The Brian Cain Mental Performance Mastery Podcast

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From Non-Drafted To 1st Rd Pick, The Mental Game of Josh Jung May 10, 2021

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Josh Jung attended Douglas MacArthur High School in San Antonio, Texas where he starred in both baseball and football. Not drafted out of high school in the 2016 MLB draft, he enrolled at Texas Tech University to play college baseball for the Red Raiders.

In 2017, as a freshman at Texas Tech, Jung started all 62 games at third base, batting .306 with six home runs and 43 RBIs. He was named the Big 12 Freshman of the Year and was named a Freshman All-American by multiple outlets including Collegiate Baseball and Perfect Game/Rawlings.

As a sophomore in 2018, Jung once again started all 65 of Texas Tech's games at third base, slashing .392/.491/.639 with 12 home runs and 80 RBIs. He was named to the All-Big 12 First Team, and was once again named an All-American by outlets such as Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball. He played for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team that summer.

Jung was named a preseason All-American by Perfect Game, Baseball America, D1Baseball.com, and Collegiate Baseball prior to his junior year. During the season, he missed two games due to a quadricep strain, ending his streak of 139 consecutive starts. After returning, he moved to shortstop. He was named the 2019 Big 12 Co-Player of the Year after batting .333 with nine home runs and 49 RBIs through 49 games.

He was named an All-American by Baseball America, D1Baseball.com, Perfect Game, ABCA, and NCBWA. Jung was the recipient of the 2019 Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award, which honors the top Division I baseball player within Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico and Oklahoma each season.

Jung finished his junior year slashing .343/.474/.636 with 15 home runs and 58 RBIs in 64 games. Considered one of the top prospects for the 2019 MLB draft, he was selected by the Texas Rangers in the first round, with the eighth overall pick.

On July 3, 2019, Jung signed with the Rangers for a $4.4 million signing bonus.

On July 10, 2019, Jung made his professional debut with the Arizona League Rangers of the Rookie-level Arizona League, hitting a home run in his first professional at-bat.

Josh has been a student of the Mental Game of Baseball since he was 11 years old and started with my PRIDE (Personal Responsibility In Daily Excellence) Program. He is as invested into Mental Performance as any athlete I have ever worked with.

In this podcast recorded live in front of close to 500 high school baseball coaches and players we talk about…

The Importance of daily mental performance training

Separating what you do and who you are

The importance of self-talk, perspective and routines

How to overcome the biggest challenges you face in baseball and life

How the mental game helped him go from Non-drafted out of HS to 8th overall

And much much more….

You can engage with Josh Jung on instagram @Josh6Jung and with Brian Cain @BrianCainPeak

Baseball MPM - #2 - Becoming A Machine of Routine May 05, 2021

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In episode #2 of Coffee with Cain and Casey, Brian Cain, creator of the Mental Performance Mastery (MPM) Coaches Certification and one of the World’s most sought after MPM Coaches and Sean “The Mayor” Casey, one of baseball’s all-time best hitters talk about success strategies you can use both on and off the field to become a machine of routine.

The secrets of success are hidden in the routines of our daily lives, Cain and Casey breakdown the routines that helped Casey become a lifetime .300 hitter in Major League Baseball and the routines that they both keep in their personal and professional lives as a mental performance coach and as an analyst with the MLB Network.

You can engage with Brian Cain (@BrianCainPeak) and Sean Casey (@themayorsofficemlb) on instagram and twitter.

The Mental Performance Training Behind Baseball’s Biggest Story of 2021 May 03, 2021

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Corbin Burnes burst onto the Major League Baseball scene in 2018 when he went 7-0 with a 2.61 ERA helping the Milwaukee Brewers to a NL Central league championship and a game 7 in the NLCS vs the LA Dodgers.

2019 was not as kind to the right handed pitcher. Corbin started the season in the starting rotation for the Brewers and ended the year with a 1-5 record and 8.82 ERA, one of the worst ERA’s for any starting pitcher in the game. After being sent down to the minor leagues and back to the bullpen, the Brewers eventually sent Corbin to their pitching lab in Arizona.

While visiting the lab at the Brewers spring training complex in Arizona, I met with Corbin at my house for the first time. We went to work on refining his mental game and routines both on and off the field.

After a successful shortened season in 2020 where he was 6th in the NL Cy Young voting, 2021 brought even more success. Corbin set a MLB record for starting pitchers by recording 49K’s (and counting) before issuing his first walk, besting the previous record of 36.

