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🏋️♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/mental-imagery-136142372 🏋️♀️
How can a lifter rehearse a perfect lift without even touching the barbell? Tom Smalley breaks down a practical mental imagery framework built on two core types—cognitive and motivational—and shows coaches and athletes how to identify the goal, select imagery, and script with sensory detail. You'll learn a simple, repeatable process to stay calm, sharpen focus, and perform with confidence on meet day, whether for youth lifters or pros.
Tom Smalley is the Founder of Struggle into Strength Performance, LLC. He is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP). He earned his Master’s degree in Exercise and Sports Science from Merrimack College and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Siena College. He has extensive experience working with athletes at youth, high school, collegiate, and professional levels, as well as with high school and college coaches and teams, helping them build confidence, focus, regulate emotions, improve communication, and develop leadership. In this episode, Tom shares a mental imagery approach tailored for Olympic weightlifting, including cognitive vs motivational imagery, a practical 3-step scripting process, and guidance to avoid common pitfalls.
Enjoy!
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By Evidence Strong🏋️♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/mental-imagery-136142372 🏋️♀️
How can a lifter rehearse a perfect lift without even touching the barbell? Tom Smalley breaks down a practical mental imagery framework built on two core types—cognitive and motivational—and shows coaches and athletes how to identify the goal, select imagery, and script with sensory detail. You'll learn a simple, repeatable process to stay calm, sharpen focus, and perform with confidence on meet day, whether for youth lifters or pros.
Tom Smalley is the Founder of Struggle into Strength Performance, LLC. He is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP). He earned his Master’s degree in Exercise and Sports Science from Merrimack College and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Siena College. He has extensive experience working with athletes at youth, high school, collegiate, and professional levels, as well as with high school and college coaches and teams, helping them build confidence, focus, regulate emotions, improve communication, and develop leadership. In this episode, Tom shares a mental imagery approach tailored for Olympic weightlifting, including cognitive vs motivational imagery, a practical 3-step scripting process, and guidance to avoid common pitfalls.
Enjoy!
❤️ Join Evidence Strong Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/evidencestrong
▶️ Watch the episodes on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9L-_m0WGD_7xV0sf87Zy7oMVDdtqR3bG
🖼️ Weightlifting research infographics:
https://evidencestrong.com
✉️ Follow Tom Smalley:
🔹 https://www.struggleintostrength.com
🔹 https://www.instagram.com/s2s_smalls
🔹 https://www.linkedin.com/in/s2sfof
💪 Follow Evidence Strong:
🔹 https://www.instagram.com/evidence_strong
🔹 https://x.com/EvidenceStrong
All the content is for informational purposes only and is not intended as medical, nutritional, coaching, or financial advice, nor does it substitute for advice from your health care professional/provider. Any actions you will take, changes you will make to your nutrition, training or health care, are on your own responsibility and not mine.