leanest and meanest causing you to spend hours of time in the gym thinking that more is better? Endless curls watching yourself in the mirror thinking "Will these things ever get bigger?" Back in the day, I remember lifting shoulders and pressing 120"s with taped wrists and super sets til the cows came home. We'd run up to mickydees and slam down a few burgers and fries and a shake and head back and continue the workout. 3 hours later, I walked out of the gym feeling tired and unable to lift a thing. I later found that, like a lot of things in life, when you overdo something, the results are not always as fruitful as we'd like them to be. I couldn't eat or supplement enough to repair the torn down muscles and my body just wasn't improving. My problem was that I was over training. My inability to just leave well enough alone and quit while I was ahead, was becoming an impediment on my training.
So, here's what I suggest. Begin by continuously telling yourself that "less is more". Overloading the muscle is totally cool, but over training it to the point of feeling like you've gone 4 rounds with Tyson, is another story. Stick to just 2 or 3 sets per exercise and really focus and plan on what you're going to do before the actual workout. Try to avoid thinking that the more you do, the bigger you'll become. When we lift, we tear down the muscle, as many of you already know. When you overly fatigue yourself, you tear down the muscle too much and injury can even result at this point. Try to get some solid reps in and concentrate on the squeeze. Don't worry about the others walking around near you and how big they are and how you want your calves to look like theirs. They will come in due time. Remember that overdoing something could make you take 2 steps backward after you've taken that big leap forward.
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