Certain bodybuilders who have been training for muscle gains find that weight lifting workout sessions can become mentally difficult to sustain, especially during high volume periods, and this emotional barrier causes many to forego the bodybuilding process before significant results are achieved. Yet, there is a proven method that increases motivation, and can even inspire a weight lifter to put forth far more effort than otherwise seems possible.

Young and old alike use music in their spare time to lift emotions when feeling less than stellar, and this is one of the most effective bodybuilding workout aids for enhancing mental focus. It would on the surface seem that any background noise may in fact distract a bodybuilder from his weight training workout obligations, but this is not so, as the mind, when focusing on a weight training set without music, is more likely to begin repelling from the stress that is about to occur, while music can provide a pleasant distraction from this reality, one that amazingly can cause a bodybuilder to lift more weight and perform a set with greater intensity than otherwise would be possible.

During moments when I have chosen music that I either have not listened to for an extended period, or when hearing a newly released song that I find enjoyable, I've been able to attack the weights with a level of intensity and focus that has been impossible for me in any other way. But doing so requires selecting a particular type of music, and this will differ based upon our own individual preferences. If you are not one who listens to music, load software such as Itunes and sample some free radio stations that play a variety of music (80s, 90s, current, rock, pop, etc), and see if you can find some music that seemingly causes your blood to boil and goose bumps to surface, and when you begin to experience an adrenalin boost because of a specific song, you know that this is ideal for a bodybuilding workout session, and should become a part of your workout collection.

In addition to music, I have recently started to alternate using songs with watching television as I execute my workout sessions, as I've found that a bodybuilding routine which otherwise may seem redundant can become substantially entertaining with the proper TV programming. I recommend recording shows you find enjoyable on video tape or DVR, and play them during your bodybuilding workout session (training at home thankfully allows me with the luxury of easily doing so), as this method can also distract you from bodybuilding workout stress, and put you in a mental state where enduring a 60-90 minute bodybuilding session becomes far more desirable.

I've never experienced the same motivational surge with television as I have when playing music, so the correct songs I feel have a far more positive emotional impact on a weight training workout session, but TV, for me, provides another form of entertainment that can cause a bodybuilding workout to seem far more sustainable than simply focusing on the sounds of weight smashing together for a full hour. With television, I especially enjoy that time between sets is enjoyable, as opposed to focused on the intensity necessary for the remaining weight lifting workout. I have even at times performed a hybrid, alternating between television and music during the same workout, playing songs as I execute a weight training set, while using television during breaks between sets, and this method has also worked very well in greatly reducing negative mental components that accompany bodybuilding workout sessions.

Even though many bodybuilders have already discovered the power of music to fuel bodybuilding workouts, many do not spend sufficient time diversifying their musical choices, as inevitably, regardless of how much motivation a particular musical choice may provide, after frequent plays, the energizing impact will decline significantly, and those who load their music player with the exact same group of songs will soon lack inspiration. Therefore, seeking out a wide range of music is helpful, as cycling through many different songs will allow what now may seem unstimulating a chance to refresh itself, and upon returning to your bodybuilding workout sessions in the future, that identical song will enhance workout intensity once again. Make sure to choose enough music to swap between songs over a several month period, as this keeps the choices entertaining, and will enhance the positive distraction in your bodybuilding workout sessions that will keep you motivated and primed for success.