This is the final “Maxim” regarding my training. “Nobody Works Harder Than Me!” was, at first, a commitment that I made to myself early on in my training. I decided that if I was going to put in this type of effort and time in the gym, I needed to know that nobody came close to out performing me or humiliating my work ethic. Then, as I trained harder and harder, I realized that there were very few people who shared the gym with me who were even coming close to pushing themselves to my level of exertion during workouts. Thus was born this “Maxim”……and I am wedded to it’s demand and the results it provides. When you “Work Harder Than Anybody Else” you can expect some pretty marvelous and miraculous things to occur:
1.) Very quietly, my “self awareness” begins to take hold. I calibrate all that I do against others working out near me. I notice whether they are doing it half way. I try to understand what it means to be the best there is. I monitor the amount of sweat I am producing. My fatigue level is monitored carefully to be sure I am pushing myself higher and harder and longer with each set.
2.) My “courage” to handle heavier weights for more reps. In short, I am less concerned about injury than I am about lifting too much weight. I am becoming fearless.
3.) Psychologically, I have determined to not look like everybody else — I want to look bigger, more defined, and better than anybody else. I measure my succcess in this arena by making mental comparisons of my body with the best around me. Some days I am a “legend in my own mind” and other days I am not a legend.
4.) As I turn up the steam on my workout I have an eye toward others to see if they like what they see. Unsolicited compliments are the best kind. I feed off these like a main course meal.
5.) Lastly, simple inspection of my physique and comparison of my body with other muscle heads training beside me. If I find myself deficient then a brand new effort is born to correct my deficiencies.
Remember! This gym is OUR house and we will always be the hardest working bodybuilder in the entire facility. We owe it to ourselves to be the best we cn be ALWAYS. These “Maxims” are put into place so I can be a better me at the next show.
Thiese days are “OUR TIME” and we dare not squnder them.
Hope these insights help.
Doug
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