From my personal experiences and my honest opinion, the only exercise equipment you should really have is yourself. Using your own body weight to build muscles is the absolute best and natural way to do it. Not only is it more effective, but it cost less than if you were to go out and buy exercise equipment, like a weight bench, free weights, or premium machines like the Bowflex or the Crossbow. Using your own body weight to build muscles, stamina and endurance is FREE. The only real cost is your time and dedication - and both of those things come easy as well when you use your own body weight instead of complicated weights.

You don’t need all that expensive equipment to get the results you want. All you need is a solid workout plan that you can follow each and everyday - using your body weight. It’s also much easier to do body-weight exercises and you can do them anywhere you are.

Back when I used to use weights, I would either have to take them on trips, or leave them home and just take a few days off from training. But ever since I started using these powerful body-weight exercises that are MORE EFFECTIVE than weights could ever be, I’ve had no problem doing them each and everyday - no matter where I am.

So not only are natural body weight exercises free of cost, but they’re also “portable”, allowing you to do them anywhere and anytime. No need to adjust the weight or resistance of a machine. The best workout exercise equipment has been with you your entire life. Use it.

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Choosing the right gym is a very important step that you will need to take if you want to get into shape and become a bodybuilder. Gyms vary greatly, in terms of price, equipment and type of members. A great way to find a good gym is to ask your friends for recommendations, but remember that what might be right for your friends might be unsuitable for you. Have a look around and try and find the best place to suit your training needs. Think about price, what you get for your membership, the equipment, its location, special training options and how well the gym is run.

What Are The Costs?

Once you’ve found a good potential gym, look at its cost. Many gyms offer reduced rates and discounts if you sign up for long periods of time, however don’t be rushed into a deal. Visit the gym for a few sessions or weeks and see how it goes before you commit to anything. Do you get any extras, such as fitness classes like yoga or circuit training or smaller things such as towels? Remember, cost is no always the same as value. Evaluate the value you get at different gyms and try and identify where you will get the most value for money.

Get Inside The Gym

Once you’ve decided on a gym worth considering, have a look around and inspect the equipment and see what is available to you. Visit the gym on different days and different times of day, so you can see how busy it gets and if you will have to wait to use equipment. Look at how clean the equipment is and if there are spray bottles to clean up the equipment after it has been used. Also check the cleanliness of the changing and shower facilities, and also see how secure the lockers are. With any gym there are going to be problems and breakdowns, but these should always be fixed quickly.

Location, Location, Location

Don’t forget to consider the location; ideally you want it to be close to your house or on route from work or school, so that you can stop by easily. Finally, check out the opening hours and operations of the gym. Do they suit your schedule? You may also want to consider joining a specialized gym which caters specifically for certain types of people. You’re going to be spending a lot of time in the gym so be careful when choosing one and ideally try and find one that caters to all your needs and also has a friendly, but serious training environment.

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Before you step in the gym you have some important tasks to do. You need to sit down and think about what you want to achieve and where you want to be and give yourself a time frame to achieve it in. You see, you need to be setting goals, not just for bodybuilding but for all aspects of you life. You won’t see results if you don’t set goals. The most successful bodybuilders around the world all have goals and keep records of them and those they’ve achieved. This is a great way to stay motivated on a day to day basis and track your progress over the years.

Your Goals Should Be…

Get yourself a training diary to write your goals in and to keep track of your progression. Remember the SMART analogy? When you write your goals they should be Specific, Measurable, Realistic and Time-related. By writing down each goal you make then real instead of some vague hope for the future.

Set long, short and medium term goals, so you are setting deadlines to achieve your goals which will help you keep on target and dedicated. I recommend you set weekly goals and aim to have successful weeks which move you towards you targets. It doesn’t take long for those successful weeks to add up to successful years; you’ll hit those longer term goals with ease. Also having strict deadlines or timelines will make you feel guilty for missing sessions or eating unhealthy foods.

You Must Have A Training Diary

Apart from keeping you motivated, your training diary is also a great place to record what you do in the gym, in terms of the weights you use and the reps you do, so that you can track your progress and gradually increase the intensity of your training. If you find that your training hits a plateau and you can’t seem to improve further then you know it’s time to take a rest or change your routine to keep your muscles challenged.