When you combine the 2020 and 2021 seasons, he is 3rd in the MLB in wins above replacement (WAR) at 3.7, which is only slightly behind Cy Young Award winners Shane Bieber (4.4) and Jacob deGrom (4.3).

You could say that the turnaround has been completed, yet Corbin would tell you the turnaround is always under construction and that there’s no finish line in the race he is running.

In this podcast, Corbin and I talk about the mental performance skills he works to develop to give him the best chance for success on the mound including:

What he uses most from The 30 Days to MPM for Athletes Program and why he looks at it every day
His Daily Routines on and off the field including his AM and PM Routine
What he tracks with his Daily Success Checklist
Why he reads The Daily Stoic, The Mental ABCs of Pitching and specifically the chapter on execution
Why he calls Dr. Rob Gilbert and Success Hotline as a part of his daily drive
What he learned from UFC Champion Georges St-Pierre about self-control, Signal Lights and Mental Bricks
How he uses the Calm meditation app, as a part of his recovery protocol
How and when he uses mental imagery, visualization and his mind movie
How and why he uses concentration grids as a part of his mental performance training program
Why and how he does weekly shadow bullpens to increase preparation and confidence
What he does for a well, better, how post pitching performance analysis to keep him focused on the process
The details of his 120 hour routine between starts
His pre-inning, pre-batter, pre-pitch routines
What he does between innings in the dugout
How his understanding and commitment to process has evolved over his career
How he manages the pressure, stress and expectations that come with being a front line starter in the Major Leagues
What he has learned in his career that he wishes he knew when he was an amateur player in high school and college
What he loves about golf and how he uses golf as a training ground for his mental game
And much much more...

You can follow Corbin Burnes on instagram @CorbinBurnes and Brian Cain @BrianCainPeak.

If you want to develop a mental game training program similar to what Corbin Burnes is working with, go to BrianCain.com/baseball for my FREE baseball masterclass to get started.

If you enjoyed this episode of The Brian Cain Mental Performance Podcast, please leave us a review and be sure to visit BrianCain.com/blog for more episodes with top coaches and athletes who are seeing results from their work on the mental game.

Baseball MPM - #1 - Winning The Mental Game of Baseball and Life Apr 28, 2021

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In episode #1 of Baseball Mental Performance Mastery (MPM) with Cain and Casey, Brian Cain, creator of the Mental Performance Mastery (MPM) Coaches Certification and one of the World’s most sought after MPM Coaches and Sean “The Mayor” Casey, one of baseball’s all-time best hitters talk about success strategies you can use both on and off the field to give yourself the best chance for success.

Joining Cain and Casey today are TX Rangers MLB Player Nick Solak, one of the World’s most respected vision performance coaches Dr. Ryan Harrison of @SlowTheGameDown and one of the top up incoming D1 college baseball head coaches, former TCU and University of Houston assistant coach and current University of Incarnate Word head baseball coach, Ryan Shotzberger.

In this podcast Cain, Casey, Shotz, Harry and Solak do a deep dive into all things mental game of baseball, routine, process, coaching the mental game and competing one pitch at a time

You can engage with Brian Cain (@BrianCainPeak) and Sean Casey (@themayorsofficemlb) on instagram and twitter.

The Mental Game Success Strategies of Baseball’s Best Hitter Apr 26, 2021

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Sean “The Mayor” Casey played MLB from 1997-2008 with The Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox. Casey, a 3x MLB All-Star has a career batting average of .302, hit 130 HRs and drove in 735 RBI. In 1995 Casey’s Jr. year of college at the University of Richmond, the left handed hitter won the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) conference triple crown hitting .461.

The 2nd-round-pick of the Cleveland Indians in 1995, Casey was named the friendliest player in baseball in 2007 by Sports Illustrated in a players poll.. Along with his nice and friendly personality, Casey was also a fierce competitor and one of the best left on left hitters, always hitting over .300 against hall of fame left handed pitchers.

Casey was and still is an avid student of mental performance. In his current career as an analyst across MLB Network's programming, he will frequently talk about the mental side of the game and his work with two icons in the field, Harvey Dorfman and Dr. Bill Harrison.

In this podcast we talk about…

Why and how to keep the process bigger than the end result and mechanics

The importance of watching positive video of yourself as a hitter and not getting lost in the mechanical breakdown

The role confidence plays in hitting success

Simplifying your approach at the plate with 3 simple strategies

The power of positive mental imagery

Using fear and negative energy as chips on your shoulder and motivation

And much more…

You can engage with Sean Casey on instagram @TheMayorsOffice and with Brian Cain @BrianCainPeak

Update On Podcast - What's Going On Moving Forward... Apr 23, 2021

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Brian gives you an update on what's coming up in the Mental Performance Mastery (MPM) Podcast including his new Baseball MPM Podcast with MLB Network Analyst and lifetime .300+ hitter Sean Casey and his new Golf MPM Podcast with College Golf Coach Trake Carpenter.

