My favorite part of powerlifting, which can be be applied to any sport, is the need to be introspective. As an athlete, and human in general, there is so much growth in self talk. _ There are good and bad days- the “mad dawg you’re a champ” days, and the “that you was garbage” days. Like anything, self talk is a skill that you can enhance to help your performance and often can make or break when pushed to the side. _ After each training session I realistically evaluate how it went- from outcome of sets and technique all the way to self talk and morale. Questioning what I can do to be better next time is an every day thing. _ Do the things that are uncomfortable. Especially the slow moving, nonPR, hard to quantify growth type things. Do you want to be mediocre? _ Your answer should be fuck no. If you don’t take yourself seriously no one else will. _ I hope self talk is something y’all find worth improving in 2019. #selftalk #maddawgrant #beabetterathlete