Attitude

This section is all about how to motivate yourself to achieve your goals...
First and foremost, recognise your weaknesses and accept them, whatever they are.
Maybe you over-eat, eat too little, lack enthusiasm, give up too easily or any one or a combination of hundreds of other things that might slow you down or stop you getting to where you want to be as far as changing the shape of your body is concerned..

Once you have recognised your weaknesses you can work around them.
We can all think of a million things we would rather do instead of working out.
But we do it because we have to, we want to look good and want a fit and healthy life.
So during the hour you spend exercising you should give 100% of your effort and concentration and don’t waste your time. On this website are several articles and information about the correct ways to do particular exercises so we will presume your actually doing your particular routine with correct form and style...

Each time you do an exercise; look at the muscle you are working if possible.
Try to feel each muscle as it works, get inside your body and feel what’s happening.
I know that statement sounds a little crazy but it really is worth the effort to try and feel what’s happening as you exercise...

Ignore everyone else in the gym when you are exercising (without being rude that is)
Because what they are doing has absolutely nothing to do with you and will probably either confuse you, distract you, sap your motivation or make you loose your concentration.

Write down what you do every time you exercise. Get a notebook, training logbook or whatever. Just record everything you do, because the only person you need to beat is yourself. Besides how can you see your progress unless you keep records?
Accept some days we feel better than others and we all have bad days; just try to give it your best shot each time you train. The only guarantee you will ever get is that your overall progress will always be directly proportionate to the overall effort you actually put in.
That’s where your log book really comes into its own. With your records you can track your progress over the weeks and months. It will show you your weight gains or losses and your strength and overall fitness improvements. This book really is so important as it allows you to change or modify your exercise program or routines according to any progress you are or aren’t making.
To make bigger muscles you have to put them under loads which they are not used to.
They will remember this and grow in anticipation of you doing the same thing again in the future. The bad news is, if you stop putting them under stress they will soon revert back to their previous condition. There is some good news though, that is muscles seem to have a sort of memory and will regain their original better condition easier the second time around if you stop training for a while.
So the most important repetition is the one that your body tells you that you can’t do.
This is the hard part, because although your arms or legs are screaming at you to stop, it’s your mind and willpower that will force you to do that extra one or 2 reps.
So decide who is going to be in charge from day one, your body or your mind?