“When the athlete is setting up his feet on the platform, he must ‘get a feel’ for all the muscles participating in the work and mentally connect them into an uninterrupted chain—from the feet to the hands.”
Russian coach Sergey Smolov continues (slightly paraphrased):
“You must also concentrate your thought on the fact that you are not lifting the barbell but yourself... Visualize as if a sort of a springy rod runs through the inside of your whole body, a rod which, straightening out, will help you straighten out and lift the barbell.”
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