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Anyone else here into vizualization?
This is from tomplatz.com
You must always expect success. If you expect success, you get success. Remember, you are in control -- no one else is in control of your life. See yourself as a winner. Dream of winning. Talk about winning and always expect to win.
When I first entered the realm of serious bodybuilding, I visualized myself as "Mr. Michigan". In my quiet moments, I would say out loud, "Tom Platz - Mr. Michigan". Over my bathroom mirror, I had a note that said, "You are looking at the future Mr. Michigan -- and the Universe". Oddly enough, I felt this visualization actually produced a mental stress on my muscles that caused them to respond as dramatically as physical exercise.
You may have heard me comment that muscle growth begins in the mind. I absolutely believe that is true. I visualized myself walking on stage . . . hearing the roar of the crowd . . . smelling the sweat from the lights gleaming down on my body . . . I could already taste the victory cake in my mouth!
Frank Zane:
BENEFITS OF MEDITATION
Can daily meditation sessions truly offer you a superior edge in reaching the ultimate heights in bodybuilding? The answer is an unequivocal yes!
Physiologically, meditation helps you become more efficient machine, It has profound effect on those components that promote relaxation: reduced oxygen consumption, improved elimination of carbon dioxide, and lowered rates of respiration. It slows the heartbeat, decreases blood lactate levels (excess lactate in the bloodstream is associated with anxiety), causes a rise in skin resistance and reduces blood pressure.
Additionally, meditation improves hormone function. For example, production of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) is lowered, which allows you to get maximal bodybuilding effects with lower levels of the substance.
Other physiological changes occur specifically during the off-sensation stage. In a normal thinking state, the brain waves run at 15 to 35 cycles per second; these are known as Beta waves. When the brain slows down to six to 12 cycles per second, it moves into the Alpha wave stage, and you pass into the off-sensation stage. The slowing of the brain waves produces a level of deep relaxation comparable to deep sleep.Physiologically tests have shown that 20 minutes of meditations in this stage produces a relaxation response similar to one's hour worth ofsound sleep.
As you become more proficient at meditation, you'll note other less tangible changes in your life. For example, you'll become less obsessive in how you deal with negative thoughts. You will not give them power over you, and you life will become less hindered by inaccurate perceptions, irrational judgments and stereotyped rules of behavior. It should be obvious how such changes can improve your precontest period, which tends to be fraught with doubt, worry and second-guessing.
Very often, the mind tends to block out assorted items during the course of the day, yet often, some of what we do notice on conscious level nevertheless affects us subconsciously. During meditation this backlog of unfinished business becomes apparent to us, allowing us to deal with it in our own fashion and to close the subject as it were. After a time, our minds become clear of many such subconscious thoughts, items that no longer have the power to cloud our heads and obstruct our bodybuilding progress.
Paradoxically, meditation is both the practice and the conquest of boredom. As you concentrate on nothing in particular, you learn how to live in the present and without worrying about the past or future. You learn to maximize the moment, seizing it to your advantage. Ultimately, meditation becomes more than a tool to improve your bodybuilding; it become a method for personal growth and personal fulfillment. That alone makes it one of the most important "training techniques" in your bodybuilding repertoire.
This is from tomplatz.com
You must always expect success. If you expect success, you get success. Remember, you are in control -- no one else is in control of your life. See yourself as a winner. Dream of winning. Talk about winning and always expect to win.
When I first entered the realm of serious bodybuilding, I visualized myself as "Mr. Michigan". In my quiet moments, I would say out loud, "Tom Platz - Mr. Michigan". Over my bathroom mirror, I had a note that said, "You are looking at the future Mr. Michigan -- and the Universe". Oddly enough, I felt this visualization actually produced a mental stress on my muscles that caused them to respond as dramatically as physical exercise.
You may have heard me comment that muscle growth begins in the mind. I absolutely believe that is true. I visualized myself walking on stage . . . hearing the roar of the crowd . . . smelling the sweat from the lights gleaming down on my body . . . I could already taste the victory cake in my mouth!
Frank Zane:
BENEFITS OF MEDITATION
Can daily meditation sessions truly offer you a superior edge in reaching the ultimate heights in bodybuilding? The answer is an unequivocal yes!
Physiologically, meditation helps you become more efficient machine, It has profound effect on those components that promote relaxation: reduced oxygen consumption, improved elimination of carbon dioxide, and lowered rates of respiration. It slows the heartbeat, decreases blood lactate levels (excess lactate in the bloodstream is associated with anxiety), causes a rise in skin resistance and reduces blood pressure.
Additionally, meditation improves hormone function. For example, production of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) is lowered, which allows you to get maximal bodybuilding effects with lower levels of the substance.
Other physiological changes occur specifically during the off-sensation stage. In a normal thinking state, the brain waves run at 15 to 35 cycles per second; these are known as Beta waves. When the brain slows down to six to 12 cycles per second, it moves into the Alpha wave stage, and you pass into the off-sensation stage. The slowing of the brain waves produces a level of deep relaxation comparable to deep sleep.Physiologically tests have shown that 20 minutes of meditations in this stage produces a relaxation response similar to one's hour worth ofsound sleep.
As you become more proficient at meditation, you'll note other less tangible changes in your life. For example, you'll become less obsessive in how you deal with negative thoughts. You will not give them power over you, and you life will become less hindered by inaccurate perceptions, irrational judgments and stereotyped rules of behavior. It should be obvious how such changes can improve your precontest period, which tends to be fraught with doubt, worry and second-guessing.
Very often, the mind tends to block out assorted items during the course of the day, yet often, some of what we do notice on conscious level nevertheless affects us subconsciously. During meditation this backlog of unfinished business becomes apparent to us, allowing us to deal with it in our own fashion and to close the subject as it were. After a time, our minds become clear of many such subconscious thoughts, items that no longer have the power to cloud our heads and obstruct our bodybuilding progress.
Paradoxically, meditation is both the practice and the conquest of boredom. As you concentrate on nothing in particular, you learn how to live in the present and without worrying about the past or future. You learn to maximize the moment, seizing it to your advantage. Ultimately, meditation becomes more than a tool to improve your bodybuilding; it become a method for personal growth and personal fulfillment. That alone makes it one of the most important "training techniques" in your bodybuilding repertoire.
