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Bodybuilding The Natural Way
By NaturalSize.comWhat exactly is natural bodybuilding? If you check out the forums and the message sites online there seems to be a difference of opinion, and in some cases there is some quite heated debate. Put simply however, natural bodybuilding is the practice of bodybuilding without the use of performance enhancing or illegal substances. While both natural and enhanced bodybuilders are all seeking the same end goal of building the perfect physique, how they go about it, and the effects both physically and mentally that has on them are worlds apart.
Now I am not here to judge anyone so I am just going to concentrate on the positive aspects of bodybuilding the natural way. Firstly, and perhaps most importantly, the sense of achievement that arises from knowing you, and only you have built your body is immense. The rise in self-esteem is tangible and the feelings of self-confidence and self worth are unmatched. There is a great deal of truth in the old maxim that your achievements mean so much more when you have worked hard for them. If you choose to go down the route of taking performance enhancing or illegal substances, and it is a choice, nobody will have forced you to down those steroids. There will always be a nagging feeling in the back of your mind that you have cheated. Is it worth it?
When it comes to natural bodybuilding, as with any form of endeavour in fact, it will be impossible to achieve your ultimate goal without the right mindset. You simply must have a specific goal in mind and have formulated a plan to reach them. You have to believe in order to achieve. It is no coincidence that the people who have achieved greatness, in whatever field that may be, have all had specific goals to work to. Let me tell you right now, if you think that simply by taking out a gym membership and turning up two or three times a week for a gentle jog and a few bicep curls, you are going to end up looking like Arnold, then you are very sadly mistaken. Have a plan and stick to it rigidly.
This positive mindset will serve you well when it comes to the most important part of your training. The final rep. You might be doing your last set of incline bench and you are cruising towards the last rep when suddenly you hit the wall, every part of you is screaming out to stop and give up. What do you do? If you stop then you may as well forget about building the perfect body, but if you give that final rep everything you have got then results will follow. Even if your form and technique are all over the place and you are nowhere near completing the rep, the mere fact that you gave that last bit of effort will have stimulated the muscle fibres into action and your body will start the muscle building process. You just have to try to push out that last rep or all your other good work will have been in vain.
With that in mind I have one more tip and that is to never forget the importance of a good recovery program. The vast majority of your gains through natural bodybuilding will occur when you are nowhere near the gym. My advice would be to avoid working the same muscle group more than once a week. The real secret to achieving huge gains is to really focus on the intensity of the exercise, and then allow plenty of time to recover to let the body recuperate. A recent study stated that high intensity strength trained muscles need more time than previously thought to recover and become stronger. In fact some studies show that muscles are still overcompensating and getting stronger for up to 21 days after the previous workout. Don’t be shy about taking time out to recuperate. It will be worth it in the long term.
The bottom line however, is that by keeping it natural and doing the right things for long enough you will achieve fantastic results. Stay training hard and focusing on your goals, eat the right foods and take the right natural supplements and that perfect physique will be yours for the taking.
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