Find A Friend

There are a lot of people who can push you to achieve you goals; however most of it has to come from you wanting it bad enough. You can draw on the support of your friends and family when the going gets tough, and having a training partner or coach will certainly help you achieve your goals. If your ultimate goal is to compete in competitions then you should really find a coach.

If you fail to achieve any of your goals by the time you set, don’t give up. You should be constantly re-evaluating your goals all the time and monitoring your progress. Then you can adjust your goals and your training program appropriately. Bodybuilding is not an easy sport and it takes a lot hard work and effort, by setting yourself goals you make the task a lot easier.

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If you are really serious about your bodybuilding and want to compete, it is essential that you take some time to learn how to pose properly and show off your muscles. In bodybuilding competitions, judges can only judge you on what they can see, so it is essential that you learn how to show off your muscles in the best way possible. It’s not uncommon for people to win competitions due to having better posing skills than the other competitors with similar bodies.

The 8 Poses You Must Know

Generally speaking there are 8 poses which are usually used in bodybuilding competitions. However, whether you do them all or not depends on the length of the competition and the number of competitors present, as well as the level of the competition. Learn the difference between them and try to maximize each pose so that you look as big and as toned as possible.

The Quarter Turn

The pose that you must learn and you will more than likely have to do in competitions is the quarter turn. It is usually used for first evaluation of you and so you need to be able to do it well. Remember first impressions count big and the judges and audience will be watching closely.

Here’s how to do the quarter turn:

-Begin with a semi-relaxed front on pose facing the judges, your arms should be at your sides and you can tense a little but the try to look as relaxed as possible.
-Then turn and face to the right.
-Technically you should face to the right full on, however the majority of bodybuilders twist their upper bodies a little to show off their abs, chest and shoulder muscles. Once you’ve done this, turn and face to the back to show off the muscles in your back and legs, use this chance to show off and flex your calves.
-To finish rotate to your right one final time to show off the other side of your body. Once again you might want to twist a bit to show off your torso.
-Finish the quarter turn in the position in which you started, the judges will then ask you to leave and the next competitor will take their turn.

The other poses that you might want to learn are: the front and rear double biceps, the front and rear lat spreads, the side triceps, the side chest and finally the front abdominal and thigh pose. In most competitions you will probably asked to give your most muscular pose, this is basically the pose which shows you off in the best light to impress the judges. Depending on the type of competition you enter, you might have to do a free posing round, where you have to perform a posing routine to music of your choice.

If you do decide to take up competitive bodybuilding make sure that you check the rules and regulations of the event before you sign up and make sure you prepare appropriately and practice your posing regularly. Should you need help and advice I recommend you speak to the bodybuilding pros down you gym or find a coach to help you with your posing.

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Some bodybuilders can get something which you would usually hear only women talking about after fast weight gain due to pregnancy. However bodybuilders can also suffer the same affliction. What is this problem? Well it’s stretch marks, and bodybuilders can get them from bulking up too quickly from doing lots of weight training. These blemishes can be a real pain, especially when you are trying to look as good as possible, and if you are competing they can be a big downfall for you.

What Are Stretch Marks?

As a human you have three layers of skin, these are the hypodermis, dermis and epidermis. The layer in which stretch marks occur is the dermis layer. Most of the time your skin has sufficient elasticity in it to be able to cope with your growth, unfortunately, during major growth spurts, such as during puberty, pregnancy and rapid muscle growth, you overcome your skins elastic potential. This causes the elastic fibres of the dermis to rupture, thus causing the stretch marks.

Bodybuilders get stretch marks by building muscle mass to fast and thus putting on weight too quickly. To some extent they will disappear eventually. However when they first appear, the stretch marks can appear in a range of colour from pink to brown, and also darker shades of purple. In time your stretch marks will gradually become less noticeable and fade to a lighter colour. Often this will be a few shades lighter than your normal skin colour.

How To Stop Stretch Marks

There a number of creams and products available that claim to reduce the appearance of stretch marks, however a lot like wrinkle creams, few if any actually do any good or work. There are other solutions which are believed to work such as fish oil and vitamin E; however, you’re probably better going without. If you are serious about bodybuilding and bulking up BIG, then you should really take preventative measures to stop stretch marks appearing in the first place.

