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    MOTIVATION.
    How to manage your mental attitude.

    Hello everyone,

    This is already my third article, it's incredible how time flies!
    First of all, I would like to apologise for not having spent as much time on the forum as I would have liked, but you know what it's like, work, always work!

    I recently read an interesting article on motivation and since the subject has cropped up on the forum several times, I thought it might be worthwhile talking about it.
    I will give you my opinion, that of a bodybuilder dedicated to his sport, not that of an objective coach. I know that, once again, what I say will appear to be "excessive" and that you will say it's crazy. But remember. My role on this site is not the same as Michel's. I see myself more as a "motivator", someone who is there to give you a push in the back, to help you do your utmost!

    What you do with my recommendations and programmes
    is your business!

    THE RULE OF THE THREE "Ds".

    From now on, I want all bodybuilders worthy of the name to apply these three rules: discipline, dedication and desire. Although this is a French site, "dedication" is an English word.
    Let me tell you something, if you do not have the three D's within yourself, stop reading this article, there is no point wasting your time. Becoming Hardcore, muscly, involves more than just doing any old programme at any old time, more than injecting any old substance or trying all the miracle products available on the market. It requires a lot of thinking, a good diet, sufficient rest and a pair of enormous balls of steel!!

    Discipline:
    Set yourself an objective, a schedule, and stick to it no matter what.
    If you have to train on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, then make sure you do.
    Regular training is important, every session counts!

    Dedication: "Be dedicated": You must think bodybuilding, be impatient to suffer, remember, your sport is bodybuilding, you want it to show when people look at you?

    Respect your sport.
    Be dedicated to it.
    Always think about your next session.
    Do your exercises in your head.
    Prepare yourself to suffer mentally!

    Desire:
    "Where there's a will there's a way".
    So, don't talk to me about genetics or programmes that are too difficult for you. Nothing is too hard for you, do not put any limits on your mind.
    For those of you who are scared of suffering, I've already told you, you bunch of wets, stop reading this article.

      I cannot tell you how many times I have smiledwhen putting Simon's comments on line, just imagining
      the looks on many of the readers' faces!
    For those of you who are still here, remember:
    For people like us, pushing our bodies to the limit is a way of life.
    Do not talk to me about risks of injury or other rubbish.When I said earlier that to be a Hardcore bodybuilder you've got to be able to think, it was not for nothing.
    You have to be smart enough to known when forcing up to muscular failure makes sense.
    First of all, warm up correctly, do not kill yourself on the first two series, that's pure suicide!

    Attitude, that's all!
    Every time you enter the gym, I want you to be ready for war!
    No excuses, each time,
    war against the steel of the weights!
     I repeat, every session, every repetition counts!
    So I do not want to see you coming to the gym just because it is on your schedule. You go to make war, otherwise all you are fit for is to go over with the wets at the "fitness" centre or in the spas.

    Let's see some motivation! Run over to the video club and rent the 5 ROCKY films! What I mean is, you need a goal, an objective and no matter what happens, you can reach it.
    Even if it is only a film, Rocky's story should give you inspiration.
    Motivate yourself!!! If he managed to beat Apollo Creed, imagine what you can do in the gym!

    Why do I train by opposing muscular group?
    Several people have asked me why I work the pecs with the biceps, the back with the triceps and the shoulders with the legs.
    Michel prefers pecs-triceps, back-biceps.

    So what are the advantages of my combination?

      Pure personal preference.
      But also for the arms.
      You will understand that if you push each session to the limit, like me, you will be unable to train the same muscular group twice a week.
    However, you probably know that the arms are a fairly small muscular group which can be attacked twice a week.
      The way you put it here,
      I agree with you.
      You suggest one day of rest
      between your two work sessions,
      so no problem.
    If did pecs-triceps, for example, I would have to work my pecs during the week, which is precisely what I want to avoid.
    So, if I work my triceps indirectly another day, for example on my pecs day, I obtain better results and I am also stronger for my triceps day.

      EXAMPLE:
        Monday: Pecs biceps. I work the triceps indirectly.
        Tuesday: Shoulder leg
        Wednesday: rest
        Thursday: Back-triceps. I work the biceps indirectly.
    In this way therefore, I work my biceps and triceps twice a week, while obtaining sufficient rest for my most important muscular groups.

      Things are clear...
      when explained simply!

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