Thursday, December 10, 2009

Bodybuilding Tips, How To Keep You Motivated & Succeed

By Ricardo d Argence

The ability to succeed in the world of fitness will depend on a great many variable factors that depend upon individual motivations and goals. Each person will have his/her own methods for staying focused and on the track for achieving their goals. Then, there are some factors that are consistently common among those that are commonly successful. Using the following components of success will greatly increase the odds that you meet your goals:

1. Self-Efficacy. This has definitely been proven to be one of the most important factors when it comes to succeeding with a workout program. Self-efficacy is commonly defined as your own personal belief that you can truly achieve the goals you seek.

2. Family & Friend Support. Taking up a new exercise regime will require many changes in your daily schedule. You may have to give up some of the responsibilities you previously held in order to find the time to commit to exercising. With a supportive family and friend network, this task will be much easier.

Perhaps one of your family members will need to take over the goal of cooking meals on specific nights of the week which will allow you to visit the gym, or a friend might be willing to give up your weekly night at the movies for a session of yoga class instead.

3. A Positive Attitude. It is definitely helpful to maintain a proper workout program so as to go along with the plan and stay motivated and committed to your program and goals. Those that have the proper positive thoughts towards their dire need for exercise will find it helpful. Those that remain positive at all times will be able to stay focused on their goals in order to deliver the intended results.

4. An Action Plan. An action plan remains one of the most important aspects of any workout program or goal. An effective action plan aids in delivering results. It is as simple as that. You need a means of reaching your goals and do so and without any detailed account on how to actually achieve the plan, you will discover your goals next to impossible to meet. That is just the way things go!

5. Intrinsic Motivation. Intrinsic motivation on the other hand is the type where you are performing the action based strictly on the fact that you love doing it and find a personal satisfaction from doing it. This is more common among athletes (those who are more at the beginner levels and are not playing to win prize money or titles), and those who take up a hobby that they tend to loose themselves in.

6. A Role Model. Role models can be very important tools in any type of goal program. By having someone who you look up to, whether it is for their values, their hard work, or how they look, you will be providing yourself with a measure on which to measure yourself with.

7. Knowledge. A strong knowledge base is often the only means in which you can properly succeed with any type of workout program. Those that lack clear information on the subject of fitness and weight training will need to look towards professionals with a clear understanding of how such goals can be achieved. They can help you a lot in this process. Those that are self-motivated will look towards reading material, audio sources, and DVDs to increase their knowledge base. Exploring such research sources will definitely lead to great help in achieving such goals.

Through taking the proper time to ensure you incorporate each of these factors into your life before you launch an exercise program, you will discover that the odds of increasing your success are vast. So, why not follow these tips for success? They will help you out a lot!

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