Prevention Tips

There are a number of ways to prevent getting stretch marks, primarily by building yourself up slowly and not trying to get massive fast. Slow and steady wins the race. When you are building muscle, try to lose weight at the same time, as to some extent this will help balance for some of the muscle growth and reduce the stress on the dermis. If you smoke, quit. As smoking reduces the elasticity of your skin, plus it is really bad for your health and training efforts. As an extreme measure you can get your stretch marks reduced by laser treatment, but you should speak to your doctor about this and only consider it if they are really bad.

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Aspiring mega muscle bodybuilders, please read the following carefully…

Think about those who possess notably big, powerful, muscle packed physiques - and you. Hmmm…what’s the difference? Well, responses here frequently include aspects such as genetics, drugs, number of years training, being an “easy gainer”, etc.

Perhaps these factors have played a role in structuring the physiques of those standouts you want to be like. But you’ve been training for a while now yourself, haven’t you.

And you’ve been consistent in your workouts (getting to the gym regularly), haven’t you. And you’ve been training hard, training heavy, and have tenaciously pushed yourself, haven’t you. And you’ve, no doubt, made gains compared to where you were when you began to train, that are both decisive and admirable…haven’t you!

Why then aren’t you bigger and stronger than you are now? “Uh, well, those other guys take steroids.” Maybe they do. But let me tell you, there’s a factor as, if not more powerful than drugs, which moves you into realms of increased size and power.

Let me tell you some personal stats here that will surprise and inspire you. First, I do not use steroids. I take a little creatine with apple juice about one hour before each of my workouts. And I have a protein shake after I’m done.

I train intense, heavy, and push myself to the max, every workout. (I’ve been training like this for 32 years now. Currently, I’m 50 years old, and I do leg presses up to 1,000 pounds for 10 reps. On back days, I work up to barbell rows with 315, dumbbell rows with 200’s, and seated cable rows with the stack (300 lbs.).

With traps, I work up to 550 on the bar. Delts - 220 lb. front machine presses, up to 100 lb. single cable laterals. And I finish every chest workout with 130 lb. dumbbell pullovers.

All natural, all “balls to the wall”, all conquest intensity/challenging myself to the limit each workout. I’m not as huge as the Mr. Olympia competitors I consult. But I am at a size and power level that provides me an abundance of self respect and esteem. Hey; I’ve worked my ass off to get where I’m at. And I strive to keep improving upon it. (You can come to World Gym, in Marina Del Rey, between 8:30-10 nightly to see me walking the walk!)

Because of being around the sport for so long now, having written, and published, hundreds of articles on the mind and bodybuilding since 1980, and through personally working with individuals who’ve gone to win Mr. America, Mr. Universe, Arnold Classic, and Mr. Olympia titles – I can tell you one thing right here. An essential factor which moves someone into the realm of champion is what they honestly, blatantly, subconsciously believe. What they believe? Yes — what they truly believe in their hearts about:

• How big they can get

• How strong they can get

• How powerful they can become

• How physically commanding and dominant they can become

• How ultimately successful they can become

Let me go deeper into this awareness now, so you’ll fully understand what I mean.

Belief Directed Mind Power Fuels The Workout “Machine”

(And What Fuels The “Machine” Determines What It Will Ultimately Produce!)

There are those who’ll always look around life (seeing what exists outside of them), and will, by self “assessment” and “reason”, determine what they can and cannot have, do, be, acquire, and/or become. They’d really like to drive the sleek new cars, wear the high fashion clothes, and reflect similar accomplishments and successes to those they see on TV, and read about in magazines. But in so many cases, as they think about these things outside themselves they’d like to possess and/or reflect, an interesting thing occurs. They creatively think of all the “justifiable” reasons why they “can’t”. Instead of thinking about what they could do, pursue, or produce which would enable them to get what they say they want!

Three things are at work here:

1.) Why do they think they’re in-capable of reaching or experiencing the realms of increase they say they really want? (Why do they embrace limiting, self compromising beliefs?)

2.) Why do they wait to see what the world around them offers and/or produces (and then become “want seduced” strictly by these creations of others)?

3.) Why, instinctively, don’t they consider why they possibly could get/acquire/achieve what they say they want — and then, fueled by total confident resolve, go about creating and/or actualizing it?

Now, here’s the understanding that will either “floor” you – or, serve as a “kick your ass into mega-gear” catalyst converting you into a proactive success force: You will either be one who waits for the world to bring forth new and evolved things – and then position your existing “What I feel is possible” framework in relation to acquiring/producing what is new (and desired). And then, from this contrast, you’ll establish your “What I can, and can not ” beliefs.

