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Bodybuilding Success
In continuation of the Part 1, I’m going to lay out 5 more success principles that you can use in life, and in the gym.
Principle #6 – Resting
Here’s the ever popular pit that most lifters run into. The first thing someone asks when they see my muscles is “How often do you train?” or they’ll just plain say “You must train ALL the time!”
Quite the contrary. I only train about 4 or 5 hours a week. My muscles spend more time RESTING and rebuilding that I do tearing them down.
Life is no different. If you run yourself all day with little rest, eventually, you WILL break down also.
Get plenty of rest to clear your mind, renew your mind, and refresh your body – it’s the only one you have.
Principle #7 – Coaching
I looked back over my life and realized that ALL the things I’ve succeeded at (martial arts, school, sports, etc.) I had some sort of coach or teacher.
We know this, yet so many of us have the “lone ranger” mentality and go it alone. This is just foolish.
Get a muscle building program to guide you or a personal trainer, if you’re serious about your success in muscle building.
In life, see where you want to go, then get a coach to help get you there. You’ll save yourself A LOT of headache, time, and energy.
Principle #8 – Accountability
In the gym, we call him your gym buddy. At work, we call them co-workers, managers, or team members. In sports, we call them team members. In marriage, we call them spouse.
They are the people that hold us accountable and push us because we SAID we wanted to be pushed.
Find someone you trust and give them permission to bust your chops if you fall on your word.
Motivation will get you started. Habit will keep you going. Partners will pick you up when you fall.
Principle #9 – Belief
To quote Napoleon Hill from his book Think And Grow Rich, “If you can believe it, you can achieve it.”
Another quote, “Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, you’re probably right.”
Belief is the FIRST step in a purposeful life. You have to believe you can lose those 10 lbs of fat or build those 10 lbs of muscle BEFORE you ever see any results – or even gets started.
Contrary to popular saying, you have to BELIEVE it before you SEE it.
Principle #10 – Clearly Defined Goals
A vague goal is just a wish. Whoever really achieved a wish? But you hear people say they achieve their goals all the time.
Not having a clearly defined goal is like sailing in a boat from FL to Africa and you just sail “east”.
Where are you going exactly? If you don’t know where you’re going, you could end up anywhere.
Just going to the gym “to get bigger” will never work. Who have you known it to work for? It never worked for me, for sure.
When I got a clearly defined goal aka “I want to put on X lbs of muscle and drop X% body fat by X date” – I began to make some serious progress.
I mapped out a plan and ignored all the shiny objects (bogus supplements) and detours (programs that weren’t on my plan) and allowed me to focus ALL my energy on that goal which got me there a lot FASTER.
Once you have your clearly defined goal, stop by my muscle building program review page and get the road map that’s right for you.
Until Next Time,
Get Big. Get Ripped. Get Fit With Mitch.
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