Discovered! “Secret Muscle” Unlocks Mass Building Key!
That’s right! I’m about to reveal to you a “SECRET” MUSCLE that when exercised, will actually trigger your entire body to grow like never before!
In fact, chances are that although you use this muscle all the time, you’ve probably never fully realized just how important it is to developing the other muscles of your body.
As a result, it lay under-developed and ignored in each of your workouts, just waiting for the chance to flex and show you its true potential!
But before I let you in on this critical part of your anatomy, I must first swear you to secrecy! (Alas…all secrets have their price!)
It’s a dog-eat-dog world out there and if everyone knew the top secret location of one of the most devastating weapons in your arsenal for packing on muscle and burning ab-hiding flab, then I’m sure supplement sales would plummet, leaving me as the most hated fitness consultant in the biz.
So please…I’m a family man and don’t want to keep looking over my shoulder for a vengeful Joe Weider, drool oozing from the side of his mouth and a 20 lb dumbbell poised at my head!
OK, so now that you’re sworn to secrecy, here’s my secret anatomy lesson…
The most effective muscle you have for building muscle all over your body is…
…Your Brain!
Disappointed?! You won’t be…
OK, so maybe the brain isn’t really a muscle, but it almost qualifies. You see, you DO exercise your brain like a muscle…it DOES get weak with lack of use…and it DRASTICALLY AFFECTS how your body builds muscle and burns fat.
And since THIS is the secret you were looking for anyway, here are 4 ways you can capitalize on its secret powers:
Power #1: Visualization builds muscle!
I remember an old interview with Lee Haney, 8-time Mr. Olympia winner, asking him what factor he attributed most to his success.
His answer? Visualization!
Now this is NOT just some “new age” concept we’re talking about here.
By “picturing”, in your mind, the muscle group you’re working, expanding more and more with each repetition, ready to pop out of your skin at any moment, you force your body to focus specifically on that muscle group, allowing you to better target all of the muscle fibers for maximum stimulation.
In fact, this is one of the most powerful tips I include in my Optimum Anabolics program (www.OptimumAnabolics.com) to greatly increase natural testosterone production!
How does it work?
The visualization process can actually increase adrenal output which in turn increases the raw stimuli needed in the “hormone enhancement chain”.
More testosterone = more muscle and that’s exactly what Optimum Anabolics is all about.
Power #2: Your brain spurs you to action…or LACK of action!
Following your initial excitement of beginning your “Look Like Arnold in 12 Days” bodybuilding program, you’re bound to lose some of your motivation for going to the gym.
This is why most people drop out of their gym memberships within only 6 months of beginning!
After a while, your brain is actually holding its own conversation in your head, trying to talk you out of exercising.
You may be familiar with these conversations. They go something like this…
- “I’m too tired!”
- “I have too much to do today!”
- “I’m not gaining any more anyway!”
Consider this a debate…one YOU will win! By consciously “programming” your brain to respond with a statement that is geared toward success, you can reverse this negative thought process.
Here are some example responses from the statements above…
- “But when I start exercising, I’ll feel more energized!”
- “Nothing is more important than my health!”
- “My workout today will make the difference!”
Power #3: Ego Slayer!
Your ego is constantly trying to tell you to “look” better…heck, that’s one of the main reasons we took up bodybuilding in the first place, isn’t it?
The question is WHERE do you want to look better? IN the gym…or OUT of the gym?
Here’s what I mean…
If you want to look better IN the gym, then disregard proper exercise form and continue to load up the bar with as much weight as you can flop around. Since most guys in your local sweatbox don’t know what they’re doing anyway, you’ll probably impress them as they mentally add up the weight on the plates you’re lifting.
The problem is that OUT of the gym, you won’t be all that impressive since you won’t be growing from your ineffective workout program!
Let your brain tell your ego to “shut up” and drop some of the weight on the bar. The extra inch or so you’ll be able to add to each repetition’s range of motion will make a HUGE difference in the amount of muscle you pack on!
Power #4: Virtual Training Partner!
One of the greatest benefits of having a training partner is having someone screaming and spitting in your face to…
“C’mon…PUSH IT!”
In essence, this allows you to focus only on that set, pushing it to its outer limits and stimulate more muscle growth.
Even if you don’t have a training partner, your brain can still help set you up for a powerfully motivated lift.
Train your brain to claim each and every set its own entire world!
“NOTHING exists but THIS SET!”
Clear your mind of any distractions – work, family, friends – and seize this opportunity to concentrate ONLY on your form and effort.
You’ll NEED this level of focus for those tough final reps where the real growth is!
Ok, so hopefully now you realized that all things spring from thought.
If you don’t exercise your brain, it will get weak…and if your brain gets weak, your body will follow.
Follow these tips and I promise you’ll be rewarded many times over by the “other” muscles in your body!
Jeff you always come up with a good one.I once read a book about golf,and it was visualization of the golf shot,and it work.I never dreamed of using it in iron pumping. good one jeff
Absolutely true Joe. Even Olympic athletes such as track competitors doing high jump, etc. practice seeing themselves leaping over a mountain as a way of programming their body to achieve greater results.