Or (and here’s the secret to increased muscular growth, and increase in any area of your life) — You will begin to look deep into yourself, indeed, deeper into your very soul, and will become a self starter who forges an expanded belief regarding what is possible for you — and will then invest your full power into this self constructed, new belief, and move to proactively externalize it as demonstrable fact!

Re-Tooling Your Belief System The Champion’s Way

Were you born to “can’t”? Were you born to “not to”? Are you here to want, but in so very many cases – not have?!

What do you sense those who bring forth the new and evolved (that you then say you want) believe? I can tell you unequivocally, they think in terms of advancing what is, going beyond the current…widening their possibility scope – and then creating the more they believe they can!

They perceive more is possible, and possible for them. They see it clearly in their minds. They give themselves every conceivable reason why they can, are capable of, should, and will either produce, acquire or actualize it. And then, through a compelling faith - through invincible expanded belief - they act, and keep acting, filled with this kind of self and earth moving conviction — until their belief becomes materialized fact.

No wondering. No “Uh, I don’t know’s”. No “Um; I guess I’ll ‘try’ ”. No. Just “Here’s what I inwardly see, what I feel, and here’s what I believe. And then, targeted creation forcefulness generated to make it r-e-a-l!

I mean, do you think Ronnie Coleman, Jay Cutler, Gunter Schlierkamp, or Lee Priest put any limits on how big they can get? Or how strong they can become? Or on their ability to use the poundages they know they must to get to the size and power realms they determine they’ll reach?

They don’t. Neither does any other champion in bodybuilding or life. Sir Edmund Hillary had this expanded belief when he conquered Mount Everest. Howard Schultz had this expanded belief when, despite continual negative external commentary, he went on to found Starbucks Coffee. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lee Haney, Dorian Yates, and Ronnie Coleman all had (Coleman still does) this expanded belief – which drove them year after year to keep growing and improving in their pursuit to win Mr. Olympia numerous times (which they all did).

Where’s Your Belief Regarding What You Can Physically Become?

So, just what do you believe regarding how big you can get? How powerful you can become? Indeed, how successful you can become in your bodybuilding efforts?

And if these beliefs are not inspiring, and progress/triumph suggestive – why do you embrace them? Indeed, why do you have and entertain them at all? (Are they, in fact, even “yours” — truly self determined, self established, self legislated by you, of you, and for you? Hmmm…probably not!)

“Yeah, Pete, but the people you just cited are all monster individual success stories; I’m just ‘me’.” Exactly my point. Huh? Yeah — at one time they were just ‘ordinary” people with dreams and aspirations. But what separated them from the others, verily, what compelled them to the heralded levels they reached lay within what they believed, and how they believed. And because they believed!

Belief is your choice. Belief is your responsibility. Belief is your personal commitment - to you - to move yourself toward a greater, more substantive and more successful life.

If you keep it in check and constricted, your body, and life, will reflect it. If you expand it (and in a moment I’ll show you how to do this), you’ll clearly come to grow and advance.

And, you can think of all the reasons you want as to why something “can’t”, or you “can’t”. But new, expanded belief poignantly, demonstrably overcomes it all. Just ask little shepherd boy David what he believed before he went on to kick Goliath’s ass!

You taking a 16” arm to 17”. Or, 17” to 18”. Or, 18” to 19” follows suit. So does , for example, coming to bench more, building more massive delts, lats, pecs, and quads — and coming to forge the thickly chiseled muscle and power you’ve been holding in the back of your mind as what you really ultimately “hope for” (i.e., want) from your training. Literally, what you believe – you become!

Expanding Your Bodybuilding Belief Threshold

(The Mental State That Compels Increased Training Intensity And Growth)

Now we’ll work on expanding your bodybuilding belief regarding what’s possible for you, size and strength wise. This is so you don’t limit yourself. And the most, and best, you’re truly capable of is, ever more-so, accessed and brought forth.

Can you become bigger and stronger than you now are? Well, you already know the answer is yes.
And so, before we get into the specific muscular belief/inner power expanding process I have for you, let me first discuss the concept of belief momentum. Once you experience that you can produce an increase related result, you naturally broaden your belief with the awareness that what you either didn’t know was possible, or never before experienced…nowIS possible. Then, your mind instinctively “says” – “Interesting…if I did that, then I can go even BEYOND that.”

