Do you know that the difference between moderate and massive muscle growth depends upon what you are thinking while lifting weights and bodybuilding? What do you think about when you are lifting weights and bodybuilding?
Hull University in the United Kingdom did research on 30 weightlifters. Their findings show that muscles respond and grow more when the lifters were focused on what the muscles were doing rather than focusing on the weight that they were lifting.
These 30 weightlifters were to do bicep curls while their muscles were wired to monitors to study the electrical activity. While they were lifting they were asked to concentrate on the muscle and the activity of lifting. Then they were asked to concentrate on the weight and the up and down movement. What they found was that there was more muscle fiber activity taking place when they were concentrating on the muscle. More muscle fiber activity means more muscle growth.
This may seem contrary to conventional thinking that says you must concentrate on the goal, rather than the activity itself. If you ask a baseball pitcher to focus on what his muscles are doing rather than the catchers mitt and the strike zone, he will not do as well as he would if he just focused on throwing the strike. If you asked a sprinter to focus on leg movements he most likely would do poorer than if he focused on the finish line. A golfer focusing more on his muscle movements rather than the hole he is aiming for will have to take more swings.
Now, in all of those cases, it has been found that you need to pay attention to form, which will help you achieve your goal better but overall, you need to be focusing more on your actual goal. There have been many studies that have taken place, prior to this one, that concluded that focusing on your goal helped you achieve it better.
In light of this, you need to ask yourself an important question. What is your goal with weightlifting? Is it the weight that you are lifting or muscle development? If you are like most who go to the gym day after day trying to attain the perfect body, chances are you have seen most people focusing mainly on the weight and the machine. You have probably done it yourself. The attention has been paid to trying to get that weight moving and the number of reps you do. It turns out that isn't where your focus needs to be.
Your goal is muscle growth. That is your finish line. The number of reps are important, as is making sure that you are using the machine properly or lifting the weight correctly and it is beneficial to learn proper technique. When learning technique, though, you should get to a point where you no longer have to think about it. You have to get to a point where it is in your nature to do it correctly. After you have done that, which in weightlifting shouldn't take that long, then key in on what your muscles are doing.
Over the next couple months in your workout, stop paying attention to how hard it is to move that weight or how difficult it is to do all those reps. Quit looking at those people walking by and stop trying to impress them. Start concentrating on that muscle group you are working. Focus on the actual muscle building. Start watching what it is doing. Fix your mind on how that muscle feels, the movement and how it reacts to the different movements.
When you can do this, you will notice more progress of rapid muscle growth. Know that it is your mind that aids all those other muscles to work more efficiently and providing you with the body, you desire.
Hull University in the United Kingdom did research on 30 weightlifters. Their findings show that muscles respond and grow more when the lifters were focused on what the muscles were doing rather than focusing on the weight that they were lifting.
These 30 weightlifters were to do bicep curls while their muscles were wired to monitors to study the electrical activity. While they were lifting they were asked to concentrate on the muscle and the activity of lifting. Then they were asked to concentrate on the weight and the up and down movement. What they found was that there was more muscle fiber activity taking place when they were concentrating on the muscle. More muscle fiber activity means more muscle growth.
This may seem contrary to conventional thinking that says you must concentrate on the goal, rather than the activity itself. If you ask a baseball pitcher to focus on what his muscles are doing rather than the catchers mitt and the strike zone, he will not do as well as he would if he just focused on throwing the strike. If you asked a sprinter to focus on leg movements he most likely would do poorer than if he focused on the finish line. A golfer focusing more on his muscle movements rather than the hole he is aiming for will have to take more swings.
Now, in all of those cases, it has been found that you need to pay attention to form, which will help you achieve your goal better but overall, you need to be focusing more on your actual goal. There have been many studies that have taken place, prior to this one, that concluded that focusing on your goal helped you achieve it better.
In light of this, you need to ask yourself an important question. What is your goal with weightlifting? Is it the weight that you are lifting or muscle development? If you are like most who go to the gym day after day trying to attain the perfect body, chances are you have seen most people focusing mainly on the weight and the machine. You have probably done it yourself. The attention has been paid to trying to get that weight moving and the number of reps you do. It turns out that isn't where your focus needs to be.
Your goal is muscle growth. That is your finish line. The number of reps are important, as is making sure that you are using the machine properly or lifting the weight correctly and it is beneficial to learn proper technique. When learning technique, though, you should get to a point where you no longer have to think about it. You have to get to a point where it is in your nature to do it correctly. After you have done that, which in weightlifting shouldn't take that long, then key in on what your muscles are doing.
Over the next couple months in your workout, stop paying attention to how hard it is to move that weight or how difficult it is to do all those reps. Quit looking at those people walking by and stop trying to impress them. Start concentrating on that muscle group you are working. Focus on the actual muscle building. Start watching what it is doing. Fix your mind on how that muscle feels, the movement and how it reacts to the different movements.
When you can do this, you will notice more progress of rapid muscle growth. Know that it is your mind that aids all those other muscles to work more efficiently and providing you with the body, you desire.
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