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There’s a lot to be said about this thing we call weight lifting. The practice of building muscle when there’s no particular reason for it in the average daily life of a person in the 21st century. As our knowledge of how our muscles work continues to grow, we come up with ever more inventive “shortcuts” to achieve the look our ancestors got naturally by hunting and farming.
With this knowledge of the science of muscles, comes a lot of medical jargin and numbers, which is the very nature of science. It has it’s own language. Now what I, and most of the fitness people in this industry do, is take the leap of learning that science and breaking it down to you in laymen terms.
But still it’s easy to get lost in the numbers and the methodical way of doing weight training. The reason I believe there’s so much conflicting information on the market is because we forget a critical part of the muscle building equation…which is the Art of Weight Lifting.
In this technological world, it’s easy to get caught up in the numbers. Such as the calorie counting, the reps, the sets, the supersets, the routines, etc. etc. etc. But what people fail to see is that each of these are just tools which create a work of art, your body.
Now I won’t go into some poetic lyric about how fascinating the body is and how beautiful it is. You can be your own judge on that. But what I’m saying is all these numbers are just tools that allow you to create your own masterpiece.
You have to find the right workout routine, the right sets, the right calories, to fit your body, your discipline, and your goals to get the results YOU want. I’m telling you this to make you aware of the fact and to open your eyes so you won’t be “duped” by some of the scams out here that claim to give you the perfect body in 6 weeks.
What worked for them may not work for you and vice versa. Sure you may see you know this, but it’s amazing how seldom we act on our “common sense” and buy into the hype.
Your body is a canvas or a block of granite just waiting to be shaped. I will provide you with the tools and the mechanics of how to work them, but it’s up to you to put paint brush to canvas or chisel to granite and carve out your own work of art. Just like any artist, you have to develop your own style. Sure you can copy someone elses style for a while, every great artist does, but eventually you have to branch out on your own.
Those that don’t find their own style face limitless frustration by going on these “circle routines” that I spoke about earlier. I’ve found my style and I shared my workout philosophy with you in my C.I.S.S. Nutrition method. If you agree with what I wrote (and I hope you do, or why are you reading this) you can borrow that as a beginner for a while until you find your own style and until you develop your own stroke.
So next time you’re in the gym, try not to look at your workout as purely about the numbers. The mechanical approach will only take you so far. It’s a means to an end. An end which you have to be passionate about as any great artist is. So go create your masterpiece and Happy Lifting!
Mitchell
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