Many bodybuilders who have been training for muscle mass realize that weight lifting workout sessions can become mentally difficult to sustain, especially during high volume periods, and this emotional battle causes many to abandon the bodybuilding process before significant progress is achieved. Yet, there is a proven method that improves motivation, and can even inspire a weight lifter to put forth far more effort than otherwise seems realistic. A wide range of individuals use music in their spare time to lift mood when feeling less than stellar, and this is one of the most powerful bodybuilding workout aids for enhancing focus. On the surface, it would seem that any background noise may in fact distract a bodybuilder from his weight lifting workout obligations, but this is not so, as the mind, when focusing on a weight training set without music, is more likely to begin repelling from pending stress, while music can provide a pleasant diversion from this reality, one that incredibly can cause a bodybuilder to hoist more weight and perform a set with far more intensity than is otherwise possible. During moments when I have selected music that I either have not heard for an extended period, or when hearing a newly released song that I find enjoyable, I've been able to approach the weights with a level of intensity and focus that has never been possible for me using any other technique. But doing so requires selecting a certain type of music, and this will differ depending upon our own individual preferences. If you are not one who listens to music, load a program such as Itunes on your computer and sample some free radio stations that play various types of music (80s, 90s, current, rock, pop, etc), and see if you can locate music that seemingly causes your blood to boil and goose bumps to surface, and when you begin to experience an adrenalin boost because of a specific song, you know that this is ideal for a weight lifting workout session, and can thus become a part of your workout collection. In addition to music, I have recently started to experiment with watching TV programming as I perform my workouts, as I've found that a bodybuilding routine which otherwise may feel redundant can become quite entertaining with the proper TV programming. I recommend recording shows you find enjoyable on video tape or DVR, and play them back during your bodybuilding workout session (training at home allows me with the luxury of easily doing so), as this technique can also distract you from bodybuilding workout stress, and put you in a frame of mind where sustaining a 60-90 minute bodybuilding session becomes far more desirable. I've never experienced the same motivational surge with TV as when playing energizing music, so the correct songs clearly have a greater positive impact on a weight training workout session, but TV, in my situation, provides another form of entertainment that can cause a bodybuilding workout to seem far more sustainable than simply focusing on the sounds of weight crashing together for 60 minutes. With TV, I especially like the fact that time between sets is occupied, as opposed to focused on the intensity necessary for the remaining bodybuilding workout. I have even at times performed a hybrid, alternating between TV and music during one workout, playing songs as I perform a weight training set, while watching TV during periods between sets, and this concept has also worked very well in greatly reducing negative mental components that accompany weight lifting workout sessions. Even though many bodybuilders have already discovered the power of music to boost weight lifting workout intensity, many do not spend sufficient time diversifying their music selections, as inevitably, regardless of how much inspiration a particular musical choice may provide, after a few plays, the positive impact will decline significantly, and those who load their music player with the exact same group of songs will soon no longer feel inspired. Therefore, seeking out a wide selection of music is helpful, as cycling through many different songs will allow what now may seem uninteresting a chance to renew its potency, and upon returning to your weight lifting workouts in several weeks, that identical song will boost workout intensity once again. Make sure to choose enough music to swap between songs over a several month period, as this keeps the selections fresh, and will enhance the positive distraction in your weight lifting workouts that will keep you consistent and fueled for success.
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