Blueprint For A Better Body
Building a defined, muscular physique is the byproduct of having perfect genetics by the average person’s expectations.
Building muscle is a simple concept to understand, but the advice we receive from mainstream fitness magazines and novice weightlifters often sends people on the wrong path.
What misguides the sport of bodybuilding often is the finger-pointing about steroid usage or photoshopped photos of popular bodybuilders found online.
Instead of finding reasons to critique people in the fitness community that you’ve never met, a more constructive approach to bodybuilding should be a regular review of a training log to improve your results.
Why You Need To Track Your Workouts
Struggling to rely on your memory for important tasks that need your attention throughout the day can be frustrating experience for anyone.
This is why some people need constant reminders around them with written post it notes or to-do lists that must be carried with them at all times.
Without having something written down of what needs to get done or what you accomplished, an individual can develop a sense of helplessness or external locus of control. This is a feeling of victimization where a person has tendencies to blame factors outside themselves for their problems.
Having an internal locus of control is the opposite of this, as it gives a person a sense of control by regulating your activity and taking responsibility for your actions.
Keeping a written training log brings internal locus of control toward that individual as they become aware of what they’re accomplishing and monitoring their progress towards their goals.
An individual working with a training log is more likely to be successful in bodybuilding than an individual without one.
Sports psychologists noted in studies that athletes that gained internal locus of control were able to change the perception of their poor results. Adjusting your locus of control can make profound improvements towards fitness goals in the gym and will keep you motivated longer.
By creating a workout journal of your weightlifting progress, you gain confidence when you observe incremental improvements made slowly over time. With enough time you can reflect on the strength developed over months and years.
Keeping track of your exercises in a workout log will also make you aware of when your weightlifting program needs to be adjusted for improvements, especially when reaching plateaus on muscle groups that have been trained for months.
People will still downplay your progress in the gym regardless, which is why it’s necessary to keep a journal that acknowledges the hard work you’re committing to yourself and dispel any negativity that will steer you from your goals.
The Wrap Up
When starting a workout program, it’s important to keep a journal of your results for your benefit. Journaling saves years of trial and error at the gym, keeps you from getting discouraged, and can prevent you from plateauing on exercises that may no longer be effective. With enough time you’ll find that journaling will place you leaps and bounds over others that may have an advantage over you.
