I always think it is a good idea to sit down after a competition and think about what went right and what didn’t, both in the training cycle and on the day of the meet. I am lucky in that I get to work with my team, so I have even more data to plug back into the system. …
Skill and Arousal
There is an inverse relationship between skill and arousal level. Skill is the level of difficulty, precision, and motor control that a movement requires. Arousal (no, I am not talking about that type of arousal) refers to the psychic energy one displays – how amped up you are to do something. Too much arousal screws up very high skill things,…
Smart attempts deliver on the platform, where it counts
If you don’t think there is strategy in powerlifting, you are sorely mistaken. Attempt selection can make a big difference in what a lifter’s total is and where they end up placing in a meet. The strongest lifter doesn’t always win a powerlifting competition, sometimes the smartest one does.