Is it Feasible For Our Brain To Regulate Our Muscle Size?
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.
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.
In all these situations, you must pay attention to your form, as this will aid you in reaching your goals more quickly. However, in general you must focus more on your actual goal. Studies prior to this conclude that by focusing on your goal, you can better achieve that goal.
After all this, it is essential that you ask yourself a vital question. What is your weightlifting goal? Is your goal muscle development or amount of weight lifted? If you attend a gym on a daily basis, you have more than likely noticed that most individuals focus primarily on the machine and the weight. You may have done this yourself. Do you pay attention to trying to get those weights moving or the number of repetitions you do? These studies show us that this should not be the focus you should keep.
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. - 17269
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.
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.
In all these situations, you must pay attention to your form, as this will aid you in reaching your goals more quickly. However, in general you must focus more on your actual goal. Studies prior to this conclude that by focusing on your goal, you can better achieve that goal.
After all this, it is essential that you ask yourself a vital question. What is your weightlifting goal? Is your goal muscle development or amount of weight lifted? If you attend a gym on a daily basis, you have more than likely noticed that most individuals focus primarily on the machine and the weight. You may have done this yourself. Do you pay attention to trying to get those weights moving or the number of repetitions you do? These studies show us that this should not be the focus you should keep.
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. - 17269
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