The Life of a HARDGAINER (Blog 2)

MENTALITY  

Now I’m no chef, although if you try some of my preped meals you might think differently. However the recipe I’m going to talk about is quite delicious and one that is great for those gains. The name of this amazing reciepe, its called Mentality. Now this dish comes in many strengths like a good old curry, some people’s mentality is quite weak and some people’s mentality is very strong. To make a strong dish of mentality the ingredients have to be there or slowly cooked. The ingredients:- for the base of your dish - personal character, followed by a splash of motivation, a good scoop of determination and a sprinkle of influences.

Now mentality is key for anyone seeking results when it comes to training, but for a hardgainer it is vital. In my eyes what I have notice with myself is that you are starting something which is going against everything your body is tellling you and made up for, you’re an ectomorph! If history, gentics, people, ever told and taught you anything is that you can’t add muscle or you can but it takes way to much effort, time or ‘have to take something’ and you are never guarenteed to see results any time soon…. What am I getting myself in for!! Stay calm. When starting this journey it is a large commitment and it takes time, be patience hence why mentality is vital. It is what going to keep you positive through all the times when I don’t see any results, ah I had awful session, I missed a meal etc and in the times of when you are on a high to stay level headed and not loose track. Mentality is going to get you off that line before anything else, before the prepped meals and the ultra amazing training plan.

In order to have the right mentality at the start and to maintain it through your training is goal setting, organisation and most importantly, learning from your mistakes in the past, turning them in postives and growing into a strong and better person. Don’t let your past influence and ruin your future. Set small achievable goals each week, and when you have done them tick them off and set new ones. Don’t ever get disheartened if you don’t achieve one or two, stay postive and be determined to achieve it the following week. These goals can be, taking mine for example:- be more organised (how many teachers have said that about me,) stay consistant with my diet and training, be more positive, and keep my bodyweight at 90kg for month two. Organisation is very simple, keep it simple for one, don’t let things pile up (the tupper ware for one,) keep track of what you have lifted, prep your meals in advance and if you feel training isn’t working be organised and tweak if for the next session – never be afraid of change.