You can use visualization to plant goals into your subconscious mind. You simply close your eyes, use your imagination and mentally create pictures and run movies of your desired results. For example, in your mind’s eye, you can see the “body of your dreams”. If repeated consistently with emotion, mental images are accepted by your subconscious as commands and this helps with changing habits, behavior and performance.
“What should I do to get abs?” is still one of the most frequently asked questions I receive out of the 7,000+ emails that come into my office every week. Although the question is often phrased differently, my answer is always the same:
We’ve all heard of “natural” bodybuilding, but what does it really mean? If you take some form of supplements, does it already disqualify as “natural”? Tom Venuto, author of Burn The Fat Program, clarifies this issue here.
When it comes to nutrition, gaining muscle weight is simply a matter of eating food at the right frequency, of the right quality, and the right quantity. In other words, you need to achieve calorie surplus and consume the optimal macronutrient ratio appropriate to your body type and goal (right combination of Protein, Carbs and Fats).
The most important factor in whether you achieve the body and the health you want is NOT what diet or training program you follow. It’s what makes you follow your diet and training program. And guess what? What you believe controls your behavior – whether you will stick with your program or sabotage it with cheating, bingeing or inconsistency.
Your metabolic rate is determined to a degree by your genetics, body type and gender. You probably know someone who constantly overeat but remain stick-thin, or someone who watches what they eat carefully but still have trouble losing weight. If you’re more of the latter, the good news is that there are many ways you can speed up your metabolism. You simply need to make some changes on 3 things: your lifestyle, your diet and your activity level. To make those changes simpler, here’s a list of things you can implement that will speed up your metabolism. Prepare to throw your metabolism into overdrive!
No Pain, No Gain. Is this aphorism just a fitness myth and downright bad advice? A lot of people seem to think so. As a bodybuilder with 25 years of training experience and more than two dozen trophies on my shelf, I have another perspective to offer you. Success with your body and in every area of your life is all about stepping outside of your comfort zone and that means embracing pain.
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