What muscles breed confidence and trigger to peers one is dedicated to the weights? Those muscles hanging from each shirt sleeve.
Unfortunately, so many coaches only focus on performance because that’s how they were coached.
Seeking expert-advice? Think of this article as a battery replacement for your bullshit detector. Believe it or not, there are pseudo-experts out there who think that just because they did programs, they worked, and they got world records that they are now qualified to be considered experts.
I believe that the confidence weight releasers can build is almost as important as any other factor I talk about in this article. If you want to improve your dynamic effort work, give these sample cycles a try.
Why do so many people do so well in training but nosedive when it’s time to compete? Two words: Anxiety and self-doubt.
Don’t wish for the best as you get under the bar and attempt to squat. Instead, get under the bar with a plan.
In my 30 years of competing and 20 years of training competitors, I have narrowed the endless list of requirements for success down to five main variables.
According to Bandura, there are four major sources contributing to a person’s individual self-efficacy. This is what coaches need to be building in their athletes.
How do you build your team? How do you take a group of athletes from every aspect of society and get them pulling in the same direction toward a common cause?
If you struggle to find motivation and have been training for only a handful of years, I would question your passion for training. If you struggle to find motivation after training for 20 years, I feel ya.
I know why I lift and compete, and you probably do too. But our reasons aren’t the same as new lifters who enter the sport of powerlifting. If we want powerlifting to grow for the better, we need to listen.
It wasn’t until about five years into my professional career that I started to notice some problems with my upward mobility plan.
There are legitimate reasons that sidetrack us, and there are situations where we want to find an obstacle so we don’t have to work. Do you know the difference?
Chad shares how difficulties in a personal situation had him look to lifting for answers.
If you ever want to reach an elite level in this sport, you have to get the rookie mistakes out of the way. These are the most common problems I see in intermediate lifters.
Could your favorite (or least favorite) songs work as psychophysiological performance enhancers? Let’s turn to research for the answer.
The training will make you Strong(er) of body. The goal setting will help you become Strong(er) of mind.
Confidence certainly fits the generally accepted mold of the alpha male, as it should. What about confidence?
We hold these truths to be self evident…all men are created equal (but not genetically) and have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of strength.
Bulletproof your mind. Bulletproof your back. Hell, bulletproof everything.
When it comes to training athletes, certain individualities need to be considered.
There’s a big difference between you and me. I’ve been there and back. I’ve done it all. Everything you’ve ever thought of, I’ve lifted already.
Arrogance, confidence, and pride all have their place. But when is it too much?