Lenny Wiersma
Director of sports and performance psychology for Olympic sports at the University of California, Berkeley, with decades of experience working with elite and extreme athletes and published research on performance psychology.
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Apr 15, 2026 • 2h 20min
Build Mental Toughness & Perform Under Pressure | Dr. Lenny Wiersma
Dr. Lenny Wiersma, director of sports and performance psychology at UC Berkeley with decades working with elite and extreme athletes. He unpacks risk and why fear isn’t absence, practical visualization and wipeout planning, reframes self-talk and psychological distancing, and shares biofeedback, breathing, and coaching tactics to perform under pressure.
