MOTIVATION
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Motivation is the Mother of Success
By: Tim Rigby (Courtesy of Inside Fitness)
“If I have to motivate you, I will fire you.” (Chuck Noll, iconic Pittsburgh Steelers coach; 4-time Supe...
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The 4 Keys to Maximizing your Mind-Muscle Connection
You’ve no doubt heard the term “feel” many times, in reference to the execution of a weightlifting exercise. This pertains to the ease at which you can perform a rep exactly as it was intended, and how well you can isolate a muscle when lifting, simply by focusing on it with your brain. Over time, after numerous reps and lots of nights of sleep, the basal ganglia region of your brain becomes so accustomed to the exercise that performing it becomes second nature. This phenomenon, particularly effective in your brain after a duration of 21 days,