Toughness

person but depending’s on the situation the person may experience resiliency or mental toughness to help them through the time. It helps them push themselves more than they thought they could do. Athletes, soldiers, businessman, and any multitude of people can experience these abilities. People can even be trained or practiced to strength their abilities to become stronger psychologically. Resiliency and mental toughness help people cope with life events that effected them and people go through…

mentally tougher than they appear. Mental toughness is developed through every day challenges and it can come in a variation of ways. My personal experience is developing it through sports. Throughout my childhood, I did ballet, hip-hop, competitive cheer, gymnastics, softball, competitive basketball, competitive soccer, and ten years of competitive volleyball. I had to deal with a multitude of physical hardships and challenges that truly tested my mental toughness. Whether it was forgetting a…

insufficient. In a last ditch effort to save his life, he realized that his only choice was to amputate his own arm. Over the course of five days, trapped in a narrow slot canyon, Aron Ralston displayed incredible mental toughness, determination, and composure. Mental toughness is a very large part of being a strong and self dependent leader. In order to cut through his arm, Aron was required break both bones in his forearm. On top of that, he had to hack his way…

the critical ERRs Gc (i.e. interfacial fracture toughness) of the interface between Cu leadframe and EMC. They were determined by the FEM simulations using the three mentioned methods: VCCT, VCE and J-integral. The verification of simulations was performed using an analytical solution (eq. (6)). Based on the critical ERRs obtained from different specimens tested at different temperatures, the temperature dependence of the interfacial fracture toughness was investigated. The upper EMC layer of…

great fracture toughness. Bamboo is considered to be a bio composite, meaning it encompasses multiple biological features and traits. It has a honeycomb structure of fibers, along with the cellular configuration of a parenchyma ground. Within the bamboo culm, there are hollow vessels that help pass nutrients throughout the plant. Bamboo…

Exterior shell - similar to crab but no mineral phase 2) Intermediate layer – vertical laminate 3) Inner core - open cell foam structure that is hollow in the middle Sheep crab The sheep crab shell is made of highly dense tubules that help enhance toughness. They also have a high mineral content that is more densely packed to maintain structure for security and strength. Antlers Antlers are one of the most impact resistant and energy absorbent bio mineralized materials. They have very bony…

In sport, mental toughness is one of the key criteria for success. All competitors will make mistakes, have unfortunate or even unfair things happen (for example bad referee's decisions and opponents' gamesmanship) and have disappointments. That's part of the fun! Without them, how would we grow and learn? How would we truly savour the taste of victory? This is the first a series of articles for coaches and players/athletes, regardless of the sport you play or the level you play at, on…

If you're a regular reader, you know that every month I include the admonition to "get real, get tough, and get going." For me, it's a way of summarizing the attributes that I believe are required for mental toughness. A brief explanation of each: • Get real This is about rigorous, relentless honesty and objectivity. It's about confronting things as they are, not as we'd like them to be. • Get tough This step deals with developing the thick skin and character required to be tough-minded as a…

Mental toughness is also known as a form of mental resilience. Athletes that are mentally tough have a high sense of self-confidence and they can control their destiny as they can control how pressure affects when having to perform. To be mentally tough you need to have motivation, self-confidence and the athlete needs to be able to cope with pressure which causes them to have a high level of concentration. (Jones et al., 2002). The elements of mental toughness were implemented before…

TO LOVE WINNING IS EASY; TO LOVE THE BATTLE REQUIRES TOUGHNESS. What does being tough really mean? Does it mean having a killer instinct? Is it being cruel or distant? Is it being firm, thoughtless, heartless or brutal? Toughness is the ability to perform at the height of your competitive state no matter what the circumstances. What is your best competitive state? It is your very own state of existence that allows you to perform with the greatest potential. It is a state of…