Mind and Muscle
Youve got more than 600 muscles in your body and theyre all competingfor 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 bodys full potential?
Theres one aspect of training that even very committed bodybuilders andstrength-training enthusiasts often overlook: mental training. Mentalpreparation and attitude during training and competition are what separate goodathletes from superior athletes. If you are a serious bodybuilder committed todeveloping muscle size, ripped definition, and symmetrical enhancement, you mustinclude mental training in your program.
Mind & Muscle will help you develop the mental outlook and skills youneed to succeed as a bodybuilder. The book is designed to show serious bodybuilders and high-level strength training enthusiasts how to incorporatemental exercises into a physical workout. It contains the best and most specificmental-training information tailored to strength development and bodybuilding,from the most basic goal setting for body shaping to the most advanced psychingtechniques for competing.
Author Blair Whitmarsh explains how mental training works with muscle trainingto produce visible results. And Mind & Muscle goes beyond theory.Its also a hands-on workbook that brings mental training into the world ofmuscle training to produce real results. Easy-to-use exercises and self-testsshow you how to assess and develop your psychological strengths. Youll 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 thatcombines mental techniques with physical work, as well as motivational tips forbodybuilders.
Just as you train your muscles by lifting weights, you can develop mental skillsby practicing them diligently and consistently. You can build the body youvealways wanted when you harness the power of Mind & Muscle.
About the Author
Blair Whitmarsh has the unique background needed to write such a specialbook. He is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and a member of theNational Strength and Conditioning Association. He also holds a PhD with a focuson sport psychology and is a member of the Association for the Advancement ofApplied Sport Psychology.
Whitmarsh is consulted by many bodybuilders and strength trainers looking toenhance their training and performance. Whitmarsh is a regular contributor tothe popular magazine Muscle and Fitness, and his articles appear in many otherrelated publications. He is also a frequent pres