Do we need a sport psychologist on here?
I have been psyching myself on squats almost every time. 1st sets have been filled with anxiety and nervous energy. 2nd sets are always better and 3rd are fairly confident. I keep thinking, it was a grind the first time i squatted the 185 and now I am at 230, it feels the SAME! Same effort. That is what has been keeping me from losing my mind.
Todays post you said you are missing reps for the first time. I am almost looking forward to that so I can implement (and chicken out) some of SS techniques. What a terrible way to think. If only I can take a little confidence from my bench and pour it into my squat.