Then, your belief expands even more, and you begin focusing on a realm even beyond what you just experienced and produced. Then, you tenaciously act toward, and reach this level. And the “belief broadening awareness” process, which then naturally focuses on even greater success (and the actions you can take to actualize it), continues.

This belief momentum has bearing within any process of increase – whether it’s making money, generating peak athletic performance, personal production levels, or building a powerful, thickly muscled, standout physique.

It only stops when you “determine” that’s all there can be, or is, for you. Let me tell you from almost three decades as the country’s leading peak performance hypnotherapist — you never hit your ultimate potential. All you do is actualize and unfold more of it as you continue to expand your belief, and embrace the consummate, tenacious faith that your committed efforts will come to materialize the more you determine is possible!

The “Pushin’ Your Belief Into New Growth Inducing Realms” Process

[*First, thoughtfully read through this 8 step process in its entirety. Then, apply it exactly as outlined.]

Step #1: Perceptual Contrast

In your home, preferably in the evening after you’ve completed your major activities, do the following: Decide upon the body part you really want to increase and improve (i.e., chest? lats? delts? triceps? biceps? calves? quads? etc.)

Focus upon one explicit body part, so all your mental energy can be lasered upon, and into it. This may be a part that’s lagging, or one you just “can’t seem to” measurably increase. Or one you’ve “given up on” as ever coming to be a truly superior aspect of your overall physique.
Next, having determined which body part you’ll focus upon improving, lie comfortably upon your back on either your couch or bed, and take 3 l-o-n-g, d-e-e-p breaths…inhaling deeply through your nostrils, and exhaling easily through your mouth.

Now, to the best of your ability I want you to first graphically envision, and f-e-e-l this muscle in its current dimension. Then, I want you to mentally expand it (feeling this occuring as well) to a level beyond where it is now…and into a realm you decide dly know is possible for you to produce (i.e., 17” biceps to 17 ¼”, 17 ¼” to 17 ½”, etc.).

Vividly experience (and feel) yourself possessing this increased muscular size. And visualize a tape measure clearly indicating you posessing this more.

Step #2: Visualize The Workout Effort You Know Will Produce This Experience Of More

Now, shift your attention to you working out at your gym. And I want you to mentally, graphically perform one set of two different exercises you’ll be doing to actualize your expanded belief.
For example, continuing on with increasing your biceps, you’d visualize standing barbell curls, or preacher curls, or incline dumbbell curls, etc.

Once you decide upon the two exercises you’ll mentally engage, imaginatively step into the workout scenario, begin your set, and thoroughly f-e-e-l yourself performing each tenacious, locked in, purposefully feverish rep of each set. (Really mentally crank out each rep with total, isolated, success compelled intensity!)

Don’t be surprised to find your heart rate, body temperature and breathing rate magnify as you get deeply into this “training geared toward actualizing your expanded belief ”.

Then, after you’ve envisioned yourself mentally performing both sets (as outlined), let yourself feel the intense flush of blood - and the burn - your lasered effort produced in the muscle you mentally “trained”.

Step #3: Self Convincing: Giving Yourself The Reasons Why It’s Possible…And Possible For You

Now, having completed Steps 1 and 2, I want you to direct your thinking so you’re giving yourself every reason you can as to why what you just mentally experienced is possible, and possible for you.

For example, you might want to use notions such as:

• When I’ve trained “mega-steel” hard, I’ve gotten noticeable results; as I continue training fiercely hard, I’ll continue getting results!

• If I truly believe something is possible for me – and fully set my mind to it…I can - and will - make it fact!

• When I’m seriously motivated, and confident success can happen for me, I feverishly work in the way I must - for as long as I must - until it does!

• When I eat right, train warrior tenaciously, and invest my whole mind into getting bigger, stronger, and more commanding – I make my body grow. I can, and will do the exact same thing…Now!

You can use the notions I’ve related, or compose your own. Remember: Give yourself every reason you can as to why it’s fully possible for you to create, and bring forth, this increased muscular dimension.

Step #4: Subconsciously “Ingest” The Expanded Belief Triumph Affirmation

Now, firmly say to yourself (and mean it) “I choose what I believe. I determine what’s possible for me. And the more I’ve just envisioned and experienced is the very truth I now direct my workout efforts to decidedly unfold!”

