It is very easy to make yourself totally crazy leading up to, and especially right before you compete. The numbers are what they are... you can try to do some fancy math in your head about starting fast and slowing down, then pushing it again later in your set for example. Your head will start trying to sell you all kinds of crazy formulas and theories... Stick to your actual numbers!
The self dialogue can be exhausting and is usually destructive. The fact is, 10 minutes is a lot of time.. if you go into the red too early... you will tank! Gotta be realist about what you are really bringing to the platform. I have found it is a great idea to have your "No Matter what" pace.. this is the pace that you know in your heart that you can sustain for the whole set.. then you have the if I feel good option.. this is the bonus number you would really like to hit.. Then we have the "Pulled it out of my ass number".. This is he Miracle number that we want to, and think we should hit, but it is based on nothing!
It is dangerous to step up and "see what happens" also.. this perhaps is one of the larger mistakes I have made.. This is when you have no plan or targeted pace and just pick em up.. what happens is after about 5 minutes... the WTF am I doing up here thoughts start to swarm like a wild pack of Locusts! If you have no actual plan, you will be watching the other lifters in your flight finish there sets from the Audience!
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