From Nick Nilsson
Author and Publisher of BetterU News
http://www.fitness-ebooks.com

Going to the gym should be fun!

...and sometimes half the fun is messing with other people in
the gym...

Your assignment, should you choose to accept it, is to try at
least one of these psychological mind games and enjoy the
confusion of everyone around you. It's like facing the wrong way
in an elevator and staring at the other people instead of the
ceiling or wall.

I can't say these won't get you kicked out of the gym but also I
can't say they will...


1. Fill an empty vodka bottle with water and use it during your
workout.

2. Wear a helmet. I think you'll find that people will give you
a lot more room when you're lifting when you walk in with head
protection (especially when you do overhead lifts!).

3. Pick up the 2-pound dumbells and proceed to lift them like
you're doing the hardest set in your life. Scream and strain like
you're pushing it to the limit. The larger you are, the more
effective this one will be.

4. Load a tremendous amount of weight onto the bench press bar,
e.g. 500 to 600 pounds. Make a big production with your
preparation, lie back on the bench, then, just as you are about
to lift the bar off the rack, your watch alarm (previously set by
you, of course) should go off. Look at your watch, shake your
head, unload the bar then move onto your next exercise. The
smaller you are, the more effective this one will be!

5. Do actual squats in the squat rack. You may have to wait for
a few people to finish their barbell curls but the strange looks
you get when you start squatting in the squat rack will be well
worth it.

6. Wear an electric ab-training belt with an extension cord
duct-taped to it. Plug yourself in just before each set.

7. Have your workout partner bring a remote control from home.
When he presses a button, do a rep. When hits "fast forward" go
faster. When he hits "pause" hold the weight where it is. Just
make sure he doesn't hit the "eject" button, especially at the
bottom of a squat...

8. Count your reps out loud starting from 100, e.g. your first
rep, say "101", then "102", etc.

9. Bring a suitcase to the gym instead of a duffel bag. The
rolling ones with the pop-up handles are good. Also, a really
huge one that you can fit a person comfortably in will
work...even better if you DO actually have a person in there.

10. Use sandwich bags instead of workout gloves.

12. Do a set of Rolling Dumbell One-Arm Handstand Push-Ups. Or
Turkish Get-Ups. Or Triceps Extensions on the Leg Press
Machine...or pretty much ANY of the 60+ exercises on the fr-ee
samples page of my "train insane" site:

==> http://www.powerfultrainingsecrets.com/info/free-samples.htm


And when you walk into the gym pulling a huge suitcase, carrying
a liquor bottle in your hand, with a helmet on your head, two
sandwich bags instead of gloves, and an extension cord hanging
from your waist, you'll know that you've probably taken this
article a little too seriously...

Nick

P.S. on a more serious note, I've got a favor to ask of you as
well. My colleague Phil Stevens has put together what I think is
an extremely worthwhile event/cause...Lift For Hope. You can
learn more about it here:

==> http://www.lift4hope.org

This will be the third year he's running it and this year,
proceeds raised will support three strength athletes that compete
on the international level for the United States....athletes who
currently have to scrape by on part-time jobs and grilled cheese
sandwiches just to compete in the strength sports they love and
aspire to compete at an elite level in.

So what Phil is asking for is a small donation - just $1 - to
help support three sponsored athletes...an Olympic Hammer
Thrower, a Team USA Powerlifter, and an Olympic Weightlifter. It
may not sound like a lot, but one dollar multiplied by a lot of
people makes a lot of dollars.

Lack of funding is what holds these athletes back...not drive,
not dedication and definitely not heart. So if you have an extra
buck and you'd like to chip in, go to his site and click on the
Donate Today button. I put mine in this morning.

==> http://www.lift4hope.org

Thanks!

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