August 12, 2023 • 9 mins
The Power of Muscle podcast shares motivating insights, proven tactics, and inspiring stories from professionals and experts in longevity, sports performance, health science, and fitness to advance your breakthrough and unlock your potential.
Life is long, so stay strong.
Here is a glance at what you'll find in this episode:
How to use visualization to advance your mind-muscle connection.
Learn more about goal setting for mental performance.
Learn the 5 ways that having a partner makes your mental focus better.
For more information about mastering mind training click the link to the article below,
https://www.mindmusclememory.com/the-secret-to-changing-your-mental-health-today/
If you'd like access to tactics, resources, and skills to help you take action on what is talked about, please visit: https://www.mindmusclememory.com/
Life is long, so stay strong.
Here is a glance at what you'll find in this episode:
How to use visualization to advance your mind-muscle connection.
Learn more about goal setting for mental performance.
Learn the 5 ways that having a partner makes your mental focus better.
For more information about mastering mind training click the link to the article below,
https://www.mindmusclememory.com/the-secret-to-changing-your-mental-health-today/
If you'd like access to tactics, resources, and skills to help you take action on what is talked about, please visit: https://www.mindmusclememory.com/
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Hello, welcome to the Power of Muscle podcast. I'm Miles Betcher,
your host, and today we're going to talk about mastering
your mind during training. How do you master your mind
during training and what does that mean during your workouts
to elevate your performance? How can you get the most
and really surpass your limits achieve the results that you
(00:22):
really dream of, the where you want to go. So
we're going to take you step by step through some
of these different techniques, the things that you need to
bring along with you day to day when you go
to do your workout. And that workout of course could
be out on the field, it could be on the track,
especially is you know for mind muscle memories, especially in
(00:45):
the weight room, it's going to be where you're doing
your weight training, your resistance training, which again could be
in your home gym as well, even with just some
bands or some body weight exercises. But there's certain aspects
to mastering mind training that you really want to know
now focusing on If you know them, then then share
(01:07):
how you're utilizing it, how you're getting you know, reaching
your uh, you know, achieving your results, and how can
we you know, go one step further and maybe bring
one of these other key aspects uh to to your
your mind training. Okay, so the first one I'm going
to really bring in is is central to mind, muscle memory,
(01:30):
and uh in everything that we do, whether it's a
sports related or or you know, trying to make a transformation,
trying to overcome an injury, or just go to where
you haven't gone before for your your physical condition, your
physical state, which is of course becoming an equalizer, mastering
each side of the body, right and left, shoulder, front
(01:52):
back of the legs, you know, the front back of
the core, all these things that make you so that
you have that equalizer trademark that we have where you
have the three rings and those sort of the four
rings that the first one is of course in the
core and the three rings on the outside of the
hips and hips and shoulders, elbows and knees and then
(02:13):
wrist and ankles, those are your joints. So how do
we get there? Well, we want to embrace the power
of visualization is the first one. And when visualization is
such a powerful technique that we want to we want
to train with. Okay, we want to train with seeing
yourself performing in exercise with perfect form, you know, again,
(02:37):
perfect practice makes perfect. You got to focus in and
do the three seconds up, three seconds down, six second
muscle find a method and that you're going to be
able to focus in on your muscle command and control
of your muscle. And of course that brings in a burn,
but when you're visualizing, you don't have to feel the
(02:58):
burn per se. You're gonna see yourself performing the movement,
but you're gonna be breathing right. You're gonna be moving
properly with perfect form and really making the muscles become
flexed and stretched with excellent muscle command and control. And
you're gonna be able to see this in your mind.
(03:19):
You're gonna feel and experience that that feeling of wow,
this feels great, and you can rehearse that in your
in your mind and your brain is actually being shown
in studies to create better neuro connections to those muscle fibers,
to that muscle control. So again, if you can solidify
that muscle memory, it's it's a training process. The muscle memory.
