Adam Peaty, a six-time Olympic gold medalist, shares his journey of resilience and mental health struggles in competitive swimming. He candidly discusses a pivotal moment that nearly made him quit and emphasizes the significance of support systems in overcoming emotional battles. Adam reflects on redefining success by prioritizing happiness and personal growth over accolades. He also offers insights on nurturing joy in young athletes, drawing on lessons learned from mentors like Gordon Ramsay while navigating the pressures of elite sports.

Legendary Olympians Adam Peaty, Dina Asher-Smith, and Dame Kelly Holmes discuss preparing for peak performance, resilience, dealing with failure, and trusting the process. Insights shared on visualization techniques, overcoming setbacks, goal setting, sacrifice for success, and reflections on wisdom and commitment.

Back in Series 5 we were extremely fortunate to spend an afternoon with the incredible Adam Peaty.Adam wrote his name into the history books once again as he powered to 100m breaststroke gold in Tokyo to become the first British swimmer to defend an Olympic title.In the full episode we spoke about his intense focus on mental skills to allow his physical gifts to flourish. His use of visualising the waiting room before entering the arena, his refusal to engage in blame and his approach to developing bulletproof self-belief are all techniques we can apply in our world.In this featured clip Adam speaks about the importance of balance in your life to be able to perform at your best.Listen to the full episode:https://www.thehighperformancepodcast.com/podcast/adampeaty .......Tickets are on sale for our LIVE TOUR in 2022. Buy here: https://sjm.lnk.to/HPPL Buy our book ‘Lessons From the Best on Becoming Your Best: http://smarturl.it/hv0sdzBuy our audiobook: https://adbl.co/3xQQSCF 

Adam Peaty joined us in Series 5 with an inspiring insight into his mindset, key takeaways and direction that has led him to 8 world titles, 16 European titles, and breaking the world record on five occasions. Jake and the Professor dissect this clip about the power of acceptance after Adam received some memorable advice from a former SAS soldier. Listen to the full episode with Adam: https://pod.fo/e/dc641.......Pre-order our new audiobook ‘High Performance: Lessons from the Best, on Becoming Your Best’ : https://adbl.co/3xQQSCF High Performance Live Podcast Tour 2022 - Sign up here - thehighperformancepodcast.com/signup Get a special signed copy of our first book, out Dec 9th: https://bit.ly/3kCqhFpPre-order link: http://smarturl.it/hv0sdz

What a series it’s been! 23 episodes, millions of downloads, a new members club, our first live episode and a book announcement! 💥💥As customary now, Jake and Damian reflect on the key takeaways from the incredible guests from Series Five including Christian Horner, Grace Beverley, Gareth Southgate, Chris Bosh, Tim Peake, Hector Bellerin, Julian Hearn, Chris Voss, Ben Francis, Mary Portas, Ian Thorpe, Sir Ian McGeechan, Grant Hanley, Hal Robson-Kanu, Kate Richardson-Walsh, Mel Marshall, Adam Peaty, Ric Lewis, Jason Kenny, Paul McGinley, Jo Konta and Jenson Button. This series wrap up we’re basing around the five stages of successful change: Dream, Leap, Fight, Climb, Arrive. Jake and Damian talk through these stages and both pick out their favourite clips and tell you why. Thank you for all your comments and reviews this series, you all make the High Performance Podcast what it is by sharing, commenting and reviewing. And huge thank you to Lotus Cars our sponsor for their continued support. We couldn’t do it without you!Thank you also to Whoop who partnered with us for the Euros Specials and all the other sponsors on the podcast. Love the pod? You’ll LOVE our first book! Pre-order copies here: http://smarturl.it/hv0sdzCheck out a brand new newsletter for our members club THE HIGH PERFORMANCE CIRCLE! On the Circle this month:* Exclusive Podcast with Chrissie Wellington - 4 x Ironman World Champion and Global Lead for Health & Wellbeing for parkrun.* Keynote with former England Rugby Sevens captain Ollie Phillips* High Performance Boosts with British Wheelchair Tennis Champion and Paralympic medal winner Jordanne Whiley MBE, Olympic Gold medal winning rower Ben Hunt-Davis and adventurer Levison Wood.Go to www.thehighperformancepodcast.com to sign up for FREE!