The Pen is Mightier Than The Weight

If I ask you what is the most important piece of equipment a person who wants to build muscles needs you may point to a barbell, a dumbbell, or weight plate. All these answers would be wrong.

The answer is a pen and a notebook.

Just like the pen is mightier than the sword for the power of words, so is the pen mightier than the weight. This time, the words this pen will write will be for your eyes only but they are no less important. In fact, they are your ultimate tool.

The reason why the pen is mightier than the weight is that serious muscle building must be “managed”. You can’t go into the gym and start doing any exercise you like in any manner, order, or method.

The unplanned method may yield some results but they won’t be optimal. In some cases, this kind of messy approach may even be counterproductive. To get the very best results, you have to plan ahead and keep track of your current progress.

If you don’t plan ahead, whether it is your next workout, or a complete workout plan for the near future, you won’t be able to follow a systematic training progression. Don’t assume that you can somehow keep track of everything in your head. It will probably not work.

You also need to keep track of your progress during the workout itself, noting the weight you’re working with and the number of reps that you perform. Tracking is the only way in which you can adequately judge the way a fitness routine works or not.

What you eat and when you do so, is also information you must record. After all, your nutrition is crucial for your success or failure as a muscle builder. Unless you eat correctly, you will never be able to build a lot of muscle mass.

Proper nutrition is a science in and of itself which is why muscle builders pay good money for eating plans such as the Anabolic Cooking plan. Buying the best food for muscle growth is not enough. You need to eat it in the right quantity at the right time. Doing so requires you to keep a record of what you eat and when.

As you can see, the Pen is the muscle builder’s tool in and out of the gym. You need to get used to working with it. At first it can be quite a hassle to write everything down. It’s not fun, it’s tedious, and it’s boring. However, it is something that simply has to be done and you will quickly get used to it.

I recommend having a notebook with you every time you go into a gym. You want to have a complete record of your progress. This is how you get results.

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