Thinking Big II: Aspiring to a Higher Level of Bodybuilding Achievement!

320 Pages·2016·0.61 MB·English

by  Cour Skip la.

Thinking Big II

Aspiring to a Higher Level of
Bodybuilding Achievement!

By Skip La Cour
Thinking Big II
Aspiring to a Higher Level of
Bodybuilding Achievement!
By Skip La Cour
Contents

Part I - Building a Solid Foundation for Success

1. This Book Can Be a Powerful Step in Your Compelling Journey

2. Creating Your Mission Statement Will Pull You Toward Your Goals

3. Turn Your Bodybuilding into a Masterpiece

4. Creating an Empowering Identity Can Change Your Bodybuilding
Destiny

5. How Do You Know You Are Working Hard?

6. Examining Your Beliefs about What You Can Accomplish

7. Reversing Common Pitfalls in Your Belief Structure Could Launch You into a
New Level of Drug-Free Growth

Part II - Winning The Battle Against Yourself

8. The First Step Toward Succeeding in Drug-Free Bodybuilding Is
Acknowledging Your Fears

9. Asking Yourself Better Questions to Create New References and Eliminate
Your Fears

10. Controlling Your Emotions on a Consistent Basis Is a Key to Bodybuilding
Success

11. Having the Right Perspective and Giving Your Best Effort Can Help You
Appreciate Your Physique Right Now

12. No Matter How It May Appear, Everyone Is Paying the Price
Part III - Acquiring Effective Bodybuilding Strategies

13. Keep an Open Mind to New Bodybuilding Information and Accelerate Your
Progress

14. Average Joe Doesn't Have Any Winning Strategies to Share with You—
Champions Do!

Part IV - Peak Performance In The Gym

15. Specific Training Goals Set the Stage for Outstanding Workouts

16. Programming Your Brain for Peak Performance in the Gym

Part V - Overcoming Challenges And Setbacks

17. Working Your Way through the Downtimes

18. You Can Turn Your Worst Day into Your Best Days by Thinking Big

Part VI - Insuring Long-Term Success

19. You Are Never Standing Still

20. Is Striving for a Balanced Life Sabotaging Your Bodybuilding Goals?

21. You Never Have to Plateau in Bodybuilding

22. Your Ability to Take Risks Will Determine Your Level of Bodybuilding
Success

23. Becoming Brilliant Is Simply a Matter of Passion, Effort, and Time

Part VII - Effectively Dealing with the Influence of Other People

24. Your Success in Bodybuilding Is Affected by Those Who Surround You

25. Focus on Yourself and Become Your Very Best

Part VIII - Creating the Attitude of a True Winner

26. Winning Is All about Becoming the Best You Can Be

27. Real Leadership Is What's Needed in Drug-Free Bodybuilding
28. Drug-Free Bodybuilders Are Unknowingly Ruining Drug-Free Bodybuilding!

29. Happiness Is Victory

Others

Review of the Chapter Exercises

About the Author

Part I
Building a Solid Foundation for
Success

Aspiring to a Higher Level of Bodybuilding Achievement!
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This Book Can Be A Powerful Step In Your
Compelling Journey!

I know what you want—and I’m committed to helping you get it!

I feel privileged to have this opportunity to share my thoughts, opinions, ideas,
mental strategies, and the lessons I have learned. It is my sincere desire that this
book will provide information and inspiration to get you closer to earning the
physique you ultimately want. Whether it’s by means of one of the exercises that
creates clarity and improves your training intensity or a personal challenge or
struggle I share that gives you the courage to try just one more time, I want to be
your coach and friend who helps you reach your bodybuilding goals.

How Mental Strategies Became the Cornerstone of Everything I Share

You may be aware of my accomplishments on the competitive stage but may
wonder how I evolved into a “motivational bodybuilder” or “mental strength
coach” who writes books, articles for magazines, and conducts seminars around
the world. These unique titles and distinctions have come as a result of my love
for bodybuilding and my commitment to becoming more efficient at educating
others.

I used to spend hours upon hours explaining bodybuilding strategies in the areas
of training, nutrition, and supplementation—but had only limited success with the
people I helped. It wasn’t that those people weren’t benefiting from my
knowledge and efforts. I just felt every person I invested my time in had to follow
through and actually achieve the results they told me they wanted. People being
people, that was never going to happen!

Very early in my career, I came to the conclusion that what made people
successful at anything they did in life was their mindset—not any secret strategy
or a “magic bullet” everyone seems to be looking for. When I thought about my
own experiences, what made me successful in bodybuilding was an outstanding
psychology. I thought like a champion and therefore became a champion. I found
this way of thinking is universal among all people who are successful.

It became apparent to me that even the very best strategy fueled by a poor way
of thinking would produce only mediocre results—at best! On the other hand, a
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mediocre strategy fortified with an outstanding way of thinking would produce
results far better than anyone could ever imagine.

Very early in my career, I came to the conclusion that what made
people successful at anything they did in life was their
mindset—not any secret strategy or a “magic bullet” everyone
seems to be looking for.

I decided I’d be dramatically more effective helping people make improvements
to their bodies by focusing on getting them in the right state of mind—and then I
would offer great training, nutrition, and supplementation strategies.

The Tremendous Impact of My First Book, Thinking Big

The frustration caused by being ineffective at helping people by my using only
specific training, nutrition, and supplementation concepts was the driving force
behind writing my first book, Thinking Big. This step-by-step workbook guides
bodybuilders into setting goals and reevaluating limiting beliefs. It provides
mental exercises that help make the process of bodybuilding a more enjoyable
experience. Thinking Big helps bodybuilders identify what they want and helps
them get what they want.

Thinking Big was received with remarkable international approval. If fact, the
book was nominated for Book of the Year by the Weider Awards.

Here are only a few of the hundreds of letters I received about Thinking Big:

“I received your book Thinking Big for my birthday and read it from cover to
cover. Although you have already motivated me by your articles in Ironman, your
book Thinking Big put me over the edge. If there were any doubts in my mind
about my potential or my drive to become outstanding, that book put those
thoughts to rest. Your book has helped put everything into focus for me and has
given me the knowledge to become not only the best bodybuilder I can be, but
also the best person I can be!”

Marc Platt
St. Clair Shores, MI

“Your book, Thinking Big, is by far one of the best books on motivation. It really
has helped me to understand how to motivate myself. After having listed my
goals and all the compelling reasons along with the consequences, I can't wait to
train. I am 43 years old and I have set some ambitious goals for myself. I only
wish I had bought your book sooner!”

Bert Hernandez
Somerville, NJ
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