While im 97% motivated towards the gym i thought i'd share a few important tips to help you too achieve your goals:

 

- Music! Playing your favourite music whilst working out dramtically improves your effort and drive. - This really is a must, i cant stress this enough. I personally have noticed a huge increase in performance, but for those of you who like scientific research - Dr. Kargeorgis from Brunel University spent most of his time researching the effects of music on running performance and to summarise he found that it improves endurance performance by 11%. I would say my performance improves more towards the 30% mark! You have to play music that really gets you in the mood though, and gets those hairs on the back of your neck standing up!!

 

- Diet! Eat right. You will have heard people going on about protein all the time, and this is because its essential. Ideally you want to eat 5-6 medium sized meals a day rather than 3 main meals. This keeps your metabolism burning all day which results in weight loss, but also means your muscles are continually fed their nutrients. Best foods for protein content are: Eggs, salmon, chicken, turkey, steak, nuts, quorn. Try and stick these into your diets.

 

- Training Partner / Training Log! Having a training partner or keeping a log of your progress can motivate much more than training solo with no clear plan of what you intend to achieve each session. I recommend writing down what you did each session so you can beat that session the next time.

 

- Research! This is just a glimpse about training. Do some reading to get knowledged up! I found this motivated me the more i read- gives you a better understanding on how to train properly, and what you need to do to achieve your specific goals. You will also see how people have done it their way, and see thier results.

 

- Supplements! Give or take them, i find certain pre work out ones such as no Xplode, Jack3d etc really get those veins pumping and provide the atmosphere for an intense workout!!

 

Hope this helps :)

 

Ryan

Train hard, eat well, plenty of rest...you will grow.

 

Have been bodybuilding/strongman/boxing/power lifting since I was 14, 30 now and have learned shitloads in that time.

 

Everyone will have a genetic limit which you will struggle to get over, after this you either accept it or you can enter the world of pharmaceuticals.

 

daz that could be an advert

I remember Big Arnie saying something like that years ago, stuck in my head, but very true.