Best Workout Tip Ever

The tip I am going to give to you today I got from my younger
brother (of 2 years).

One day out of the blue he asked me why I increased the weight
on my exercises every time I worked out. I replied, well I got
my targeted number of reps, so I felt I should increase the
weight, to drop the reps back down. True, my brother replied,
but I watched you do your last couple of sets of dead lifts ( a
wonderful exercise that when done correctly works a ton of
muscles in the body) and you looked like you were about to pass
out. Don’t you think you would be wise to keep the weight the
same for at least a couple of workouts, better yet keep the
weight the same until you are not scared of it anymore, when you
know without a shadow of a doubt you can get all of your reps,
and you do, without having to kill yourself. Then, he went on to
say, you will know that your body and almost more importantly
your mind has adjusted to the weight, so then and only then
should you increase the weight.

With that he walked away.

Now you have to understand my brother, he doesn’t harp or say I
told you so at least not to me (maybe because I’m his older
brother!) but 99 times out of 100 he is right. He may not have
the best genetics for building muscle, but he has an intuitive
sense of what is right as far as exercising goes.

To be honest it took me a long time and many aches and pains to
realize he was right.

Ever since then I am having more fun in the gym and making
better gains than ever before, but I won’t lie and say that I
have got it licked as I still gravitate to my old ways every now
and then, but soon my body is rebelling in the form of burnout.

If I may give a second tip,

This ties in with the above tip, my brother is my best friend
not only in life but in the gym. I couldn’t tell you how many
times when I am having trouble with an exercise I will ask him
and he will say why don’t you try it this way, and BOOM! It
works out great.

So my advice to everybody out there is to find someone you can
really trust for advice and don’t be afraid to ask. It will save
you plenty of time and wasted effort.

Wishing you all the best in life and training,

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