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A guy goes into the gym feeling lethargic and starts to lift his usual amount of weight not too heavy not too light when a gorgeous looking woman walks by and smiles at him. Suddenly he feels energized and spurred on by the smile he begins to add more weight to the bar to impress the lady. His energy doubles and he is able to lift the weights quite easily and his body seems to balloon. Even though the smile was probably just politeness it was enough to motivate the guy to try harder. With the right motivation he was able to supercharge his workout. The smile was like a switch being flicked in his head and he was able to find energy where he had none before. This little story demonstrates the power of motivation to change your workouts but rather than waiting for a sexy smile you must motivate yourself before your workout starts. You can do it with the right mental attitude.
How come is it that two people of a similar build lift different amounts of weights? How come is it that some people with smaller muscles can lift more weight than those with bigger ones? The answer is THE MIND. The belief system and mindset of a person determines the productivity of the workout. The person who is smaller believes they can lift the weight so they can (within reason). We tend to aspire to our beliefs so what we believe we can do we tend to achieve just that. This goes for anything in life whether that be in your career, a job promotion or even what you believe about your health we get what we think. Take my example: Up until about a year ago I had been going to the gym and I began slowly but surely I had lessened the amount of weight I was lifting. It seemed like I was becoming weaker. The strange thing was I still seemed to be using the same amount of effort with the lower weights that I was using when I was lifting the heavier ones. I was using approximately half the amount I was using six months earlier and it felt the same weight!
As a result my muscles were shrinking and so was my confidence in my appearance. One day I was driving to the gym feeling pretty negative about going when I started to think about what I was lifting and looking like six months before and I remembered how intense I used to train. I remembered the mindset that I had when I went into the gym. I remembered that I had a steely expression on my face like a man on a mission. I remembered looking very intense and sure of my self as I cranked the machines to the full stack and blasted the weights up with power and intensity. I remembered what I looked like and the effort I used when I trained. At that point it hit home for me I was strong but I had let it slip without realizing it. So when I arrived at the gym I was mad, I was determined to show myself that I hadn't lost it so I got inside and headed to the weights.
Looking focused and intense I cranked the pin to the full stack and lifted the shoulder press. The amazing thing was it didn't feel any heavier than it did the time before yet it was double the weight. Because my mind was properly focused and I wasn't telling myself I was weak and all that stuff I was telling myself before I lifted it with ease and I cranked out 10 reps in proper form. The rest of the workout continued in the same vain, very heavy weights full of gusto puffing and panting throughout like a man possessed! At the end of the workout my body felt like it had been given an electric shock and my body felt huge, I could barely move my arms. I swear I put an inch on my arms that day.
I always say there are two types of people who go to the gym those who go to train and those who go to look at the d?cor. I was in the changing room the other day when I heard two guys complaining that the gym was looking tatty. It was news to me as I had never noticed at all. All I was concerned about was the weights, which were fine. Big and heavy. I don't like a gym to look and feel like a dentists I like a gym to be a gym. The guys talking about the state of the d?cor had poor physiques probably because they trained like fairies looking at the walls and trying to get the eye of a pretty young girl instead of lifting the big weights. If you want to chat up the opposite sex wait until the workout is over and sit in the gym bar afterwards with your shirt stretched. Drinking a protein shake of course! With a better body you will have more chance of success with the opposite sex.