Getting the body you want requires PERSISTENCE.

Persistence requires a state of ongoing MOTIVATION!

So if you want to achieve your goals, this post is worth its weight in gold to you.

I’ve listed 10 “golden nuggets” of motivation that will keep you training intensely for life!

 

(1) Think of the PRIZE, not the PROCESS

You must BEGIN with the END in mind. Why do people procrastinate and not go to the gym? Because in that moment, the work, the pain, the effort is more real to them inside their head than the pay-off.

Every time this happens to you, you must shift your focus to your end goal. Visualize your body looking and feeling exactly the way you want it to be.

Think of pleasure you’ll experience as a result of having this new body. Find pics on the net of physiques you love and want to replicate. This is thinking of the prize and not the process. When you value the prize more than the process, you’ll never skip workouts (I personally never miss a workout).

 

(2) Remember: Every Single Workout Takes You Closer

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”

Imagine your dream body is out in front of you – 1000 steps away. Every single workout is a single step forward towards that body. This will develop in you the needed discipline to be consistent in your work.

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Also, remember this:

If you skip a workout, you can NEVER get it back. You’ll ALWAYS BE ONE WORKOUT behind where you could have been.

One step back from where you should be.

 

(3) Try a NEW Routine

Now obviously I believe that THT is the best workout for anyone seeking size gains. So I’m not going to recommend you do something else.

However, for those of you NOT doing THT and not getting the results you want – what are you waiting for? Look at the results other regular people have achieved.

This training program is based on the scientific principles that lead to muscular hypertrophy/growth. You can’t go wrong.

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(4) Take a Pre-Workout

A very practical tip here. Within 30 minutes of taking a powerful pre-workout, you’ll have all the physical and mental stimulation you need!

Thankfully you don’t need to pay for an expensive pre-workout supplement.

In this post I tell you how to make your own dirt cheap! Up to a year’s supply for $43!

 

(5) Prove Assholes Wrong

Pardon my language on this one…but you know the score.

If there have been people in your life (or past) that enjoyed putting you down, wouldn’t you enjoy proving these a$$holes wrong?

There is satisfaction in looking at someone and thinking, “You’re not laughing now, you little prick”.

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(6) Use Music!

I think most people are doing this these days anyway.

I would not enjoy my training as much without music blasting in my ears. What’s your favorite music to listen to while training?

 

(7) Get a Training Buddy

Should be fairly self-explanatory…

You can motivated each other. Help each other. Be accountable to each other (like not skipping your workout and leaving your buddy stranded). Critique each other’s form. Pick each other up if you ever feel like quitting.

 

(8) Set a Goal or Enter a Contest

Set a goal in the future to have a certain size of arms for example. Or to be able to squat a certain weight. Having a future date by which to reach a milestone is hugely motivating.

Entering a contest will also serve this purpose (especially if you need to cut and get lean).

Tip: Always give yourself a prize to look forward to at the goal date. Whether you achieve the goal or not, have a reward for taking on the challenge. Could be anything like a weekend at a nice hotel with your girl/guy, some clothes, or whatever turns you on.

 

(9) Use the Summer as Motivation

This is a common one for me. I don’t compete and have no interest in entering competions. However, I do use the summer as a motivating power.

I use it in 2 ways: to keep me focused on staying lean all year (find out how I do it here) and to keep training as intensely as ever during the winter.

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(10) Take a Week Off Training

You need time away from training for full SYSTEMIC recovery of the body. Over the long term this allows you to make better gains.

But it also has the psychological effect of getting you re-energized for training again. I recommend a week off every 10 weeks.

During this week watch training videos, look at pics, read motivating articles etc. to get really FIRED UP for the following week of gains!

 

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Do you have any tips of your own? Please share them with me below. How do you get fired up for training?

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Stay Motivated!

Mark

P.S. If you want quick gains on your chest and/or arms (and are not afraid of very high intensity training) see both my Chest Blast and Arms Blast workouts! Here’s the latest feedback from reader Juanito Taveras