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11
Things You Can Do In The Gym To Mess With People's Minds
By Nick
Nilsson
Interested
in playing mind games? Try these
little tricks next time you hit the gym.
Going to the gym should be fun! Are you stuck in a rut? Try a few of these psychological
mind games and enjoy the confusion of everyone around you. It's just like facing
the wrong way in an elevator and looking at the other people instead of the
ceiling or wall.
1. Fill an old vodka bottle with water and use it during a workout. People will
wonder if that's "your secret weapon" to great results!
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 exercises!).
3. Pick up the 2-pound nose-itcher
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 an old 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 after a hard set!
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 little rolling ones with the pop-up handles
are good. Also, a really huge one that you can fit a person comfortably in will
work.
10. Do a set of Rolling
Dumbell One-Arm Handstand Push-Ups. Or Turkish Get-Ups. Or Triceps Extensions
on the Leg Press Machine.
11. Use sandwich bags instead
of workout gloves.
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...
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Nick Nilsson is Vice-President
of the online personal training company BetterU, Inc. He has a degree in Physical
Education and Psychology and has been inventing new training techniques for
more than 16 years. Nick is the author of a number of bodybuilding eBooks including
"Metabolic Surge - Rapid Fat Loss," "The Best Exercises You've
Never Heard Of," "Gluteus to the Maximus - Build a Bigger Butt NOW!"
and "The Best Abdominal Exercises You've Never Heard Of" all available
at (http://www.fitness-ebooks.com).
He can be contacted at betteru@fitstep.com.
