It’s time to meet Jessica Lucero. For those of you who might be less familiar, Jessica is the reigning National ChampionWeightlifter in the 58-kilo category and also the American record-holder in the snatch in her weight group. She has over a decade ofexperience under her belt in the world of weightlifting and hasshown tremendous progress in her career in the last two years alonewhich may very well propel her into claiming a spot in the women’sNational Olympic Team. In this episode we get to hear what it’s like being in the trenches; from working with sports psychologists, to how bacon and pancakes can be your missing ingredient for setting PR’s, and a very interesting tool called Sports ImageryTraining. Want to get to know Jessica even more? – Follow her on social media: Instagram: @JessicaLucero9 Twitter: @jessicalucero97 Snapchat: JessicaS979 Topics of discussion: [3:30] Being yourself will always work better than trying to be like your idols [6:23] Avoiding negativity [9:00] How focusing too much on others can actually hurt you Know YOUR body, focus on YOUR weaknesses instead of someone else's strengths Making false idols [13:15] How Jessica went from missing all her lifts in 2014 to setting the new American snatch record Click here to see Jessica break the American snatch record [15:49] Finding motivation in weightlifting Stay focused & get in the zone Have fun & enjoy the process Remaining present [29:02] Sports Imagery Training – Do’s & Don't Click here to learn more – Techniques & Tips [35:30] Diet/ Nutrition Working AgainstGravity [45:08] Role models & other weightlifters Aimee Everett Natalie (Woolfolk)Burgener Carissa Gump Cara Heads   Reviews: If you LOVE this podcast please click HERE to leave me a review. It energizes me tokeep doing these as well as pushes us higher in the rankings. Thankyou all for the support. Follow us on Instagram @brute.strength