Can you learn the proper mindset?

[kite]

TweetRon "Lionheart" Palmer posted this and I wanted to see what you guys think.




You can gain muscle, tendon strength, take extra vitamins, learn the equiptment...Yet is the mindset of NO FEAR something you can learn, or is it in the blood? I think for the most part you are born with it. Either you got it or not. Sure you can be timid and afraid of heavy weight on your back until your cns gets use to it. Stuff like that can be learned. But I'm speaking of the guy that goes into battle with a KILLER INSTINCT. The guy that is fearless under the bar. I have seen several 1,000+ squats. And although it is impressive regardless, you can tell the difference between someone who attacks weight (Goggins, Chuck V) and someone who is just lifting. But there are other examples of this also. Here is a quick story...

And this is not to pick on my wife Natalee. But this is something we talked about. We went to York for IPA Worlds last year. I fell in the backyard a month before the meet. Did not break anything, but my foot was swollen very bad and had to use crutches. I couldn't train yet never once told myself I was not gonna lift. Ended up going over 2100 as my first meet as a 198er. Weigh-ins I still had my boot they gave me in the ER. Some may say it was stupid for me to lift. But that is my mindset.

Ok. Now on to Natalee. She was trained well for this meet. Yet her first full power meet. The game plan is to make weight at 114. When we get there I notice Amanda Harris is registered in the 114. Now my wife nor myself had ever seen Amanda lift. I did not even know her numbers. But what we both could recall is that she has been on the cover of PLUSA and featured in several of the mags, and talked about online alot. Immediately, I get chills. I am all about the battle. Ready to put Natalee in the ring with a killer. My wife then asks me something I will never let her live down. "Should I just go to the 123's?" I'm like HELL NO, we are going against Amanda. Now all the sudden she is feeling ill and cannot drop a pound and a half to make weight. We went back and forth, I explained how she should want to go against Amanda. Nonetheless, I lost the debate, gave in and let her move up to the 123's even though she only weighed 115. This goes to show, although I trained her, there is still that mindset that you cannot give someone. My opinion, she was scared or nervous to go against Amanda, so bumped up a class. And the 123's were empty, so now she is going against herself. Ya, a sure win...lol

So do you see what I'm trying to say about a killer mindset? If you are a true fan of powerlifting, you know the pro's that have it, and the ones that don't.

Now in Nats defense, she ended up out totaling Amanda Harris by 100 pounds, but to me that does not matter. It was not the same. There was NO reason not to want to compete against her.

Since then lots of things have changed. I think she has overcome her weak mindset. Actually, it was in her the whole time, she just clamed up on me. She will still to this day not admit she was scared to make weight. And I'm sure she will have something to say on this topic.

And one last note, even some of the biggest guys out there have the weakest mindsets. I have seen HUGE guys self destruct in warm ups.

What do some of you think about the importance of the mindset?

[McKenzie]

TweetAmanda is just a teen. She is something else and a lil cutie pie to boot.

Wonder how old his wife is?

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Amanda is just a teen. She is something else and a lil cutie pie to boot.

Wonder how old his wife is?

Not sure, but Ron has more lady drama than anyone I've ever seen in my life. He's got a couple of stalker chicks that constantly post on his forum and a couple other pl forums doggin him for this and that. He's a good powerlifter and a good trainer, but the man makes some sh!tty choices in his women, lol!

[McKenzie]

Tweetjeesh...thanks for the 411 Kite

I was just wondering if she might have been intimidated by Amanda's age and accomplishments?

I hope things get better for him tho

[6p6]

Tweetwhats wrong with lady problems! only lady problem I could see is no lady problems! lol, good post!