Intense focus and Physicality

Post Reply New Topic

^^^
that is a correct belief, that has been my experience. but your mileage may vary.

Technique is very important in powerlifting. You have to know where your feet and arms need to be positioned, as well as posture when performing the lift. I used a from a ritual to get into position. Just a thing I did before every lift. I got injured because I did not know my limits

If you haven't already come across Clay Marzo, you might want to look into his story: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay_Marzo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mMLSFVuZQE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmcy3EB2HPI

My personal experience was oddly uneven: I played a lot with lego and meccano when I was very young--I found ways to get around not being able to hold certain bits. I made a lot of plastic models with my dad and in those areas, I had good skills. I could not tie my shoelaces for years. I still avoid doing it.

In school I was terrible at all physical activity: last picked for teams, couldn't do pull-ups, etc.

As an adult I took a Tae Kwon Do class and to my amazement was very good at it. High level black belts in my style were impressed by my concentration. I entered in some tournaments and won a few torphies and medals--something I never had imagined possible.

There was a day when I was taking an exam to graduate to the next level in my style (Hyun Ok Shin's branch of Chung Do Kwan) I was an advanced student and I was being tested by the Grandmaster of my style, so I had prepared intensely. During part of the test, there was an accident somewhere behind me and a great commotion. I was so focused that I just continued with that segment of the test when others were distracted. Then I saw that someone had made a serious mistake and been injured with a profusely bleeding wound over his eye. People were impressed at the way it had not disturbed me.

Generally I found that in my late 20s and 30s I seemed to develop a lot of the motor control that others had when they were children or teenagers.

I still have to double knot my laces, though, if I want my shoes to remain tied after a walk. I often buy slip-on shoes and have lately taken to speed laces (bungie cord).

On a different vein, a sort of side note, if you will, I've taken up yoga because of sensory issues. My body is 90% numb to me. So, for me to spark feeling, it is an immense pleasure. I don't feel pain usually, unless it's really intense. When I do yoga, I can feel the muscles come to life.

As for intense focus?

Pretty much the same as the person who mentioned gymnastics. Except my parents neglect meant that I never had extracurricular, so I never got the chance. When I was stret hing/yogaing in the hospital, a person had a friend who had been in ballet for years, he had unpromptedly commented that I dance, and very well. So, ya. I studied it intensly, but more the logic behind it, as I need rules and steps to do anything, until I was able to understand the how, why, and what of dancing.