Ep. 388: Injury and the Stockdale Paradox, feat. Alex Sterner

This week, we're joined by Alex Sterner! Alex is a black belt and the owner of Electrum Performance in San Diego, where he coaches strength and conditioning for jiu-jitsu and combat sports athletes. In this episode, Alex breaks down the psychology of injury rehab and the Stockdale Paradox: the marriage of optimism about recovery with brutal acceptance of where you actually are right now. Topics include: pain as a feature, the staircase model of rehab, healing it like you hurt it, short term versus long term risk, and a sample weight room program for jiu-jitsu.

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Mental models discussed in this episode:

• Visualization
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/visualization
  
  
• Mindfulness
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/mindfulness
  
  
• Growth from Discomfort
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/growth-from-discomfort
  
  
• Loss Aversion
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/loss-aversion
  
  
• Compounding
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/compounding
  
  
• Timeframe Paradox
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/timeframe-paradox
  
  
• Silver Bullet Fallacy
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/silver-bullet-fallacy
  
  
• Prioritize Longevity
  https://bjjmentalmodels.com/prioritize-longevity
  
  
  

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