How Mental Performance Can Improve Sleep, Recovery and the Results Your Clients Get on a Daily Basis Apr 20, 2021

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In this podcast, Brian Cain joins Nick Lamb, creator of the sleep coach summit and four top sleep and recovery coaches to talk about the 10 pillars of mental performance mastery and their effect on sleep.

In this podcast we discuss…

How your mindset can affect the quality of your sleep and recovery
Why all coaches are really mental performance coaches when it comes to results
How to get “buy in” from those who you coach
And much more…

Mind, Body, Spirit - A Recipe for Major League Success Apr 13, 2021

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Zach Brandon is the mental skills coordinator for the Arizona Diamondbacks, where he helps baseball’s best players reach their maximum potential. Zach’s approach to developing a strong mind, body and spirit is as applicable to life as it is on the diamond.

Prior to his current role in professional baseball, Zach served as a Mental Conditioning Coach at the IMG Academy where he worked with athletes and coaches in baseball, basketball, tennis, and track & field.

He was a college baseball player and received his Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Linfield College and holds a Master’s degree in Kinesiology and Applied Sport Psychology from Cal State Fullerton where he studied under the guidance of Dr. Ken Ravizza.

In this podcast, Zach discusses

How to direct your attention when it matters on the right thing at the right time
Why positive and negative thinking can both help performance
The importance of a holistic approach to developing mind, body and spirit
Perspective and the importance of of developing it vs. being defined by it
Why it’s better to have the right question than have the right answer
And much more...

You can engage with Zach on Twitter @MVP_Mindset and with Brian Cain on twitter and instagram @BrianCainePeak

Don’t Count the Days, Make the Days Count Apr 06, 2021

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In this short “Mental Minute” podcast episode, I break down the importance of the day and why the biggest day of your life… is always today.

Thank you for listening to the Brian Cain Mental Performance Mastery Podcast on the Ironclad Content Network. If you liked this show, be sure to leave us a rating and a review and don’t forget to follow me on Instagram and Twitter @BrianCainPeak.

ATHLETES: What YOU should do now…

Want to learn how to be the most mentally tough athlete you know?

If you found this podcast helpful and you’re interested in more cutting-edge mental performance strategies as an athlete, my 30 Days to Mental Performance Mastery Program is for you.

In this program, I’ll show you how to:

Compete with unshakable confidence each and every time you step into the arena
Perform at your best when it means the most—on a consistent basis
Create the elite mindset, routines, and habits of excellence you need to reach your potential and get the most our of your ability like some of top athletes in the world, from UFC Champions to Heisman Trophy and Cy Young Award Winners, and over 900 pro sport draft selections and Olympic Medalists who I coach.

Join the top athletes in the world today at BrianCain.com/athlete

COACHES: What you should do now...

Want to learn more coaching strategies to master the mental side of performance? Join my COACHES INSIDERS LIST and I'll keep you updated on my next Mental Performance Mastery Certification.

If you found this podcast helpful, and you’re interested in more cutting-edge mental performance coaching strategies, the MPM Certification is for you.

Inside the course, I’ll show you how to:

Get your athletes to perform their best when it means the most by using a SYSTEM to create an elite mindset.
Compete at a higher level, more consistently—while managing distractions and adversity—by establishing the right routines.
Create the championship culture you need to develop elite athletic leaders and cultivate a clear vision that keeps everyone motivated and juiced up.

Learn the systems and secrets I use to help the top coaches in the world compete at an elite level—year after year -> BrianCain.com/certification

Mental Performance Strategies from Combat and Baseball for Life Mar 30, 2021

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Dr. Doug Chadwick is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point where he was a standout football player on Army’s nationally ranked team. He is currently the Director of Mental Skills Development for the Colorado Rockies.

After graduating from West Point, Doug studied economics at the University of Oklahoma and kinesiology and applied sport psychology at Cal State Fullerton under the tutelage of Dr. Ken Ravizza. He then went on to receive his Ph.D. from The University of Georgia.

In this podcast we talk about

How you can be in one of three places at any given time, but only one helps your performance
The important of the intentional breath and intentional conscious thought
How counting your breaths can be a mental performance weapon in combat and on the baseball field
The importance of connecting what we do in the classroom to competition
His 3 step after action review and the importance of accurate self-reflection
And much more…

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