Preparing for a lift

[Admin]

I'm not talking pre-lift rituals, wearing certain things etc but address that if you would like to as well.

Do any of you have a distinct set-up pattern that you use for every lift, for example with the DL, do you step up to the barbell in the same manner each time, same foot first, grab the barbell with the same hand first each time etc?

 

[TTT]

Yes

 

[El Testicle]

Yup ... mostly.

The mental self talk never changes.

 

[Jungnaut]

I get butterflies thinking about each lift, whether I'll be able to make it or at least meet my expectations for the number of reps involved. I psych myself up and visualise actually going through the lift and all the mental cues to ensure my form will be as good as I can possibly get it. Never ever think about girls or porn otherwise you get a raging hardon and all that blood thats meant to give you da pumpz has deserted you and gone elsewhere.

 

[Goosey]

No, differant each time for muscle confusion

 

[Rugby88]

Set up the same for every single exercise - I dont think about doing it - I just do it - f**king weird

 

[Grunta]

NO ejeculation at least 2 hours prior any lifts.

This one is bench specific, do all my psyching up in the sitting position, then I drop, grip, unhook and start to bench ASAP after dropping back.

 

[White_Lie]

WTF?
I nearly always bat one off before I train!

 

[StrungOut]

I bat off while I train

 

[White_Lie]

Touché!

 

[Felixflex]

I mentally talk myself up "You can do it!" before every set.

 

[Swervyn-Ervyn]

Yeah I do, especially for snatch and CJ, though not sure I know them, but I know I do the same thing every time

 

[Neddysmith]

only really talk myself up and visualise going through the lift when my squats and deadlifts get heavy, everything else i just lift......