Weightlifting: The "Show Me" Sport
Missouri is the ‘Show Me’ state.
It is credited to Congressman Bill Vandiver who said during a speech:
“frothy eloquence neither convinces nor satisfies me. I am from Missouri. You have got to show me.”
Weightlifting is the ‘Show Me” sport.
You either stick the lift or you don’t.
There is no in between.
It is a sport where you can get crushed mentally and physically.
Day after day the voice in your head whispers “show me”
Day after day others watching your struggle say “show me”
Especially when it comes to competing.
Oh you’ve been training hard, and eating right?
Get on the platform and show me.
Really? You hit some big numbers in training?
Get on the platform and show me.
You must be the master of all the areas of training that you can control.
And this includes your mental state.
You must visualize making lifts, and making lifts in competition.
You must develop mantras that you repeat to yourself before you grab the bar.
You must surround yourself with people who provide positive energy.
This is the beauty of weightlifting.
It is a portrait of cultivating a life that is conducive to building strength and movement mastery.
All the work that you have put into it is revealed the moment you step onto the platform.
However, sometimes the result is not favourable despite your best efforts.
Sometimes you just have a bad day.
In that case the wonderful thing is that just stepping on the platform in and of itself is a victory.
Just putting in the hard work is a victory.
Just committing yourself to the task is a victory.
Just being brave enough to hear that voice say “Show me” day after day.
And then being brave enough to say back “Just watch me”.
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