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Do You Back Down or Do You Build Muscle?

Posted by Scott Tapp in Exercise on 07 5th, 2009 | no responses

by Josh Owen

What type of approach do you take when it comes to weight training and working out?

Are you prepared to lift weights and workout?

Do you have your log book with you?

Do you know how much weight you need to lift or how many reps you need to do to improve?

I bet you go to the gym because you want to build muscle and burn fat. You want a better looking body, a body that performs better, and one that feels great. If you want all of that, you MUST improve each and every workout. You must lift heavier weights, and/or do more reps on every exercise. You must strive for improvement.

With that said, I’m going to tell you right now that you need a certain mindset when you enter those gym doors. If you want to build muscle, you’re going to have to develop this mindset.

If you don’t think this is important, you are crazy. You can continue going to the gym and wasting your efforts, your hard-earned money, and your precious time. Keep sweating and working your butt off for nothing.

If you want to make progress each workout, build muscle each workout, and get the body you’ve always wanted, you need to listen up. Don’t do what I did and waste years and years of time.

You MUST develop a warrior mentality each and every time you step into the gym. Seriously. A warrior prepares for battle. A warrior takes the battle seriosuly and lets nothing get in his/her way.

When those gym doors shut behind you, there’s absolutely no turning back. You are now in the middle of the battle arena. It’s you against the weights. You don’t turn back. You don’t quit. You draw your weapon (your log book), and you give everything you have. The time is now.

If you think weight lifting and building muscle is easy, you’re in for a surprise. It takes hard work to build muscle. Lifting heavier weight and doing more reps every workout is a battle. And that’s why you must prepare your mind. You must never give up. You must prove to your body that it needs more muscle.

If you’ve lifted weights before, you’ll know that there comes a time during each and every set in which your mind warns you to STOP THE SET. Your mind tells you that this is just too much to handle for your current body. Do you think a warrior would quit?

NO. Hell No. A warrior does not quit. It doesn’t matter what it takes. A true warrior will do whatever it takes to win the battle. A warrior laughs at pain and wants more. Victory is near. Never stop fighting.

You know what? You have a warrior inside of you just dying to get out! I guarantee you find him/her very soon. Remember this article as your walking through the gym doors. As those doors close, BAM!!! The warrior inside of you has just emerged. Now go win that battle!

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You’ve got to fight hard each workout, but you need a weightlifting program that helps you get better. Weight Lifting Complete is your step-by-step guide.