One of the biggest factors I see holding back males in the gym time and time again is the male ego.
When lifting weights, the Male ego will generally choose to sacrifice correct technique in order to lift more weight. Males have to push the big numbers.
Males also tend to focus on the big 2: Biceps and Chest. These are what are often referred to as the ‘show’ or ‘beach’ muscles.
What they fail to understand is that if they develop a big chest they will need an equally big back to support it.
How many times have you seen guys who look like they fill out their t-shirt but if you take a closer look you notice that they have a stooped posture, their shoulders sit forwards and their neck is hunched?
This is due to them over training of chest while neglecting the muscles of the back. These bad training habits lead to alignment problems, imbalance and eventually, injury.
As we have mentioned before, the human body likes to grow evenly, so if you neglect working your back, it will hinder the development of your Chest. This same factor applies to every part of the body, the upper body, the arms, the legs and the lower back and abdominals.
Males in general also prefer to skip cardio. Why waste time running for 30 mins when I could be curling some serious weight instead?
Many males in gyms today are already quite big but lack definition. Their muscle is already there but it is hidden under a layer of fat, but for some reason they try and curl heavier weights to get the chiselled look that they are after.
Most guys don’t realize that if they spent less time focusing on weight training only and more time doing cardio they would begin to see the results that they are looking for and in relatively quick time.
Remember weights build muscle, cardio burns fat. Everybody has a six pack; it’s whether or not you can see it that makes the difference.
Once you’ve identified your weaknesses you can turn them into your strengths. Harness your ego to build success.
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