(03:42):
We use our mind, We master our mind training like
we're talking about here. You then begin begin to elevate
and transform and adapt through progressive adaptation the stronger muscle,
the more condition muscle, the muscle that has more endurance,
the muscle that is what you want it to be
(04:03):
with its with it's muscle balance and equalization. So that's
the first one is embracing the power of that visualization.
Now the second part, of course, is when we're doing
our exercises. That's that is doing the exercise and we're
practicing a breathing technique, a mindful breathing technique technique, and
(04:26):
that goes along again with the muscle finder method that
we're on basics is that when we're a muscle is
lengthening and we're releasing the muscle, opening the muscle up
and lowering the weight resistance down. We're inhaling smoothly on
a three count right in through the nose, in hinflating
and the exhaling as we flex the muscle back on
(04:47):
a three second count one two three flexing and exhaling,
and we're keeping that consistent flow of nose breathing particularly
is better and it's more consistent for us. It reduces
that tigue, increases our endurance, and we're very mindful we
want to execute that inhalation and exhalation smoothly and feeling
(05:09):
that our diaphragm muscle is engaging with the bottom of
the lungs, right where the heart is. It's the bottom
of the lungs. It's working that diaphragm muscle in and
out with a controlled fatigue, with a control and a
command to that. As well as we're developing our muscles,
we're developing our breathing technique and our breathing capacity. So
(05:33):
we practice that mindful breathing. That's very, very important to
mastermind training is to understand how your breathing technique is
going to help you. The next part that we want
to talk about the next factor in mastering mind training
is to employ some positive affirmations. Okay, we want to
(05:54):
replace the self doubt of that weight was hard, I
don't think I'm going to be able to lift that
weight too or that was just too far. I can't
you know, sustain this speed at this distance this and
say Okay, I am strong, I'm capable of adapting and
progressing and moving into a better place. It's just gonna
(06:16):
take me a little bit longer. My goal was was
maybe need to be readjusted for this this goal. Let
me readjust my goal. Don't get rid of the goal,
but keep it there, right, but just say it's going
to take me a little different timeframe. Maybe I needed.
I wasn't eating very good in the last you know, month,
as I was trying to accomplish this new speed at
(06:38):
this new distance on the bike or the running, and uh,
and you really want to engage in the positive affirmations,
which is, uh, I'm capable, I can push through with
these challenges. I can do this. It's going to take
the time I wanted. I'm going to do this, And
it's it's that mental mindset that that positive mindset, and
(06:59):
of course we've you know, really want to celebrate. This
is one thing that we look at with our particular
aspect of the victory mindset, that victory mindset, that victory
coaching that we've engaged in for so many years with
all of our clients, is that we want to you know,
obviously we're looking at a milestone, you know, lifting a
(07:21):
slightly heavier weight, or looking at the progress of the
repetitions that we can do now or the endurance that
we've gained and foster a sense of I did this,
I accomplished this. And we also at times like to say,
because of that reward yourself, get that new pair of
sneakers you've been looking at and you've been trying on,
(07:42):
get a new get that new hat or T shirt,
or take yourself out for a you know, a lunch
if it's just for yourself, and tell tell the workout
partner or your family about it, and say, we're all
going to go out to have a uh Saturday lunch
here or breakfast on Sunday because this is what I've accomplished. Now,
(08:05):
I really want to have everybody be there as you've
been part of that process too, so I want to
take everybody out for a brunch on Sunday. So that's
of course looking at celebrating that milestone. So make sure
you are understanding by integrating these you know, visualizations, this mindfulness,
these positive affirmations and uh and these are basic things
(08:31):
that if you haven't been doing it, started engaging in
them now. Listen further to the podcast here at the
Power Muscle Podcast, go to mind muscle memory dot com.