Thanks for commenting!
~ Jeff
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So true!
I have been training and lifting weights for years and I believe you are right on. It is a must!… If you want to excel to the max, you have to have the help, as you say, of your brain. Example: when I am building the peak in my biceps, I actually talk and sometimes say to my bicepts, big biceps, big biceps, and it helps me to really focus in on the area I am trying to build. Grunts are good but letting your brain in on which muscle you want to build at the moment is better. Thanks Jeff, I believe you nailed it!
Nathan, I’d PAY to have a video of you up on my blog talking to your biceps!
LOL
Keep the peak brotha!
~ Jeff
You speak the truth as usual, Jeff. I noticed that when I think about the contraction of the muscle I’m working, I feel it more and it’s definitely more stimulating. As far as setting yourself up for success in the gym, I’m going to use that one. Sometimes, I’m fatigued and start thinking about the next 3 sets I need to do rather than focusing on the one I’m on and it definitely is discouraging sometimes. Next time I’m struggling, I’ll think “only this set matters”. Great tip.
Another quick tip zhawks82…
Instead of counting out your reps as usual, count BACKWARDS on your set ( 8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1). It’s easier to push a set to the max if your brain sees the numbers going DOWN instead of up.
Strange but true!
~ Jeff
Mental discipline is such an important part of the whole muscle building process.
Visualising the desired result on an ongoing basis at frequent intervals causes the brain to carry out this instruction.
And when you’re in the workout, blocking out all distractions and focusing your mind on pushing as hard as you can will get you the results.
Hm, I heard something about your brain helping you in that kinda way somehow or another. I’ll have to try this when I train again.
So we really are muscleheads?
This is right on. Perfect timing. Your “Power #2″ point is spot-on.
Great info Jeff , now if only another specific part of my anatomy would grow when
I asked it to…lol
I totally agree with this secret as I’ve been doing something similar for a while. I know im not where i want to be yet so i try to imagin myself with my dream physique then while im seeing myself all ripped with 18″ guns, standing in the sunshine, I tell myself if this is what i want I’ve gotta, “PUSSHHH HAAARDER, MOOORRRE” !!!! It really does give me that little extra bit in my final sets. After that while im feeling amazingly pumped i jump on the treadmill for half hour. Theres nothing like the feeling you have when you step out of the shower after a workout like this. I LOVE IT !
I use visualisation of my ideal body (aka Arnold Schwarzenegger) hahaha.
Along with that, i actually speak to my muscles when i’m working them.
“Grow, grow, I want you big etc.”
It actually works and i can feel the difference. The mind has so much power and i really do believe it is the vital key to success.
Thanks for the great article and would you be able to post some more mind articles up soon please. Thanks a lot Jeff, I appreciate it!!
Kurt
Love it! Need it! Got it!
Hey Jeff, you are absolutely correct! Mental visualization is a key component to building a great body. I use it all the time and it does work. All the best to you and thanks for the information.
Jeff, the 4 points that you mention all work together to achieve that final outcome. Everything that we achieve in our conscious life starts with feeding our sub-conscious mind. The beauty of the sub-conscious mind is that it accepts everything that we tell it as being absolutely true and possible. It cannot discern between good or bad, so it is true that we are in total control of how our body responds to the stress we submit it to. All athletes utilize this technique. They call it oddly enough – Sports Programming Technique. Jeff, I learned this during my time in the Army and it is unbelievable how powerful it is, when you use this technique and stick with it, all the time. It works in more than just your weight training programs. Use it in every area of your life and you will be shocked at the transformations you can and will make. Truly great post, Jeff.
Thank you
Carl
I’m a musician, a guitar player, and a damned good one at that. And I always used to imagine myself as moving my fingers at blinding speeds and the strings glowing from the friction of my fingers. I suppose it could be the same mechanism mentally.
WHEN YOU TRAIN YOU TRAIN YOUR MIND AND YOUR BODY FOLLOWS, IT’S THAT WAY WITH ANYTHING YOU DO IN LIFE, YOU START OUT NOT VERY GOOD AND AS YOU TRAIN YOUR BRAIN YOUR BODY RESPONDS.
All the greatest athletes of today use visualization techniques. It re-enforces the neurological pathways of the activity. When one sits and mentally pictures the activity in perfect form, the body doesn’t know the difference whether it’s actually moving or not. While the muscles aren’t causing any movement, neurological activity is occurring and proper pathways can be produced and re-enforced. By re-enforcing neurolical input we increase muscular output.
Good stuff Jeff:
There is an old saying “see it before you do it”. Visualization helps me with a lot of stuff in my everyday life. Thanks for the confirmation. BTW, I’m sure I sepak for everyone when I tell you that we appreciate your efforts to help us better train. Not too many people on the internet would share pictures of family. It just lets me know that you are sincere about what you are doing. Thanks again
A
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