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By Bob Otieno
Visualisation can play an important part in gaining weight and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Gaining muscle can also be difficult for many people who don’t use their minds in the process.
Generally, visualisation is a powerful techniques that can help one make lasting lifestyle changes. It is a great weight gain tool and it’s as simple as visualising how you want the body to look like. This mental image of yourself is then transferred to the subconscious mind, which in turn starts to work on your body, shaping it in accordance with your mental image.
This means that if you programme your subconscious with an image of yourself as being more muscular, through persistence, your mind will accept this and aid the body to conform to this mental image. Once your mind is programmed with the proper mental images, it will start to work in assisting you to gain muscle.
How it works
You have to let go of your past failures and refuse to entertain any negative images that come into your mind. If you can visualise your body at its perfect proportions, the subconscious mind will work to make it become a reality. It will then begin to positively reinforce your body into aiding your metabolism and eating habits.
• Try to think of a different image of yourself, then let your subconscious do the work for you. If you think of your body as being out of shape all the time, then the subconscious mind will find ways to make it so. The subconscious looks after all of your vital functions. It is the cause of all your good and bad habits, and also regulates the muscles of the body as well as body-fat composition on the body.
• Try to visualise your body as lean and as muscular as you would like, and your mind will work on that image. The mind can be a great partner in gaining muscle.
• Relaxation is the best way to reach the subconscious and will slow down the mind, turn off the exterior world so as to tune in to one’s inner self. The best times for these sessions are in the morning and late at night just before going to sleep.
• Perform two sessions, one in the afternoon (primary) and the other before going to sleep (secondary), but once a day is quite sufficient. Sessions usually last 20 minutes, which isn’t time consuming, especially when taking in the benefits received.
• When you begin your relaxation sessions, make sure you won’t be disturbed. Lock the door, take the phone off the hook, and loosen all clothing.
• Now find a comfortable position, whether it is lying down or sitting in a comfortable chair. Sitting may be preferable as you may fall asleep if you become too comfortable. You want to be conscious and not asleep in order to tap into your subconscious mind.
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