Make sure you look at our social channels as well,
and you are in you know, we're putting these things
(08:51):
out here all the time for you to understand more
of it, learn how do better, become better, and then
sustain it for day, decade after decade. Okay, be a
game changer. It's not just doing this, And in fact,
we try to say if you're only looking for a
short term then this probably isn't for you because this
(09:12):
is gonna take some dedications. So looking at it as
a game changer, you're looking at like, Okay, ten years
from now, fifteen years from twenty five years from I'm
still in amazing shape. I'm still doing my thing, and
I've learned how to do it, and I use that
muscle and that that body, and I stay in shape
and keep going. All right, So thanks for listening today
(09:32):
to the Power Muscle podcast. Again, thank you so much.
Visit mind muscle memory dot com and share the podcast
with anybody who may get more out of this podcast
about mastering mind, training for your workouts and elevating your performance.
Thank you so much. Have a great day.
Hello, welcome to the Power of Muscle podcast. I'm Miles Betcher,
your host, and today we're going to talk about mastering
your mind during training. How do you master your mind
during training and what does that mean during your workouts
to elevate your performance? How can you get the most
and really surpass your limits achieve the results that you
(00:22):
really dream of, the where you want to go. So
we're going to take you step by step through some
of these different techniques, the things that you need to
bring along with you day to day when you go
to do your workout. And that workout of course could
be out on the field, it could be on the track,
especially is you know for mind muscle memories, especially in
(00:45):
the weight room, it's going to be where you're doing
your weight training, your resistance training, which again could be
in your home gym as well, even with just some
bands or some body weight exercises. But there's certain aspects
to mastering mind training that you really want to know
now focusing on If you know them, then then share
(01:07):
how you're utilizing it, how you're getting you know, reaching
your uh, you know, achieving your results, and how can
we you know, go one step further and maybe bring
one of these other key aspects uh to to your
your mind training. Okay, so the first one I'm going
to really bring in is is central to mind, muscle memory,
(01:30):
and uh in everything that we do, whether it's a
sports related or or you know, trying to make a transformation,
trying to overcome an injury, or just go to where
you haven't gone before for your your physical condition, your
physical state, which is of course becoming an equalizer, mastering
each side of the body, right and left, shoulder, front
(01:52):
back of the legs, you know, the front back of
the core, all these things that make you so that
you have that equalizer trademark that we have where you
have the three rings and those sort of the four
rings that the first one is of course in the
core and the three rings on the outside of the
hips and hips and shoulders, elbows and knees and then
(02:13):
wrist and ankles, those are your joints. So how do
we get there? Well, we want to embrace the power
of visualization is the first one. And when visualization is
such a powerful technique that we want to we want
to train with. Okay, we want to train with seeing
yourself performing in exercise with perfect form, you know, again,
(02:37):
perfect practice makes perfect. You got to focus in and
do the three seconds up, three seconds down, six second
muscle find a method and that you're going to be
able to focus in on your muscle command and control
of your muscle. And of course that brings in a burn,
but when you're visualizing, you don't have to feel the
(02:58):
burn per se. You're gonna see yourself performing the movement,
but you're gonna be breathing right. You're gonna be moving
properly with perfect form and really making the muscles become
flexed and stretched with excellent muscle command and control. And
you're gonna be able to see this in your mind.
(03:19):
You're gonna feel and experience that that feeling of wow,
this feels great, and you can rehearse that in your
in your mind and your brain is actually being shown
in studies to create better neuro connections to those muscle fibers,
to that muscle control. So again, if you can solidify
that muscle memory, it's it's a training process. The muscle memory.
(03:42):
We use our mind, We master our mind training like
we're talking about here. You then begin begin to elevate
and transform and adapt through progressive adaptation the stronger muscle,
the more condition muscle, the muscle that has more endurance,
the muscle that is what you want it to be
(04:03):
with its with it's muscle balance and equalization. So that's
the first one is embracing the power of that visualization.
