Stayin on top of your Bodybuilding Program

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Going to the gym everyday is a moving meditation. It's often the biggest piece of 'me' time that most of us have available all day. It's good for the body, it's good for the mind and it's even good for the soul. Yet, it is so difficult to get to the gym, and spend some quality time with self.

Why is this ?

Let's go to the 3rd week of January. You've made your new years resolution that this year is going to be it - You're going to get into shape. You even went as far as to get a membership at the local gym. You've read the books, decided on a training program, got yourself a new towel and even get your body fat measured. You even watched an episode of Oprah. All motivated and hyped up, you're ready for the new you.

So, every morning or evening, you rock up at the gym, working up a sweat and you walk out there feeling great. You follow the diet religiously and you avoid all of live's sweet temptations. And it's going great - the more you do it the better your body works. And you last until well into week 5.

And then the trouble starts. Perhaps a bad day at the office, a fight with your partner or it's "Just one of those days". Often, going to the gym might be the best thing you could do for yourself - but just not today, I'll go tomorrow again.

When tomorrow arrives, you just can't get around to going to the gym. Some excuse pops up from somewhere, and you grab it with both hands. So, you promise yourself - Next week Monday. And Monday comes, and suddenly it becomes next week, and then nothing. You might pop into the gym one more time feeling positive again, but the will isn't there any more.

So what happened?

It was fun and exciting because it was something new. But just like gravity will eventually bring everything back down to earth, the reality of expending all that energy on a daily basis can wear you down and bring you back down to earth with a bump. The alternative is that something or someone else brings you to an abrupt standstill. And you just can't quite seem to work up the energy needed to get yourself moving again.

Don't feel despondent - we all have those days. There is a way to get over this little hurdle.

"Little hurdle? Little?!? It's a huge problem!" - is usually the first reaction I get to that statement. "I've fallen off the bus, I've blown it" is a close second. Here's the secret - you've only stumbled; it's only a minor setback.

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You can read part 2 of "Zen and the art of Bodybuilding" on the Bodaciousbod.com Female Bodybuilding website.