Many of us has experienced that even after working so hard at the gym, we remain far from achieving what we aimed for. This frustrates and demotivates some of us.

As a result, some quit, while others try to find out short cut methods to achieve desired physique. But before taking any of these steps, it is very important to understand the reason behind the lack of accomplishment.

Of course you have to follow a customized training plan and diet suitable to your body type . But even after doing that , if you are not getting where you want to be or if the progress is very slow, you need to analyze the way you work out and fine tune it.

Many of us make one or more of the following mistakes while working out:

  • Lack of Focus – Concentrate less on our workout and see what others are doing or how much they are lifting
  • Show off – Try to lift too much
  • Presume to look ‘Cool’ – Try to do reps very fast
  • Sitting idle – Sit in between the sets for long durations

We have already talked about the muscle mind connection (MMC) and it’s importance. Here we talk about how to build a strong MMC so that you are able to overcome all the above mentioned shortcomings, progress fast and achieve amazing results.

1.Visualize it

Let your mind conceive and believe that it can achieve the body of your dreams. Visualization of the movements you are about to perform, before performing them helps you in focusing the power of your brain to a much powerful contraction of the target muscle. It also helps in establishing a better MMC throughout your entire body resulting in a more targeted and quality workout.

2.Bench that Ego

Always remember, it’s not about how much weight you can lift, but the quality of each repetition. MMC is developed when you use lightweights, which help you to concentrate on the contraction and relaxation of the target muscle. It’s easy to be driven by your ego to lift more kilos, however, in order to build a strong MMC focus on quality of workout rather than quantity. First perfect your moves and then advance to next level of weights.

3.Take it slow

Instead of sprinting your workout, perform each exercise slowly and steadily. Take 5-7 seconds for each of the concentric and eccentric parts of the repetition. Include a small pause in between. Try to feel the burn in each cell of your muscle. Make your muscle feel alive to each nanosecond of your repetition. Nothing beats a quality workout.

4.Flex it

In between the sets, flex, touch, and feel the muscles, which forces additional blood into them and help them get pumped up faster.  Posing in between the sets with all your strength helps to pump up and achieve better definition. Touching your muscle when it’s flexed also brings a physical dimension to the muscle mind connection going on.