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Hull University in the United Kingdom conducted studies of 30 weight lifters. They found that when lifters focus on what their muscles are doing, rather than focusing on the weight they are trying to lift, that muscles respond much better and grow more in mass.<br />
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After having their muscles wired with monitors in order to study the electrical activity, these 30 weightlifters did some bicep curls. While they were lifting, they were to focus on the muscle and the lifting activity. Next, they were asked to focus on the weight and the up and down movement of lifting. Studies show that there was more muscle fiber activity taking place while the participants were focused on the muscle. Muscle growth is increased when there is more muscle fiber activity.<br />
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This may seem contrary to conventional thinking that says you must concentrate on the goal, rather than the activity itself. If you ask a baseball pitcher to focus on what his muscles are doing rather than the catchers mitt and the strike zone, he will not do as well as he would if he just focused on throwing the strike. If you asked a sprinter to focus on leg movements he most likely would do poorer than if he focused on the finish line. A golfer focusing more on his muscle movements rather than the hole he is aiming for will have to take more swings.<br />
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Now, in all of those cases, it has been found that you need to pay attention to form, which will help you achieve your goal better but overall, you need to be focusing more on your actual goal. There have been many studies that have taken place, prior to this one, that concluded that focusing on your goal helped you achieve it better.<br />
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After all this, it is essential that you ask yourself a vital question. What is your weightlifting goal? Is your goal muscle development or amount of weight lifted? If you attend a gym on a daily basis, you have more than likely noticed that most individuals focus primarily on the machine and the weight. You may have done this yourself. Do you pay attention to trying to get those weights moving or the number of repetitions you do? These studies show us that this should not be the focus you should keep.<br />
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Muscle growth is your goal and your finish line. It is essential that you learn the proper techniques as well as using any machine correctly and the number of reps you do. After learning the proper technique, you will become used to it and will no longer think about how to do it. Eventually, it becomes second nature to do them properly. After doing so, and in weightlifting it will not take very long, then it is essential that you focus on what your muscles are doing.<br />
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In the next few months of your workouts, do not focus on how hard it is to move weights or the difficulty of doing all your reps. Stop paying attention to others walking by and whether or not you impress them. Begin focusing on the muscle group you are working. Focus on actually building muscle. Begin watching what the muscle is doing. Focus your mind on how the muscle feels, its movements and how it reacts to various movements.<br />
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If you can do this, then you will see more rapid growth and progress and see that your muscle in your head makes all those other muscles work better, giving you the body that you want.</div><div class='uawresource'><div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawabout'><br />
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