[*Next, to return back to your full conscious awareness…feel the backs of your arms, legs, torso and head upon the mattress or cushions beneath you. Then, just easily let your eyelids open. Inhale deeply. And s-t-r-e-t-c-h. Then, go on to engage your next planned activity.]

Step #5: Committed Action Follow Through

Now, you become conscious of upholding your expanded belief (regarding the body part you’ve chosen to increase) when you work out. And you see, and think of it this new way. And you train, every set, the intense way you visualized. And you mentally exclaim your triumph affirmation before, and after, each workout. And you stay in this mental/conviction zone until you come to physically experience your expanded belief has become a muscular fact!

And I guarantee you, if you stay with Steps #1-5 as I’ve outlined them, you will come to experience your new belief as actualized fact. And you’ll then start enjoying, the exceedingly positive impact of belief momentum.

The Reinforcement

Stay with using Steps #1-5 regularly, until physically, you conclusively reflect your new, expanded belief. This means you set aside time each day to mentally condition yourself to grow (as I’ve outlined).
If you’re serious about wanting more, you’ll engage this process eagerly, and regularly. Why? Because you’ll realize you have the missing link now to blowing by self imposed, limiting beliefs.

Remember: what you truly believe, you will truly become!

Powerhouse self-help author, life transformation seminar leader, private clinician, and national TV therapist, Pete Siegel is the country’s foremost sports and peak performance hypnotherapist. You can review his acclaimed PowerMind© national best selling life and mega-success building programs, including Building Super Confidence, Success Mind-Sets, Think & Grow BIG, Steppin’ Up To MEGA-Muscle And Power!, Living Invincibly Positive, and Winning At Life, at http://www.incrediblechange.com

Here’s a really simple way… to tune up your weight training routine by just implementing 5 simple techniques.

There is a way to common problem now-a-days where people just are wasting there time in the gym, by incorrect eduction or just flat out they have not been given any information before starting a bodybuilding program or weight training workout.

Lets get right into things here… my first tip is… Take one week off from training every 8 - 10 weeks.

I mean it does not seem like the common sense thing to do at first, but if you look back after and see the results for yourself it will click in as the common sense thing to do. It is a fact that a majority of people training have a psychological barrier from taking a week off from training. People think they will become weaker, but this is not the case.

The truth of the matter is if you eat just as you would if you where training and don’t do any physically straining activities you will actually come back stronger and bigger.

2. Train every muscle group every 5 - 7 days.

This is called your [GRP] or growth recovery period. This is actually the time frame where your muscles actually grow. Of course the best way to do this is to work out 5 days on then 2 days off, but making sure you never do the same muscle group every 5 - 7 days.

I mean it may be hard for you to actually setup your weight training routine like this but once you do you will be seeing amazing results. If you fail to do this there is a very good chance you will see negative results, decrease in energy levels, and even see your appetite fail as well.

3. You must have maximum intensity on every single rep.

Now having proper intensity is very important to achieving the best body you want in minimal time. It is the secret to getting the most out of every single rep. It is a staggering percentage but around 95% of people training today don’t train with proper intensity.

You are wasting a lot of time in the gym by not training with their maximum intensity… you could get a lot more done in around half the time. Intensity is a bit more complex and is the 3rd pillar to R.I.P.P.E.D. training and we are talking about something entirely different today.

Intensity is also what separates the men from the boys. Your muscle is not going to grow unless you force it to. It may be hard at first but once you master your intensity and cage it inside of you your weight training workouts will be like nothing else.

4. Each workout should last around 30 - 45 minutes.

Now, when you don’t train with the best intensity and take your time in the gym, you are usually there for a while. But when you start actually your weight training routine right with your maximum intensity and start knowing how many sets you should do for your current state and also your rest time between sets it should all fall around 30 - 45 minutes. This is a must for an efficient weight training program.

Now when you start doing this all right 30 - 45 minutes out of your day is nothing and 5 days a week is doable. And also don’t forget you be getting better results than you would be if you where taking your time, by a landslide.

5. And finally, train a maximum of 1 - 2 muscle groups per session.

Once you have your sessions set up real nice you will be able to see that everything is set up perfect you will see you will never train over 1 - 2 muscle groups per day per session. This again will improve the efficiency of your weight training workout.

