{"podcast":{"title":"The Mental Weight Room - A Podcast for Athletes, Parents of Athletes and Coaches","slug":"the-mental-weight-room-a-podcast-for-athletes-parents-of-athletes-and-coaches-7121819","podcast_index_feed_id":7121819,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/f1ee6258/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://antoinettedatoc.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/40489318/40489318-1711732505712-4760291553d47.jpg","author":"Antoinette Datoc, Certified Mental Performance Coach","episode_count":69,"summary":"The building blocks of peak performance are knowledge, physical training and mental training. You've heard 90% of your athletic performance is mental, right? WRONG! The truth is 100% of your athletic performance is mental. Why? Everything single thing you do starts in your brain. That's right, your brain runs the show so no amount of physical training will ever make up for poor mental skills. In The Mental Weight Room, Certified Mental Performance Coach, Antoinette Datoc, shares tips for building mental toughness so you can level up in sports and life. Click Follow and never miss an episode.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T06:18:10.474472+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mental-weight-room-a-podcast-for-athletes-parents-of-athletes-and-coaches-7121819"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 69 2026 Summer Reading List for Athletes","slug":"ep-69-2026-summer-reading-list-for-athletes","published_at":"2026-06-04T14:16:33+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mental-weight-room-a-podcast-for-athletes-parents-of-athletes-and-coaches-7121819/ep-69-2026-summer-reading-list-for-athletes","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mental-weight-room-a-podcast-for-athletes-parents-of-athletes-and-coaches-7121819","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dancinghousewife/episodes/Ep--69-2026-Summer-Reading-List-for-Athletes-e3kb91v","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/f1ee6258/podcast/play/121004543/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-4%2F425508044-44100-2-31f55d4e17d66.mp3","summary":"Welcome to The Mental Weight Room Podcast — where we train the brain just like you train the body. Hosted by certified mental performance coach Antoinette Datoc, this podcast delivers weekly mental workouts designed to help athletes, coaches, parents, performers, and high achievers build confidence, resilience, focus, emotional control, and a stronger mindset for both performance and life. Whether you're preparing for competition, navigating pressure, overcoming setbacks, or simply striving to become mentally tougher, each episode provides practical tools, mindset strategies, and real conversations to help you strengthen your mental game. Following are links to grab your copy of the books mentioned in today’s episode “Summer Reading List for Athletes.” • How Champions Think in Sports and in Life, Bob Rotella: https://amzn.to/3PGKoEG • The Line - A Story of Excellence in The Margins, Jake Thompson: https://amzn.to/4xclsWv • The Cost of These Dreams – Sports Stories and Other Serious Business, Wright Thompson: https://amzn.to/4uMtSCf • The Hero Two Doors Down: Based on the True Story of Friendship Between a Boy and a Baseball Legend, Sharon Robinson: https://amzn.to/4oo1qV3 • Dust Bowl Girls, Lydia Reeder: https://amzn.to/49xL71B • Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World, Admiral William H. McRaven: https://amzn.to/4o4cBSg Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. If you purchase through the links provided I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you. To learn more about mental performance training or to book a FREE discovery session, visit: https://antoinettedatoc.com Click “Book a Free Session” on the website to discover how mental performance coaching can help you perform with greater confiden…","meta_description":"Welcome to The Mental Weight Room Podcast — where we train the brain just like you train the body. Hosted by certified mental performance coach Antoinette…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":477,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-mental-weight-room-a-podcast-for-athletes-parents-of-athletes-and-coaches-7121819/episodes/ep-69-2026-summer-reading-list-for-athletes/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mental-weight-room-a-podcast-for-athletes-parents-of-athletes-and-coaches-7121819/ep-69-2026-summer-reading-list-for-athletes.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}