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Going
to the gym should be fun! Are you stuck in a rut?
Try a few of these psychological mind games and
enjoy the confusion of everyone around you. It's
just like facing the wrong way in an elevator
and looking at the other people instead of the
ceiling or wall.
1. Fill an old vodka bottle with water and use
it during a workout. People will wonder if that's
"your secret weapon" to great results!
2.
Wear a helmet. I think you'll find that people
will give you a lot more room when you're lifting
when you walk in with head protection (especially
when you do overhead exercises!).
3.
Pick up the 2-pound nose-itcher dumbells and proceed
to lift them like you're doing the hardest set
in your life. Scream and strain like you're pushing
it to the limit. The larger you are, the more
effective this one will be.
4.
Load a tremendous amount of weight onto the bench
press bar, e.g. 500 to 600 pounds. Make a big
production with your preparation, lie back on
the bench, then, just as you are about to lift
the bar off the rack, your watch alarm (previously
set by you, of course) should go off. Look at
your watch, shake your head, unload the bar then
move onto your next exercise. The smaller you
are, the more effective this one will be!
5.
Do actual squats in the squat rack. You may have
to wait for a few people to finish their barbell
curls but the strange looks you get when you start
squatting in the squat rack will be well worth
it.
6.
Wear an electric ab-training belt with an extension
cord duct-taped to it. Plug yourself in just before
each set.
7.
Have your workout partner bring an old remote
control from home. When he presses a button, do
a rep. When hits "fast forward" go faster.
When he hits "pause" hold the weight
where it is. Just make sure he doesn't hit the
"eject" button, especially after a hard
set!
8.
Count your reps out loud starting from 100, e.g.
your first rep, say "101", then "102",
etc.
9.
Bring a suitcase to the gym instead of a duffel
bag. The little rolling ones with the pop-up handles
are good. Also, a really huge one that you can
fit a person comfortably in will work.
10.
Do a set of Rolling Dumbell One-Arm Handstand
Push-Ups. Or Turkish Get-Ups. Or Triceps Extensions
on the Leg Press Machine.
11.
Use sandwich bags instead of workout gloves.
And when you walk into the gym pulling a huge
suitcase, carrying a liquor bottle in your hand,
with a helmet on your head, two sandwich bags
instead of gloves, and an extension cord hanging
from your waist, you'll know that you've probably
taken this article a little too seriously...
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