This is great because if you remember our last steps it allows you to follow all the other rules also including the one where your sessions are only 30 - 45 minutes.

You will see you are getting stronger and more ripped while doing LESS.

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When I started implementing these techniques I could never believe how fast I was building muscle… I was astonished. I never knew the human body was capable of such efficiency and peak performance. I guess it was the peak performance caged in me. And guess what research proven, you can do it too. I recommend picking up a copy of R.I.P.P.E.D. Weight Training Program, this is just what I learned in the first few pages.

Well now how are you going to benefit unless you put it to action? You won’t simply. An amazing 90% of readers who see this will not value from this info, due yourself a favor and join the 10%.

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“An Ultimate Body Building Weight Training Program That Get’s You Absolutely R.I.P.P.E.D. In No Time”

Weight Training Program

Unleash The Peak Performance Caged In You!

What’s the difference between the you who enters the gym with command determination and purpose, and the you who essentially just “shows up” – the you
whose focus, drive and intent either notably wavers, or is not set at all?

Why sometimes can you begin to feel a pump in the body part you’ll be training before you even walk through the gym doors? While other times you don’t feel remotely worked – even after a set?

Why sometimes do you sense you’re in such control that the weights feel “light”, and you feel every fiber in the muscle you’re working contract - and exert - to the max? While other times, even your warm up set feels heavy, and your whole workout, if you last through it, feels like the weights, and not you, are “winning” the battle?

Yes, why! What’s responsible for these two night and day conditions? It has to do with what part of yourself you bring into the gym.

With each positive condition cited above, you’re naturally on what I call Power Identity/Purpose Mode; you know who you are, you’re connected with your power, and you wholly embrace a well-defined, driving, indeed, feverish workout purpose.

With the negative conditions I cited, you’re in-decisive, emotionally wavering, and “hope” you can get it going once you get into your workout; maybe you will – likely you won’t.

How many times has this negative condition plagued you (no doubt too many times)? And you already know this condition leads to wasted time, wasted energy, and no results! How great would it be if you could project a take charge and triumph attitude and drive…consistently? Yes, the laser focus and purpose which drives you right on
through the demand, the burn, the pain, and - with each set - wins the battle between you and the iron?

Hmmm…nice to consider, huh? Let me give you some sound counsel to help move you in this direction.

Priming Yourself With The Power, Purpose, And Intense Drive Of The MAXIMUM YOU!

• (After you’ve turned your enging off, before you exit your car to walk into your gym) gently close your eyelids down, and recall the very last time when, before you even performed your first rep, you knew - deeply knew - you would have a thoroughly commanding, mega-impact workout. Something within just let you “know”, indeed, likely “told” you that rep after rep, set after set, you’d be locked-in, and would work the muscles you’d train down to the very bone (and you did)!

• Isolate this time clearly in your mind, and notice exactly what you thought, felt, assumed and what you were singularly driven toward.

• Next, once this time is clear and vivid in your mind, think these thoughts…now. Feel these same feelings…now. Assume what you assumed…now. Intentionally embrace the same drive and purpose you did then…now!

• As you continue replicating this thought, feeling, assumption and attitude framework, choose one word you feel embodies you as this Maximum You. And silently, mentally exclaim it to yourself three times — with aggressive intensity and passion.

• After you’ve mentally exclaimed your key word three times, clearly, graphically envision an impression of the Maximum You – from the look upon your face, to your body posture. Stay mentally focused upon the facial expression of this Maximum You for ten full seconds—sensing the overall message the look upon your face is boldly communicating. Then, inhale deeply, let your eyelids open, and proceed to enter your gym.

You’ve now subconsciously primed the Maximum You part of yourself, which you already know starts off strong, stays strong, and finishes strong. And as a power boost, if you feel you need to, you can just mentally exclaim your key word once before each set of your workout to ensure the Maximum You blasts through each rep of every set.

Go ahead and use this process to weed out all those tendencies which result in no progress workouts. “Uh, wait a minute”, you may say; “it’s as easy as that?” Yes — it’s as easy as that!

