Visualization, mental readying, focusing call it what you like, but the relationship between mind and body cannot be ignored. We've probably all heard that old saying that "practice makes perfect" or "perfect practice makes perfect", but I submit to you that "Mental and physical practice makes perfect". Let's focus in on mental readying (which fits the discussion). If we want to get good at something we need to wrap our minds around it. No one was perfect the first time they tried something ( basketball for example). Through practice and watching "film" (either games on TV or in real life) we learned movement patterns from our favorite players. How many kids started hanging their tongues out after watching Michael Jordan do it? And not just that, but they studied his style of play and started to emulate his actions. We can do the same thing for weightlifting. In this day and age of the of the information superhighway it's easy to find video of your favorite weightlifter to watch. Watch their style, their movement, and their technique. Watch someone with a similar body style. It wouldn't be quite as effective for a superheavy weight to try to emulate the style of "Pocket Hercules".
Become a student of the sport. Watch video and then replay that video in your head the next time you head to the gym.
Watch it, think it, do it.
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