Powerful Words - T NATION

Tip: It's Not Just Exercise!

Paul Carter — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 16:00:00 +0000

I'm about to turn 44. I started lifting when I was 14. At that time, my home life was a disaster and my best friend had just died in a motorcycle accident. My self esteem was shot. I dropped out of school a year later and never went back until college. I could have dove

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Tip: Fear is Fuel

Chris Shugart — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 12:00:00 +0000

You Need a Ghost And you need to be afraid of it. Oh, I know. You ain't scared of nothing, and you still have that "No Fear" shirt from the 1990's to prove it. But I also know that every successful person, in any field, has a ghost or two that haunts them. A "ghost"

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Tip: 5 Ways to Stay Motivated... Forever

Michael Warren — Sun, 09 Dec 2018 18:00:00 +0000

1. Chase a New Goal or Target One of the most common mistakes newer lifters make is not having a clearly defined goal or target. But not experienced lifters. They'll always have a target, whether that's a competition, an event, or just competing against their own previous PRs. To keep the fire burning, look for

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Tip: Lift For Life – The 5 Tips You Need

Christian Thibaudeau — Sat, 08 Dec 2018 18:00:00 +0000

I've trained hundreds of clients who didn't inherently love working out like me, and who dealt with loss of motivation, injuries, and life getting in the way. So here are my best tips for training longevity: 1 Keep training. A lot of people lose motivation once they stop hitting the gym. The great bodybuilder Milos

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Tip: Why Do You REALLY Lift?

Andrew Heming — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 16:00:00 +0000

The Two Types of Life-Long Lifters The first type includes those people who truly love lifting and have developed a passion for it. The second type includes those who are able to connect the benefits of lifting to what they truly care about most. For them, lifting supports deeper values. The reason other people stop

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Tip: 3 Ways to Build Consistency

Dan John — Wed, 05 Dec 2018 16:00:00 +0000

If you struggle to stay consistent in the gym, there are quite a few things that'll help... starting with having a mentor. I was lucky, in a way. As a teenager I had a vision of maintaining my training my whole life. It was the influence of Strength and Health Magazine and my coach, Dick

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Tip: Scare Yourself Tougher

Eirik Sandvik — Mon, 02 Apr 2018 15:00:00 +0000

Two Pathways to Mental Toughness 1 – Do something physical that you're not used to doing. If you've mostly been strength training, there's no real challenge in lifting anymore. Max effort lifts and high rep work to failure are obviously mentally challenging, but they're likely too familiar to really boost your mental capacity. If you're

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Tip: Tap Out to Win

Chris Colucci — Fri, 30 Mar 2018 15:00:00 +0000

The phrase "tap out" has slid into the mainstream over the last 25 years or so, but its original meaning has been forgotten, or at least misinterpreted. When you're training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, one of the most important things you can do is tap. It's a fundamental part of the learning experience. In class, you'll

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Tip: The High Performance Mindset

Chad Waterbury — Thu, 29 Mar 2018 15:00:00 +0000

Mental toughness and top performance comes from a healthy mindset. I'm talking here about the state of your mind when things turn hellish. The prefrontal cortex is the area of the brain that helps make good decisions related to movement and performance. The neurotransmitters, noradrenaline and dopamine, are greatly increased during periods of stress, and

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Tip: Shark Habits and Pirate Maps

Dan John — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 15:00:00 +0000

Clear Your Head You can't have an infinite number of monkeys typing on an infinite number of typewriters in your head. To engage in something difficult, like training, you need to sweep the brain clear of all the traffic, the noise, and the accumulated crap. I suggest two things: shark habits and pirate maps. 1.

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