Visualization, Imagery and Enhancing Strength During a One-rep Max Attempt

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Visualization, Imagery and Enhancing Strength During a One-rep Max Attempt

Many people have the misconception that a one rep max only requires brute strength. Experience has taught me that successfully completing a one rep max is a process that involves precision and focus. Your mind and body have to be perfectly synchronized in order to lift as much weight as possible. Any veteran lifter will tell you that if you show up with anything less than perfect harmony of mind and body, you will fall dramatically short of what you hoped to accomplish. Read more about one technique within the field of sport psychology that I believe can enhance this mind/body connection is imagery.

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The Science of Motivation, And How High-performance Athletes Access It

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The Science of Motivation, And How High-performance Athletes Access It

Coaches and athletes love high-tech gear and fancy training equipment because, understandably, if they train with the best of the best, their athletic abilities will exceed that of their opponents. But when you strip all of that away, athletes will discover that the mental game ends up being the cement that is keeping everything together.

While many of us are eagerly awaiting the day our gyms and training facilities re-open, we can start dedicating time to training our minds the way we should have been pre-pandemic. Today, I want to focus on a critical area of mental skills training, which is motivation. I’m going to discuss what motivation is, and how we can re-acquire that passion the same way high-performance athletes stay motivated.

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