Mind and Muscle

You've got more than 600 muscles in your body and they're all competing for your attention. You spend hours in the gym, you carefully plan every meal, you take the appropriate nutritional supplements, and you get plenty of rest. What more can you do to achieve your body's full potential? There's one aspect of training that even very committed bodybuilders and strength-training enthusiasts often overlook: mental training. Mental preparation and attitude during training and competition are what separate good athletes from superior athletes. If you are a serious bodybuilder committed to developing muscle size, ripped definition, and symmetrical enhancement, you must include mental training in your program. Mind & Muscle will help you develop the mental outlook and skills you need to succeed as a bodybuilder. The book is designed to show serious bodybuilders and high-level strength training enthusiasts how to incorporate mental exercises into a physical workout. It contains the best and most specific mental-training information tailored to strength development and bodybuilding, from the most basic goal setting for body shaping to the most advanced psyching techniques for competing. Author Blair Whitmarsh explains how mental training works with muscle training to produce visible results. And Mind & Muscle goes beyond theory. It's also a hands-on workbook that brings mental training into the world of muscle training to produce real results. Easy-to-use exercises and self-tests show you how to assess and develop your psychological strengths. You'll learn, develop, and practice specific psychological techniques such as short- and long-term goal setting, positive thinking and affirmation, performance profiling, motivational strategies, relaxation and complete breathing, arousal control techniques, attention control techniques, self-coaching, and mental rehearsal and visualization. Mind & Muscle also contains a thoroughly guided sample workout that combines mental techniques with physical work, as well as motivational tips for bodybuilders. Just as you train your muscles by lifting weights, you can develop mental skills by practicing them diligently and consistently. You can build the body you've always wanted when you harness the power of Mind & Muscle. About the Author Blair Whitmarsh has the unique background needed to write such a special book. He is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He also holds a PhD with a focus on sport psychology and is a member of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology. Whitmarsh is consulted by many bodybuilders and strength trainers looking to enhance their training and performance. Whitmarsh is a regular contributor to the popular magazine Muscle and Fitness, and his articles appear in many other related publications. He is also a frequent presenter at confere

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