What do you think about when you are lifting weights and body building? This may be the difference between moderate growth and massive growth of muscles.
There was a study that Hull University in the United Kingdom did on 30 weight lifters. What they found was that muscles responded better and grew more when the lifters focused more on what their muscles were doing, rather than thinking about the weight they were trying to lift.
These weightlifting participants did bicep curls after having their muscles hooked up to electrical activity monitors. First, they were asked to focus on their muscle and lifting the weights. Next, they were asked to focus on the up and down movement and the weight. Their findings show that there is more fiber activity taking place while focusing on their muscles. When you have more fiber activity, you have more muscle growth.
Traditional thinking dictates that you focus on the goal, rather than on the activity. For instance a golfer who concentrates more on his muscle movements rather than the hole, which is his aim, will need to take more swings. Asking a baseball pitcher to concentrate on the activity of his muscles rather than the strike zone or catchers mitt, will cause him to perform more poorly than if he concentrated on throwing a strike. When you ask a sprinter to concentrate on his leg movements he will more than likely perform worse than if he concentrated on the finish line.
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.
After reading all of this, you should ask yourself a very important question. What is your weightlifting goal? Is your goal the weight you are lifting or is it the development of your muscles? More than likely while visiting the gym on a daily basis when trying to achieve the physique you want, you have notice how some other individuals concentrate chiefly on the machine or weights they use while working out. You may have even done so yourself. Do you pay more attention to the reps you do or trying to get the weight moving. Studies show that this is not where you should focus your attention.
The growth of your muscles is your goal and finish line. Sure, the numbers of reps you do are important, likewise using the machines correctly and properly lifting the weights. It is essential that you learn and practice the proper techniques. However, when learning the techniques you will reach a point where you do not think about how to do it. Before long, it becomes part of your nature to do them correctly. Once you have reached this point and with weightlifting, it really does not take very long, then you should focus on what your muscles are doing.
In the next few months of your workouts, do not focus on how hard it is to move weights or the difficulty of doing all your reps. Stop paying attention to others walking by and whether or not you impress them. Begin focusing on the muscle group you are working. Focus on actually building muscle. Begin watching what the muscle is doing. Focus your mind on how the muscle feels, its movements and how it reacts to various movements.
If you can do this, then you will see more rapid growth and progress and see that your muscle in your head makes all those other muscles work better, giving you the body that you want.
There was a study that Hull University in the United Kingdom did on 30 weight lifters. What they found was that muscles responded better and grew more when the lifters focused more on what their muscles were doing, rather than thinking about the weight they were trying to lift.
These weightlifting participants did bicep curls after having their muscles hooked up to electrical activity monitors. First, they were asked to focus on their muscle and lifting the weights. Next, they were asked to focus on the up and down movement and the weight. Their findings show that there is more fiber activity taking place while focusing on their muscles. When you have more fiber activity, you have more muscle growth.
Traditional thinking dictates that you focus on the goal, rather than on the activity. For instance a golfer who concentrates more on his muscle movements rather than the hole, which is his aim, will need to take more swings. Asking a baseball pitcher to concentrate on the activity of his muscles rather than the strike zone or catchers mitt, will cause him to perform more poorly than if he concentrated on throwing a strike. When you ask a sprinter to concentrate on his leg movements he will more than likely perform worse than if he concentrated on the finish line.
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.
After reading all of this, you should ask yourself a very important question. What is your weightlifting goal? Is your goal the weight you are lifting or is it the development of your muscles? More than likely while visiting the gym on a daily basis when trying to achieve the physique you want, you have notice how some other individuals concentrate chiefly on the machine or weights they use while working out. You may have even done so yourself. Do you pay more attention to the reps you do or trying to get the weight moving. Studies show that this is not where you should focus your attention.
The growth of your muscles is your goal and finish line. Sure, the numbers of reps you do are important, likewise using the machines correctly and properly lifting the weights. It is essential that you learn and practice the proper techniques. However, when learning the techniques you will reach a point where you do not think about how to do it. Before long, it becomes part of your nature to do them correctly. Once you have reached this point and with weightlifting, it really does not take very long, then you should focus on what your muscles are doing.
In the next few months of your workouts, do not focus on how hard it is to move weights or the difficulty of doing all your reps. Stop paying attention to others walking by and whether or not you impress them. Begin focusing on the muscle group you are working. Focus on actually building muscle. Begin watching what the muscle is doing. Focus your mind on how the muscle feels, its movements and how it reacts to various movements.
If you can do this, then you will see more rapid growth and progress and see that your muscle in your head makes all those other muscles work better, giving you the body that you want.
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