250
3
Appendix A Extreme Web Sites
253
4
Appendix B The Sports
257
4
Appendix C The Athletes
261