i have started making small adjuststments to my training for my first meet at the end of june, not to the routine itself but to my environment.
- i am going iPod-less: the meet will probably not have music nor will I be allowed to wear my iPod, so I want to work on getting focused and psyched w/o music.
- I am starting to squat facing away from mirrors: i had never noticed how dependant i was on the mirrors to make sure I hit depth and to check my stance, and based on the two meets I have visited, mirrors will not be by the lifting platform. I am going to start relying on spotters to gauge my depth, and try to be more in tune with my body to check my stance. one thing I have noticed is that it is a weird feeling not looking at the mirror when I squat, I seem to get a little dizzy/disoriented/loose my balance a tad...
is there anything else I can focus on?
thanks
- i am going iPod-less: the meet will probably not have music nor will I be allowed to wear my iPod, so I want to work on getting focused and psyched w/o music.
- I am starting to squat facing away from mirrors: i had never noticed how dependant i was on the mirrors to make sure I hit depth and to check my stance, and based on the two meets I have visited, mirrors will not be by the lifting platform. I am going to start relying on spotters to gauge my depth, and try to be more in tune with my body to check my stance. one thing I have noticed is that it is a weird feeling not looking at the mirror when I squat, I seem to get a little dizzy/disoriented/loose my balance a tad...
is there anything else I can focus on?
thanks