Mind Over Muscle, Will Your Mind Help You Build Muscle?
Have you ever thought about the concept of mind over muscle? I'm sure you've heard of the placebo effect where someone is in need of medicine but is given a placebo, or fake medicine, and told it's the real deal. Usually right after getting this "medicine," the patient actually experiences the desired result of what they thought was medicine.
The explanation is actually quite simple. The patient thought they were getting the real medicine, they had no doubt about it, it never crossed their mind that they were getting the real medicine. So, they thought that their problem would fade away because the medicine was going to take care of it. What worked is not the "medicine" but the person's belief that it would work. Even Jesus Christ told his disciples over 2000 years ago that if they had strong enough faith they could move mountains. One of his disciples, Peter, even walked on water because of his faith.
Mind Over Muscle, The Placebo Effect So what does the Placebo Effect have to do with gaining muscle? It has everything to do with it! Everything that happens in the body, has to first go through the brain. We can control our brain by our thoughts, with our minds. It looks like this:
Our thoughts directly, or indirectly, control our brains, and our brain directly controls your body, your body gains muscle, if the brain lets it.
Just as a person's belief can make them feel better, it can and usually does. Now, just as trainees believe that taking a supplement will result in muscle growth, they are right, it can and usually does. Actually, what really worked wasn't the supplement but your mind. What happened is the person's mind told their brain, "This stuff really does it, I saw it in XYZ magazine. I AM going to gain muscle, thanks to this supplement."
When you believe something without doubt, you are giving your brain instructions, and your brain will do all it can to carry them out. Remember, your brain is in charge of building muscle, if it wants you to, you will build muscle.
Make the Most of It: You don't have to consume a bucket load of powder from a flashy, expensive, half full tub of "Miracle Muscle 2000." You just have to believe in yourself. The placebo effect generally works when you don't know that what you are taking isn't the real thing. Basically, it works with blind ignorance.
The underlying principal is that you KNEW it was going to work. You had total faith that it would do what it said. Imagine what you would be capable of if you KNEW that you could gain build muscle anytime you wanted. I want you to know that you can, and it's easy and actually very relaxing. Take a look at the following guidelines to help maximize your mind over muscle ability:
1. Before the Workout: KNOW that this workout is going to add more layers of huge, ripped muscle. Get psyched up about it and get in the zone for your workout. 2. During the Workout: KNOW that the exercise you are doing IS adding huge amounts to muscle to your frame. 3. After the Workout: KNOW that the workout added another solid layer of muscle growth to occur, and look forward to your next session realizing that it will also add another few pounds of solid muscle.
Think about how much muscle you actually want to build and see it in your mind. With everything you do, keep that mental picture in mind. With every bite of food, think about how it's building muscle, with every minute of extra sleep think about how much more your body is recovered. Never doubt yourself, and never think that what you are doing isn't working.
Gaining muscle is a physical thing, but it's also a mental thing. Your brain does what your mind tells it to do, and your mind is constantly giving your brain instructions, whether you know it or not. Give good instructions, and make it known that you WILL gain huge amounts of muscle, and prepare to be amazed! - 17273
The explanation is actually quite simple. The patient thought they were getting the real medicine, they had no doubt about it, it never crossed their mind that they were getting the real medicine. So, they thought that their problem would fade away because the medicine was going to take care of it. What worked is not the "medicine" but the person's belief that it would work. Even Jesus Christ told his disciples over 2000 years ago that if they had strong enough faith they could move mountains. One of his disciples, Peter, even walked on water because of his faith.
Mind Over Muscle, The Placebo Effect So what does the Placebo Effect have to do with gaining muscle? It has everything to do with it! Everything that happens in the body, has to first go through the brain. We can control our brain by our thoughts, with our minds. It looks like this:
Our thoughts directly, or indirectly, control our brains, and our brain directly controls your body, your body gains muscle, if the brain lets it.
Just as a person's belief can make them feel better, it can and usually does. Now, just as trainees believe that taking a supplement will result in muscle growth, they are right, it can and usually does. Actually, what really worked wasn't the supplement but your mind. What happened is the person's mind told their brain, "This stuff really does it, I saw it in XYZ magazine. I AM going to gain muscle, thanks to this supplement."
When you believe something without doubt, you are giving your brain instructions, and your brain will do all it can to carry them out. Remember, your brain is in charge of building muscle, if it wants you to, you will build muscle.
Make the Most of It: You don't have to consume a bucket load of powder from a flashy, expensive, half full tub of "Miracle Muscle 2000." You just have to believe in yourself. The placebo effect generally works when you don't know that what you are taking isn't the real thing. Basically, it works with blind ignorance.
The underlying principal is that you KNEW it was going to work. You had total faith that it would do what it said. Imagine what you would be capable of if you KNEW that you could gain build muscle anytime you wanted. I want you to know that you can, and it's easy and actually very relaxing. Take a look at the following guidelines to help maximize your mind over muscle ability:
1. Before the Workout: KNOW that this workout is going to add more layers of huge, ripped muscle. Get psyched up about it and get in the zone for your workout. 2. During the Workout: KNOW that the exercise you are doing IS adding huge amounts to muscle to your frame. 3. After the Workout: KNOW that the workout added another solid layer of muscle growth to occur, and look forward to your next session realizing that it will also add another few pounds of solid muscle.
Think about how much muscle you actually want to build and see it in your mind. With everything you do, keep that mental picture in mind. With every bite of food, think about how it's building muscle, with every minute of extra sleep think about how much more your body is recovered. Never doubt yourself, and never think that what you are doing isn't working.
Gaining muscle is a physical thing, but it's also a mental thing. Your brain does what your mind tells it to do, and your mind is constantly giving your brain instructions, whether you know it or not. Give good instructions, and make it known that you WILL gain huge amounts of muscle, and prepare to be amazed! - 17273
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