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Preface

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An Unbeaten Bodybuilding Journey

CHANGING YOUR BODY, CHANGING your lifestyle, feeling good is not because of a sudden, spontaneous decision. It is an approach that applies to a long term. These are daily choices, repeated actions that always make you go a little further towards your goal. Succeeding in bodybuilding, fitness or sport generally requires greater involvement and effort.

This is the most important factor and the one that will really determine your achievements. Being thorough with your bodybuilding program for a few weeks, then relax is difficult. Everything lies in regularity. The logic is the same in all sports and even more in bodybuilding. It is the repetition of efforts, weeks after weeks, month after month which will bring results.

Only your determination and focus can reward you. Thus, it is useless to start by jumping around and trying to do everything at the same time. Start at your own pace, take your time and slowly increase the level of difficulty and the frequency of training. Too often we see people registering in gyms, showing a strong motivation for the first 2 months of training every day. Then 80% of them disappear and only the most regular persist. Be among them, start at your own pace, no need to do too much. But persists!

It's about doing the right things according to your level and abilities. We do not start by copying the program of the most muscular boy in his gym. It is good to be certain that the program will suit you and will not be far too intense for you. Not only will this limit your results, but eventually lead to overstraining and increase the risk of injury.

If you are a beginner in bodybuilding, start with a beginner program. There are many that are detailed on the web. Some of these programs are based on basic movements, controlled progression and intensity adapted to your needs and capacity.

Then, the course of patience! No need to look at yourself in the mirror after your first session. Hey, your body has not changed! Let the nature take its course! Try to take pleasure during your workouts, try to progress, to always do a little better, to have a good technique on the exercises, to feed yourself well, to be patient and you will have the results you hope for!

Nothing good can be done in a hurry and it is especially true for the practice of fitness and bodybuilding. The results you deserve will come with time as your body matures, develops, deconstructs, and then recovers. It's a long process and patience is the key word!

It is no longer a matter of talking about being physically fit or having a nice body. To succeed in bodybuilding requires total self-denial. Your entire lifestyle must be turned towards your goal. Here we come to a far more extreme vision with a true sense of sacrifice. Nothing should hinder your quest for success.

If you are not ready to endure training sessions, pain, sweat, fatigue, determination, and focus, then bodybuilding programs are not made for you. The boxer who does not train intensively every day has no chance against the one who gives everything to training. All efforts are important and we must be able to put aside our moods and our desires to simply do the necessary work.