Uploaded May 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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I really wanted to spend more time talking about motor skills learning because it fits into this conversation so well. Going from:
Cognitive Stage - technique is predominated by thinking and staying aware of how limbs move through space
Associative Stage - movements become more efficient, fluid, reliable, and efficient
Autonomous Stage - movements are efficient but also require little to no thought.

Often, hearing and implementing technique advice may move a lifter down the stages rather than upward. And if you're giving unsolicited advice, probably don't do that

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