“Bodybuilding is both a physical and extremely psychological endeavor. Of course, we all get frustrated when our schedules are affected by work, or any other life circumstance that may be thrown our way. Life is full of monkey wrenches in case you haven’t noticed and it does not make it easy for us to get our workouts and meals in. Therefore, we have to fight aggressively and plan ahead if we want to get our workouts and meals in. ” Hugo Rivera

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beti says > A nice piece by Hugo Riviera. This article does apply to more than just body builders. Many people join gyms in a hope to lose fat and tone up, but soon realise that their life commitments inhibit them from going as often as they like or just eat nutritionally empty foods. I find that the main culprit is Mr Tired. People have been working all day and when they get home they simply want to relax because they are tired. This is where the ‘psychological’ part is important. You need to ‘psych yourself in’ to going to the gym, not ‘psych yourself out’.

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