Powerhouse self-help author, life transformation seminar leader, private clinician, and national TV therapist, Pete Siegel is the country’s foremost sports and peak performance hypnotherapist. You can review his acclaimed PowerMind© national best selling life and mega-success building programs, including Building Super Confidence, Success Mind-Sets, Think & Grow BIG, Steppin’ Up To Mega-Muscle And Power!, Living Invincibly Positive, and Winning At Life, at http://www.incrediblechange.com

Smoking; it’s one of the worst habits that you can have if you want to build muscle and get fit as a bodybuilder. If you smoke you put yourself at serious risk from a ‘bucket load’ of horrible health problems, including cancer, and as a bodybuilder you’ll find that smoking is detrimental to your performance. Smoking cigarettes is highly addictive because of the nicotine content and is a difficult habit for new bodybuilders to give up. However if you are truly committed to reaching your goals and enhancing your health, you need to make every effort to give them up.

The Negative Impacts of Smoking

The primary means in which smoking damages your training performance and health is by decreasing your lung capacity. When you workout, you need oxygen which you take from the air through your lungs, smoking decreases your lung capacity and thus less oxygen is transported to your muscles, inhibiting their ability to work hard. This means that bodybuilders who smoke can not train as hard or as long as non-smokers, thus reducing their ability to build bigger muscles.

If you are a competitive bodybuilder, long term smoking has bad effects on your appearance. As well as blocking up your lungs, tar from cigarettes turns your teeth yellow and although you may not be judged on your teeth, every aspect of your overall appearance can make a difference. If you smoke it gives the idea to the judges that you don’t really care. Smoking also has the side effect of making your skin less elastic, causing you an increased likelihood of getting stretch marks, which can be very costly to remove.

You Must Quit

Quitting smoking is not an easy process, no matter what anyone tells you, but if you are determined to be a top bodybuilder you must quit. There are many programs out there to help you quit smoking, get your family and friends to help and support you. Tell everyone you know that you are going to quit; this will commit yourself to quitting, as you won’t want to let them down. Once you’ve quit smoking you’ll soon start to notice the benefits and you’ll increase your ability to build muscle, plus you’ll increase you overall health.

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Alcohol is the real enemy of all bodybuilders, as drinking alcohol makes it easy to get distracted from your training program and your healthy eating lifestyle. Most people like to have a few drinks at the weekend and it is hard to say no, especially if going out with the lads is one of your favourite pastimes.

The problem with this is that drinking alcohol will make you put on weight, as it has a high calorie content, it will also inhibit your ability to put on and build muscle mass. The thing you need to realise though is that you don’t have to give up your fun lifestyle; you just need to be more responsible and disciplined with regards what you put into your body. Trade in your pint of ale for a bottle of water, or sugar free drink.

Alcohol is Bad…

You need to think of your body as a machine that you need to keep well oiled. By putting alcohol (or junk food) into your body you are clogging up your machine and reducing it’s effectiveness to run properly. Alcohol has no real nutritional value and contains a lot of calories which have no benefit to you or your body. It is easy to consume in excess of a thousand calories in just a few drinks.

If you are serious about getting a ripped, lean body then you seriously need to give the booze the boot. As it doesn’t matter how healthy you eat in the day if you go and drink a days worth of calories in liquid form on a night out. Plus alcohol actually slows down your metabolism, which will help you grow a beer belly, and seriously limits your muscle growth and fat loss efforts.

The Final Straw…

I’m sure you’ve had a hangover, I absolutely hate them and they put me off drinking along time ago. The problem with hangovers is that they ruin the whole of your next day, they wreck your schedule, they destroy your motivation to do any work never mind get down the gym and train. Even if it’s your rest day, it’s likely you’ll skip meals, stay in bed too long and not get the right nutrients and food. Alcohol also dehydrates you and depletes your body of key nutrients further exacerbating the effects.

Alcohol also lowers the natural levels of testosterone in your body, which as a bodybuilder is a big “no no”, as testosterone is a key hormone in helping you build muscle. Also alcohol lowers your inhibitions, thus making it more likely that you’ll stop for a kebab or pizza on the way home, which you wouldn’t touch with a barge pole in normal circumstances.

Having a beer every now and again won’t do you too much harm, especially if you are only bodybuilding for fun, however if you want to compete in competitions then alcohol is out of the question. Sorry. If you are going out on a night, try to position yourself as the designated driver, you won’t be able to drink and you won’t get grief from your mates for not having a beer. If you do have a drink, schedule an extra 30 minutes of cardio into your training plan to make sure you burn off the extra calories.

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