24/10/2022
I do believe said “putting on muscle is easy”
Well on paper putting on muscle is easy. Process like:
-Nutrition
-Sleep
-Progressive overload
-Ability to deal with pain & discomfort
-Having a growth mindset
All of the above are very simple on paper. However, your adherence, mindset and ability to take ownership is what makes the above 5 points so hard to do day to day.
Most importantly you must recognise that 90+% of your results are achieved by getting the following two points in order:
1. Don’t get trapped looking for some complicated reason why you aren’t producing results.
2. Be honest with yourself and realistic with yourself.
Once you have these two points handled then you can worry about the little things like splits, exercise selection, volume etc.
Speaking of the little things, these are important for longevity, individual structures and efficiency. These are definitely important, but only important once you’ve become more advanced. But people spend way to much time and effort worrying about these little things when their adherence to the above 5 points are suboptimal.
Don’t look for what’s right and wrong, just understand and build principles and concepts to help make decisions. Use your head not your emotions. There will never be one correct answer. So make educated decisions and manage your expectations once making those decisions.
