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Your mind has a powerful influence on how you perceive reality.

Think of reality as raw input that enters your mind, which then processes and interprets this information based on your beliefs, experiences, and emotions.

The quote from Plato suggests that by changing your thoughts and attitudes, you can shift your perception of reality itself.

This means that if you alter how you think about your surroundings and situations, you can effectively change your experience of the world.

Your mind can transform what might seem like a fixed reality into something that is shaped by your own thoughts, making your personal mental state a key player in how you view and interact with the world around you.

📽️ Workout Tips:

1. Intensity of Effort by Mike Mentzer

    

   

    

   Mike Mentzer’s philosophy on training intensity, known as "Heavy Duty," was centered on the belief that maximum muscle growth is best stimulated by reaching muscle failure with high-intensity effort rather than high volume or frequency of workouts.

    

   The key aspects of Mentzer’s intensity of effort include:

    

   • Single Set to Failure: Performing just one set per exercise, but that one set is taken to absolute muscle failure where no additional repetitions are possible even with maximum effort.

   • Pre-exhaustion: To fully fatigue a muscle, Mentzer often employed a technique called pre-exhaustion, where an isolation exercise is performed to fatigue a primary muscle group before moving on to a compound movement that includes the already exhausted muscle.

   • Infrequent Training: Given the high intensity of the workouts, recovery was paramount. Mentzer’s method required longer recovery periods between sessions, which meant fewer training days per week.

   • Controlled Rep Speed: Emphasizing controlled movement speeds to maximize muscle tension and reduce momentum, which helps increase the intensity of the effort and improve the effectiveness of the workout.

    

   Here’s his explanation of his training method.

    

2. Reverse Pyramid Training for Muscle Hypertrophy

    

   

    

   Utilize reverse pyramid training in your routine to maximize strength and hypertrophy.

    

   Start your exercise with the heaviest weight you can lift for a lower number of reps.

    

   Then, decrease the weight and increase the reps in subsequent sets.

    

   This method allows you to exert maximal effort while the muscles are still fresh, leading to better strength gains and progressive fatigue, which stimulates muscle growth.

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1. Eating citrus fruit like oranges tied to 20% lower depression risk

    

   

    

   Most thyroid issues are secondary to other problems.

    

   Thus, if you find the root cause—there is a cure.

    

   Here are the absolute best ways to heal your thyroid:

    

2. Get Abs In 60 Days (Using Science)

    

   

    

   In this video, Jeff Nippard shows you the most effective science-based way to get six-pack abs.

    

   He talked about the best ab exercises, how many calories you should eat on your six-pack diet, how much protein you should eat and what supplements he takes.

    

   Check it out here.

    

3. The ONLY 2 Exercises That Grew My Stubborn Chest

    

   

    

   If your chest refuses to grow no matter how many exercises you try, then Jeremy Ethier has a solution for you.

    

   Here are the 2 key chest exercises you need to do to start experiencing the same chest growth as he did.