Visualize Fitness Success

How to use the proven technique of visualization to reach all of your goals...

Visualization can be an invaluable asset for achieving your fitness and weight loss goals. Without a vision of what you particularly want to accomplish, your fitness voyage will be lacking both direction and purpose.

You must first map out your mission and your plan. Paint a picture in your mind of how you wish to look. Guys, you may want the sensational look of a hulking Schwarzenegger or a bulging Haney. Or perhaps you prefer the more moderate look of a Stallone or a Van Damme. Ladies, you may be looking for the rock-solid Cory Everson look or perhaps the sleek, shapely exterior of Demi Moore.

Nonetheless, there are several steps through visualization to mold your body into the shape of your choice.

First, get a picture or a photograph - probably out of a magazine – of somebody that you want to look like, somebody who has the physique you desire. Keep it in your locker or on your dresser, somewhere that you'll be on a daily basis. This will remind you of what all those painstaking visits to the gym are all about. Keep the image fresh in your mind throughout the day. Visualize the goal and take the necessary means to become it.

Secondly, train your mind and your muscles in becoming one. When you're performing an exercise, you want to do more than just merely cover the range of motion. While paying the most strict attention to form, you want to visualize in your mind what you're muscles are actually doing. If your goal is to develop a bulging, imposing chest, you'll want to imagine your pectoral muscles spurting to new growth while you're cranking out those strenuous bench presses.

If you want chiseled, defined biceps, imagine the shredding process in your mind as you grind out those excruciating curls on the cable machine. If you want a trim waistline and a hardened six pack of abdominal muscles, you want to visualize your midsection becoming trimmer and sharper while you churn out the intense sets of crunches.

You want your mind to form a direct line of communication with your muscles. In other words, your mind is the boss here and all your various muscles are the workers that it dictates to.

And like that daydream you spend in the tropical sun, your mind will need to discipline your muscles for any overindulging vacations.