Now the second part, of course, is when we're doing
our exercises. That's that is doing the exercise and we're
practicing a breathing technique, a mindful breathing technique technique, and
(04:26):
that goes along again with the muscle finder method that
we're on basics is that when we're a muscle is
lengthening and we're releasing the muscle, opening the muscle up
and lowering the weight resistance down. We're inhaling smoothly on
a three count right in through the nose, in hinflating
and the exhaling as we flex the muscle back on
(04:47):
a three second count one two three flexing and exhaling,
and we're keeping that consistent flow of nose breathing particularly
is better and it's more consistent for us. It reduces
that tigue, increases our endurance, and we're very mindful we
want to execute that inhalation and exhalation smoothly and feeling
(05:09):
that our diaphragm muscle is engaging with the bottom of
the lungs, right where the heart is. It's the bottom
of the lungs. It's working that diaphragm muscle in and
out with a controlled fatigue, with a control and a
command to that. As well as we're developing our muscles,
we're developing our breathing technique and our breathing capacity. So
(05:33):
we practice that mindful breathing. That's very, very important to
mastermind training is to understand how your breathing technique is
going to help you. The next part that we want
to talk about the next factor in mastering mind training
is to employ some positive affirmations. Okay, we want to
(05:54):
replace the self doubt of that weight was hard, I
don't think I'm going to be able to lift that
weight too or that was just too far. I can't
you know, sustain this speed at this distance this and
say Okay, I am strong, I'm capable of adapting and
progressing and moving into a better place. It's just gonna
(06:16):
take me a little bit longer. My goal was was
maybe need to be readjusted for this this goal. Let
me readjust my goal. Don't get rid of the goal,
but keep it there, right, but just say it's going
to take me a little different timeframe. Maybe I needed.
I wasn't eating very good in the last you know, month,
as I was trying to accomplish this new speed at
(06:38):
this new distance on the bike or the running, and uh,
and you really want to engage in the positive affirmations,
which is, uh, I'm capable, I can push through with
these challenges. I can do this. It's going to take
the time I wanted. I'm going to do this, And
it's it's that mental mindset that that positive mindset, and
(06:59):
of course we've you know, really want to celebrate. This
is one thing that we look at with our particular
aspect of the victory mindset, that victory mindset, that victory
coaching that we've engaged in for so many years with
all of our clients, is that we want to you know,
obviously we're looking at a milestone, you know, lifting a
(07:21):
slightly heavier weight, or looking at the progress of the
repetitions that we can do now or the endurance that
we've gained and foster a sense of I did this,
I accomplished this. And we also at times like to say,
because of that reward yourself, get that new pair of
sneakers you've been looking at and you've been trying on,
(07:42):
get a new get that new hat or T shirt,
or take yourself out for a you know, a lunch
if it's just for yourself, and tell tell the workout
partner or your family about it, and say, we're all
going to go out to have a uh Saturday lunch
here or breakfast on Sunday because this is what I've accomplished. Now,
(08:05):
I really want to have everybody be there as you've
been part of that process too, so I want to
take everybody out for a brunch on Sunday. So that's
of course looking at celebrating that milestone. So make sure
you are understanding by integrating these you know, visualizations, this mindfulness,
these positive affirmations and uh and these are basic things
(08:31):
that if you haven't been doing it, started engaging in
them now. Listen further to the podcast here at the
Power Muscle Podcast, go to mind muscle memory dot com.
Make sure you look at our social channels as well,
and you are in you know, we're putting these things
(08:51):
out here all the time for you to understand more
of it, learn how do better, become better, and then
sustain it for day, decade after decade. Okay, be a
game changer. It's not just doing this, And in fact,
we try to say if you're only looking for a
short term then this probably isn't for you because this
(09:12):
is gonna take some dedications. So looking at it as
a game changer, you're looking at like, Okay, ten years
from now, fifteen years from twenty five years from I'm
still in amazing shape. I'm still doing my thing, and
I've learned how to do it, and I use that
muscle and that that body, and I stay in shape
and keep going. All right, So thanks for listening today
(09:32):
to the Power Muscle podcast. Again, thank you so much.
Visit mind muscle memory dot com and share the podcast
with anybody who may get more out of this podcast
about mastering mind, training for your workouts and elevating your performance.
Thank you so much. Have a great day.
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