You Must Push Yourself To See Results

Authored By Derek Beech

Much has been written in the world of bodybuilding and strength
training about the value of your last rep. You know, the idea
being that as your reps per set continue, your muscles will have
to exert themselves to their ultimate limit in order for you to
be able to squeeze out that last and most difficult rep.

Well, the concept is a valid one and if you quit and place your
weights down before you reach this point you are really just
cheating yourself out of achieving any gains because you haven't
pushed your muscle to the limits of it's capacity. And if it
isn't pushed to the limit, why should your central nervous system
bother triggering any sort of growth or adaptive response?

Our bodies tend to be inherently lazy and they really like to save
energy. So our bodies will not adapt and grow any new muscle
unless the muscles we have worked out are getting pushed to
their limits and they (your body's muscles) recognize that there
is a crystal clear requirement for more strength.

For Example:

Today in the gym I saw a guy put 185 lbs on a barbell and do six
to eight Bench Press reps without much difficulty, then he was
able to grind out two or three more with a little more effort,
then before his chest muscles reached their limit, he decided to
play it safe and quit early to more than likely avoid having the
bar drop on his chest. This of course is understandable, but in
reality a complete waste of his training time, if he was using a
power rack or had asked and gotten himself a trustworthy spotter
he would more than likely have genuinely strained to get that last
ounce out of himself and thereby stimulated new muscle growth.

Whatever, I thought to myself, this one particular fellow has
been stuck at the same level for years, and eventually a guy
just gets tired of trying to change somebody's mindset.

Any way's, the fact of the matter is that unless you are able to
push yourself above and beyond what your body say's it wants
to do, you are never going to be able to develop that rock hard
body you have been hoping for these last couple of years.

So try to remember, winter is the fitness season, and if you
decide to spend this winter pushing yourself to the limit, your
body will be in it's best shape ever when you reveal yourself
this spring in a brand new pair of shorts or muscle shirt.

Train Hard & Smart
Derek Beech

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