This is what visualization in training looks like from the outside. I can’t show you what it’s like inside my head.
Lately, I’ve been thinking about how I learn best by doing. Short of that, seeing someone else actually doing sets that in motion (and likely triggers mirror neurons according to neuroscience).
Mental training is a tough topic in that in doing it you have to bring awareness to things in you mind that you tend not to be aware of.
So I thought this would help.
In this video, I set an all-time intensity PR for the barbell getup on my left hand. My previous best was 115 lbs. Here I managed 120 lbs, in part thanks to visualization.
Observe. I stand ready near the barbell. I close my eyes. I spend a few seconds visualizing.
I make a step forward and then spend a few more seconds visualizing.
The specific form of my visualization here is the Advanced Instant Exercise Enhancer (where the step forward is a step forward in time). Although this visualization takes in total less than half a minute, it can be immensely powerful.
It’s the step forward in time visualization found in the new Visualizations Made Easy program.
Deeper dives:
And, of course, the brand new Visualizations Made Easy program…
