| In my previous article, I talked about training each body | | | | bodybuilding question, simply say "I'd enjoy explaining |
| part twice per week. Well let me say this is only half | | | | this but I currently in the middle of my routine, could we |
| the recipe. You can come to the gym and work your | | | | do it later?" They will get the point and not bother you |
| body parts but if you lack intensity, you might as well | | | | in future. Use the locker room, juice bar, check in desk |
| go home. The gym floor should be a place of strictly | | | | or any NON gym floor place to be areas of friendly |
| business. | | | | conversation but also take time to define the gym floor |
| Let me explain. Normally when I go to the gym today, I | | | | as a place of strict business for your workouts. |
| will see guys working out but also laughing, talking and | | | | 2. Concentrate on thinking about your next set during |
| standing around. Honestly, they will take 5 minutes | | | | your rest period. Your eyes will naturally focus on fixed |
| between sets. I often wonder if this workout or a | | | | objects in the gym rather looking around and catching |
| Social Event. Let me tell you what is not happening | | | | someone's eye for conversation. |
| during this kind of workout: | | | | 3. Talk to yourself internally. Encourage yourself with |
| * There is no focus to psyche up to the next set. | | | | thoughts "I can do this weight" or "I will push to limits on |
| They'd rather talk about the weekend then get | | | | this one". |
| motivated to do their best.. | | | | 4. Get a training partner that is every bit as serious as |
| * The body is cooling down and thinking No Pain here | | | | you. Motivate each other. Limit conversation to |
| which means No Gain. | | | | aspects that have to do with the routine at hand. |
| * Don't expect the muscle to get pumped or flushed | | | | 5. Avoid long rests. This is not power lifting! The muscle |
| with blood. | | | | recovers to 80% to its original strength less than 1 |
| In short this approach to a routine is just going through | | | | minute. |
| the motion. Oh sure it is better than doing nothing, but it | | | | 6. Take every set to failure. Unless you are doing a |
| worth the time. | | | | warm up set, why stop at 10 reps if you could have |
| To me the time on the gym floor is time to focus, push | | | | done 12 reps. |
| every rep to the limit and drive the muscle to greater | | | | 7. Get a spotter to push beyond the number of reps |
| size and definition. To do anything less is | | | | you can do on your own and help take you to failure. |
| mediocrity...and this defines the men from boys. | | | | If you don't walk off the floor drained from your |
| So how do you achieve this level of intense training? | | | | workout (at least in trained muscle group), you likely did |
| 1. Don't socialize on the gym floor. The first time | | | | not do the intensity required to grow you body. |
| someone wants to do small talk or maybe ask you a | | | | |