![]() ![]() If you want to go into full-on brutal Soviet mode, why not further enhance your workout by stripping down to your underwear and enlisting a balding colonel to shout homophobic abuse at you while repeatedly punching you in the sternum. So if there is any artist that sends you into a seething, Hulk-like frenzy (Cliff Richard, Mick Hucknall), get it pumping through your headphones and watch your 1RM squat soar. It’s a well known fact that anger is an effective motivator (research overwhelmingly indicates that feeling angry increases performance), and there’s no anger quite like hearing Burn by Ellie Goulding for the 6th time that hour in your local gym. Rather than listen to music you enjoy to get yourself in the mood, listen to music that you can’t fucking stand instead.Īccording to research propagated by the USSR a few decades ago, listening to “noxious” music provides an extra boost when working out. long-term psychological scarring or the neighbours reporting you to the police. ![]() Get creative by all means, but please remember we cannot be held responsible if anything goes wrong, i.e. If you own a power rack, why not go into full-on Deer Hunter mode and have a spotter hold a gun to your head, shout obscene threats in a high-pitched oriental accent and slap you repeatedly in the face.įor added realism, consider playing ambient sound effects through your stereo system – helicopter blades, napalm bursts, machine gun fire, screams of mutilated peasants, etc. While it’s certainly inappropriate to put you or your loved ones in genuine danger for the sake of adding 5kg to your squat PR, a realistic representation or role play scenario will certainly inject some adrenaline into your session. ![]() So how best to exploit your body’s fear mechanism and generate maximal strength for your workout? Indeed, studies regarding the biomechanics of weightlifting show there is a distinction between the force our muscles our able to typically apply, referred to as “absolute strength” (around 80% for trained weightlifters and 65% for ordinary people), and the body’s maximum force (100%), generated through the conscious exertion of will. Throughout history, there have been countless instances where ordinary people have mustered extraordinary strength (lifting cars, fighting off bears) in order to save their life or the life of others. It is well-documented that the body’s fear response mechanisms can instill in us a primitive, effectively superhuman strength which we would not be able to access in ordinary circumstances. In the context of that interview, where other discussion topics ranged from homosexual incest to lifting weights with your penis, you’d probably dismiss this assertion, but Yang was definitely on to something. When we interviewed Frank Yang a few years ago, the efficacy of squatting heavy with a gun to your head came up. So, without further ado, here are five unconventional ways to get pumped up for a workout… 1) Scare yourself shitless Well in true Gymtalk fashion, we’re here to give you something a bit different and a bit less crap. You know, guff like: drink coffee, sign a commitment contract, think positive thoughts, make a list of what makes you happy, blah blah fucking blah. So what are the best ways to get yourself off the sofa and into the gym?Īsk Google this question and you’ll no doubt be met with the same rehashed, insipid advice from fitness “enthusiasts” with names like “Debbie” who have kooky Twitter profiles about bacon and hamsters and look like their idea of a heavy workout is strumming themselves senseless to The Great British Bake Off. Whatever the excuse, dragging yourself to the gym when you’d rather be anywhere else is, as any self-important fitness guru will tell you, the difference between reaching your goals or ending up a fat, pathetic loser flipping burgers in a lay-by while your wife straddles her personal trainer for reps. Maybe it’s the thumping hangover encroaching on your productivity, maybe it’s the miserable weather dampening your mood, or maybe you just really want to find out whether the couple in Escape To The Country are prepared to go over their budget to get the house of their dreams. We all have days when we just can’t be bothered. 5 Unconventional Ways To Get Pumped Up For A Workout ![]()
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