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Moderator 
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How many of you use visualization as a part of your training and what could you be missing out of??! There have been numerous research reports published concerning the use of visualization and the effects upon human physical performance. The latter of which came from J. Stanos, a professor at Harvard in 1998, stating that visualization used in 3 studies between a group taught to use visualization and a placebo group taught to just think about an activity, the group implementing the visualization technique performed the intended task at an almost 100% perfect task rate as compared to the placebo group that performed at a mere 55% How do you use visualization geared toward your diet, training, and progress. I use it every night, do you? ------------------     | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder 
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i use visualization every day, how else do you think i can stand taking all this lutalyse? this shit hurts and is very demanding physically and mentally. i can't wait to get off and get my life back... you know, i've always noticed that your up late at night, how come? ------------------ | ||
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Moderator
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Ryry its so you can email me late and always get a quick response...heh..heh..heh..heh..glad your taking the pgf2a like a man...LOL WCP ------------------ | ||
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Moderator
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Ok, some tips on visualizaton: Its fairly simple as its a game of the mental over the physical. You use the image of your routine for your starting point. That day and while you lay in bed that night think about how puny those plates ACTUALLY look on that bar, and think about how strong you are. Picture yourself pushing the weight up without thinking much, as if its an everyday occurance. Think about how much each plate weighs, I mean 45lbs, so what, and see yourself putting it up over and over in your head that night, full range of motion, and no problems. Look in your vision as an animal, and not like the weights are trying to crush you, but if you dont do it some pencil neck in the corner will, see it, believe it, and do it. That is the entire mental game to visualization. WCP ------------------ | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder
Posts: 980 |
hey, does that also work with chicks? well i'm up late cause i still have one injection session left, one more week left and i'm free... | ||
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Pro Bodybuilder 
Posts: 375 |
I did that right before my monday workout and you know the results of that!!!!! HEHEHE can someone say placebo..... ------------------ | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder 
Posts: 114 |
Sometimes I use visualisation. I don't see it as something of great importance, like training or diet , but as something that just might help. I visualize before I go to sleep (don't know if this is the correct timing...). Interesting topic.. ------------------ | ||
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Cool Novice 
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Excellent post!I definately believe whole-heartedly in visualization.For bodybuilding as well as for life in general!Nice to see someone using there brain  This also makes a nice intro to another post that i was planning on making in the next day or two....once i do a bit more research...on meditation...and its uses in bodybuilding. Stay tuned fellas. | ||
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Novice 
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Works great,what ever the brain wants the body follows.At night time cross your hands over your naval breath in the nose and out the mouth keeping your tongue at the roof of your mouth.With your eyes closed look into the middle of your forhead you should see a bright light,that is your third eye.After a while you should see your self thats when you can see your self doing what ever you want.Takes time,skip ------------------ | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder
Posts: 786 |
Also works well for recovering from injury or sickness. | ||
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Guru
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Great post WCP,the mind is a very powerful weapon that is often not utilized to its fullest potential in the physical realm... | ||
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Pro Bodybuilder
Posts: 557 |
Another interesting post from WCP, the Thinking Man's Mod! I've never thought of using visualization in the way you do, WCP, but am willing to give it a try. I went to grad school with the guy who ended up in charge of Sports Psychology for the US Olympic Team, 1988 through 1996, so I'm aware of the use of visualization in "timed" and "rehearsed" sports, like ski-racing, for example. Never thought of applying it to strength tests, like you're doing. Again, interesting thread, bro. BTW, where (and when) do you come up with all your off-the-wall ideas and threads, man? Bjaarki ------------------ BECOME SOMEONE'S HERO! | ||
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Moderator
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Bjaark, Im a psych graduate, so that is where I come off with some of my ideas. It works well man, we can never underestimate the power of the mind. WCP ------------------ | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
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very insightful thread wcp. i do believe that i will try this technique. i usually just think about something or someone in my life that pisses me off and then lift the weight. your suggestion sounds less mentally stressful. ------------------ | ||
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Cool Novice
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I studied this extensively in college prior to 1998. Every Thursday and Friday night prior to a football game the team would all take their turns sitting in this egg-looking chair and listening to music visualizing making a big hit or running a touchdown. It helped me and my teammates tremendously. Here is another branch of this discussion. IT IS NOT MEANT TO HURT OR OFFEND ANYONE!! Psychatrists (sorry I don't have a reference) discovered that after a person goes through a traumatic experience like a mugging, rape, assault or maybe even an argument with a loved one they tend to think about the incident over again in their minds maybe hundreds of times. This causes some type of cerebral stimulation leading that person to actually relive the incident. This causes the person to feel over again what actually happened that day, hour, minute down to the second. In some case the person tends to make precise bodily motions of what happened. When we apply this same theory to visualization we can actually help a person "practice" without doing physical work. Yes, visualization works. Just my experience. Hope it helps. If I find the study, I will post it! 4rt |
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posted October 28, 2000 03:46 AM