442: Being in the Present with Chris Benard, 2-Time Olympian Triple Jumper

Today on the podcast we have Chris Benard, a two-time Olympic triple jumper, who just made his second Olympic team. He will be competing at the Tokyo Olympics in a few short weeks. He holds a personal record of 17.48 m (57 ft 4 in) in the triple jump. He has represented the United States at the 2016 Rio Olympics along with multiple World Outdoor and Indoor Championships. Bernard is an eight-time NCAA All-American where he competed for Arizona State University. He trains in Chula Vista at the Olympic Training Center. In this episode, Chris and Cindra discuss: His Olympic Trials performance two weeks ago that landed him on his second Olympic Team Strategies he uses to deal with pressure How he avoids being victim to his thoughts Why having joy in the process is essential Ways mindfulness and meditation has changed his life and performance, and His meditation practice   HIGH PERFORMANCE MINDSET SHOWNOTES FOR THIS EPISODE: https://www.cindrakamphoff.com/429-2-2-2-2-2-2/ FB COMMUNITY FOR THE HPM PODCAST: https://www.facebook.com/groups/highperformancemindsetcommunity FOLLOW CINDRA ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/cindrakamphoff/ FOLLOW CINDRA ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/mentally_strong TO FOLLOW CHRIS: https://www.instagram.com/flyylikechrisb/?hl=en https://twitter.com/FlyyLikeChrisB Love the show? Rate and review the show for Cindra to mention you on the next episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/high-performance-mindset-learn-from-world-class-leaders/id1034819901