No matter what your body type is, you can change the composition of it. I don’t care if obesity runs in your family or is your parents and grandparents weighed less than 120 pounds each. It’s said that only 16% of results come from genetics. Your body can change its composition in an attempt to adapt to its environment case and point. Do you believe that? Believing that is the first step.
“Within my mind lies all of the tools needed to accomplish anything in the external world” – Henry Ford
Now what you need to do is to build your body blue print. Someone can’t simply pick up some scrap metal, some tools, and then build an incredible car. It takes planning and visualization to what that car should perform and look like. Go onto the internet and find yourself a role model. Look through fitness pictures, men’s underwear pictures, UFC pictures, whatever, it doesn’t matter. What matters here is that you find a picture that emulates the exact physique that you want.
Now what you need to do is to go in front of the mirror. Close your eyes and envision yourself from a 3rd person point of view (someone else looking at you). Imagine yourself to have that incredible physique that you chose to shoot for. Now instead of looking at yourself from a 3rd person perspective, open your eyes and imagine yourself with that body looking through your own eyes.
Flex in front of the mirror, pay attention to detail. Don’t look at what you see in front of you, but what will be there once you obtain your fitness goals. Go over every muscle group and envision the ultimate end result for each. Don’t just look at them, but feel yourself flexing these muscles.
The next important thing to do here is to put a purpose behind the blue print. For example, let’s go back to the automobile analogy. This person is building this immaculate car because they are entering a very prestigious high class race. It’s been this race car drivers dream to win this race and he needs an incredible car to attain his dream.
This can be directly related to someone who lifts weights and follows nutrition plans to perfection in order to enter and win a well-known fitness contest. For this technique to be effective for you, you don’t need to have the dream of being a professional bodybuilder. This motivational reason could be anything, but it has to be specific. It can’t simply be to “gain muscle” or to “be stronger.” There is an underlying reason behind these vague reasons. Find it for yourself.
Once you have discovered what this detailed reason is. While you are envisioning your new body in front of the mirror you need to feel the sensation of this new body. You need to assimilate what it’s like to finally achieve this highly detailed motivating factor. If you do this properly, you should feel an overwhelming sense of accomplishment and sheer happiness.
Training with a workout routine to gain muscle is a daunting and testing task. You need to tap into the power of visualization to truly accelerate your gains. Once you harness the power of visualization your results will multiply substantially.