The Big Picture In Body Building

The Big Picture in Body Building


When a person decides that he or she wants to get into body building as a sport, it’s important to look at the big picture before starting out. You’ll need to look at your new quest as a lifestyle change and know what you’re in for before you even start. The big picture in body building is where you will want to end up.

That means setting personal goals when it comes to your body building journey. What do you want to look like when you are at your peak? Do you have a specific person in mind that you want to emulate? Keep that picture in your mind as you are working out as motivation.

You will also want to consider what type of goals you have for yourself as a result of your body building. Are you wanting to lose weight, do you want to eventually compete, or do you just want to live healthier? Keeping that picture in your mind as well will help you become more focused and more effective while body building.

The big picture of body building also includes living a fully healthy lifestyle. That means eating right and getting the right amount of rest to make your workouts count every day. You’ll need lots of different vitamins and minerals that can work inside your body and make your muscles work harder so they are well-defined and toned.

Are you wanting to ultimately compete in body building contests? If so, the picture of body building you carry with you will be different than that of a person who is just striving to become fit. You will want to concentrate on specific muscle groups and work them to their fullest potential.

Do your research before you start body building and look at pictures of people who at their muscle building peaks. See what they look like and then keep that picture in your mind as you strive for your own personal fulfillment.

Body building is really more than a sport – it is a mind, body, and soul endeavor. Keeping the big picture always at the forefront of your mind will make your body building more efficient, more effective, and will grow your body to new proportions.

The picture of body building is more than just an oily, greased up man or woman standing on a stage and flexing their muscles. Today, body building has evolved to include the picture of health and wellness as well. Those who remember that will become everything they ever dreamed of and will make that picture in their minds become a reality.

BONUS : The Diet Journal

I'm a big believer in journal keeping. Keeping a journal for any purpose at all is worth the effort it takes. The best teacher is always experience, and those who don't know the past are doomed to repeat the past.

The fact is that if you need to lose weight, it's because you have made eating mistakes in the past. There's simply no doubt about it. If you hadn't made eating mistakes in the past, you wouldn't need to lose weight today.

So here is what I recommend that you do: Get a spiral-bound notebook and a pencil or pen. Put it in a place where you will see it often every single day. (I recommend on a kitchen cabinet.) Now, you want to keep a record of what you eat, how much of it you eat, when you eat it, and why you eat it. This information kept over a period of time will show you exactly what kind of eating mistakes you are making, and even why you are making them. Armed with this information, you can change the future — your future.

Far too often we view food as something other than what it really is. Food is fuel. Food is the fuel that's needed for the body to live and for the organs of the body to function. Food does NOT equal love or comfort — even though society tells us that it does.

I'm not a member of the TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) organization. But I have a friend who is, and she lost a lot of weight and kept it off for more than five years. I asked her how she had managed to accomplish this elusive feat.

My friend said that keeping a food journal as recommended and the TOPS pledge were totally responsible for her success. I knew the value of journal keeping, but I asked her to explain the TOPS pledge part to me.

She said that before she ate anything, ever, she repeated the TOPS pledge to herself: "I am an intelligent person. I will control my emotions and not let

my emotions control me. Every time I am tempted to use food to satisfy my frustrated desires, build up my injured ego or dull my senses, I will remember: Even though I overeat in private, my excess poundage is there for all the world to see." She said that keeping her food journal showed her how she had used food to do all of the above.