Explosively lifting a giant barbell over your head takes strength, technique, and a certain fearlessness.

The moves are tricky, and you have to do them so consistently that they become second nature.

How do you stay motivated to train every day?

My coach programs me three to five days of weightlifting stuff each week.

I find staying busy physically does wonders for my mental health.

I love doing what Im doing.

Jourdan also connects her daily training routine to her goals.

But what keeps both of them showing up each day is just the fact that thats what theydo.

Because weightlifting is kind of my life right now, its become like a routine, says Jourdan.

Like, its kind of weird not to train on a Monday, or not train on a Tuesday.

How do you prepare to be your best on a specific day?

Peaking for a big competition is another complex skill.

You want to be physically strong, but you dont want to train so much you get tired.

You also want to be mentally sharp, and focused but not nervous.

I say to myself, okay, its just like coming into the gym, CJ says.

Jourdan describes a process of narrowing her focus very intentionally.

About four or five weeks out, I take a stab at make my routine very simple.

I venture to make those very routine.

On the day of the competition, I put it down.

And then I focus on exactly what Im doing on the platform.

Whats going through your mind when you step on the platform?

And then, the day arrives.

Heres how the two lifters describe how they approach the bar.

I work really hard to be able to have, like, a very simple mindset, Jourdan says.

(I dont know if that makes sense?

she asks, but I assure her it doesits a cue I use, too.

(We all do.)

He goes for distraction as a way to manage nerves.

I dont think about the lift at all, he says, until the moment hes on the platform.

Im thinking about anything elsebutthe lift.

But I dont really think about it until the very last second before I start.

Was it scary or intimidating the first time you lifted something heavy?

The whole concept is almost unbelievable.

I was curious about these athletes take on what they do.

Thats the crazy thing, says CJ, who started at age 11.

I never found it intimidating at all.

Like, I want to do that.

So I was just like, How can I do that?

And thats when we started training.

Jourdan admits to feeling the fear, and doing it anyway.

Oh, its super intimidating, she says.

I mean, still even now, I get nervous about really big lifts.