In yesterday's blog I wrote about how seeing my shadow when I train outside tends to negatively affect my lifts.

I also wrote that I have found a way to turn this into an advantage.

The shadow teaches me to look inside my body instead of outside on the surroundings.

When a person looks inside their body their eyes look like they are in another place, 1000 miles away - hence the 1000 mile stare.

The skill of looking inside the body as you lift is one of the true secrets to connecting to your deepest strength.

This skill must be practiced and refined continously.

I have developed a training diary with specific questions that help you remember to practice this skill and also allows you to track your progress.

I will leave you with a related bit of advice.

I know it will be hard to swallow for some of you, but here it comes:

As soon as you have learned a lift, stop looking in the mirror.

The mirror invariably will take your focus out of your body, because you will be watching as opposed to feeling.

No, you cannot do both at once. Not optimally.

You can face the mirror from time to time to check your form, if you need it.

Get out(side) or go home,

Karsten Jensen