MINNEAPOLIS -- Every quarterback in the NFL has his own disciplined regimen to help him withstand the physical and mental demands of the position. Tom Brady’s process of achieving peak physical performance blew up into a well-known brand known as the TB12 Method.
It’s no different for Kirk Cousins.
The countless hours the Minnesota Vikings quarterback pours into perfecting his craft are tied together by something that has been a part of his daily life for the past seven years: brain training.
Through neurofeedback, which is a real-time measurement of the brain’s activity, and the coaching he gets with his breathing and monitoring of sleep, the 30-year-old Cousins has a method for mitigating stress, recalling and processing information at a rapid rate and sharpening the peripheral and mental awareness he needs to perform at his best.