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Can Music or TV Cure Bodybuilding Boredom?

Certain bodybuilders who have been training for muscle mass find that bodybuilding workout sessions can become mentally difficult to sustain, especially during high volume periods, and this emotional barrier causes many to abandon the bodybuilding process before substantial progress is achieved. Yet, there is a proven method that improves motivation, and can even inspire a bodybuilder to put forth far more effort than otherwise seems possible.

Young and old alike use music in their spare time to lift mood when feeling less than stellar, and this is one of the most effective bodybuilding workout aids for enhancing mental focus. On the surface, it would seem that any background noise may in fact distract a bodybuilder from his weight training workout obligations, but this is not so, as the mind, when focusing on a weight lifting set without music, is more likely to begin repelling from the stress that is about to occur, while music can provide a welcome diversion from this reality, one that amazingly can cause a bodybuilder to hoist more weight and perform a set with far more intensity than is otherwise possible.

During times when I have chosen music that I either have not heard for an extended period, or when hearing a newly released song that I find enjoyable, I've been able to attack the weights with a level of intensity and focus that has never been possible for me using any other technique. But such an mental uplifting obviously requires selecting a particular type of music, and this will differ depending on our own individual preferences. If you are not one who listens to music, load software such as Itunes and sample some free radio stations that play various types of music (80s, 90s, current, rock, pop, etc), and see if you can find music that seemingly causes your an emotional high, and when you begin to feel an adrenalin rush because of a specific song, you know that this is ideal for a bodybuilding workout session, and can thus become a part of your workout collection.

Besides music, I have started to experiment with watching television programming during my workout sessions, as I've found that a bodybuilding routine which otherwise may feel redundant can become substantially entertaining with the proper television programming. I recommend recording your favorite shows on video tape or DVR, and play them back during your bodybuilding workout session (training at home provides me with the luxury of doing so regularly), as this method can also distract you from bodybuilding workout stress, and put you in a mental state where enduring a 60-90 minute bodybuilding session becomes far more desirable.

I have not experienced the same motivational surge with television as I have when playing energizing music, so the correct songs I feel have a far more beneficial emotional impact on a weight lifting workout session, but television, for me, provides another form of entertainment that can cause a bodybuilding workout session to seem far more sustainable than simply focusing on the sounds of plates smashing together for a full hour. With television, I particularly like the fact that time between sets is mentally occupied, as opposed to focused on the intensity necessary for the remaining weight training workout session. I have even occasionally performed a hybrid, alternating between television and music in the same workout, playing songs as I execute a weight lifting set, while watching television during periods between workout sets, and this concept has also worked very well in greatly reducing negative mental components that accompany bodybuilding workout sessions.

Although many bodybuilders have already discovered the power of music to boost bodybuilding workout intensity, many do not spend ample time diversifying their musical selections, as inevitably, regardless of how much inspiration a song may provide, after frequent plays, the energizing impact will decline significantly, and those who load their music player with the exact same group of songs will soon no longer feel inspired. This is why, searching for a wide selection of music is helpful, as cycling through a variety of songs will allow what now may seem old and no longer exciting a chance to renew its potency, and upon returning to your bodybuilding workout sessions in the future, that identical song will boost workout intensity once again. You should select sufficient music to swap between songs over several months, as this keeps the selections interesting, and will enhance the beneficial distraction in your bodybuilding workout sessions that will keep you motivated and primed for success.

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