Stop overthinking. Get out of your head.
That is the exact reason why I purposefully refused to look at the plates Bobby Maximus was putting on the bar when I did a 1RM dead lift attempt the last time I was at Gym Jones – I did not want to know. I just wanted to lift.
It is why I will often prescribe a ride for clients with the description of “Open the Throttle and ROLL IT”. When the race leaders are going up the road they don’t care that you “can only do X amount of watts for Y amount of time”.
The mind is powerful. It can also be an anchor. It is just like any tool – it is only as good as the person using it. So use it well.
