It doesn’t matter what other people think of you. What’s important is what YOU think of you.
Author: Skip La Cour
Skip La Cour
At 62 years old, Skip La Cour is the world’s #1 authority for Workouts for Older Men, Longevity for Older Men, and Personal Development for Older Men. La Cour helps older men like you get in shape. He is the creator of the Age Optimization System and a six-time national champion drug-free bodybuilder. He helps men who are a little older become their best both inside AND outside of the gym. Feel free to email Skip at any time at [email protected] with your questions and comments. Or, call (925)352-4366.
The quickest way to get from where you are now to where you want to be is to surround yourself with people who are already there.
No one cares about how much you’ve suffered. No one cares about how much you’ve sacrificed. What people really care about are the RESULTS you’ve produced.
Set your signs on what you really want. You should never settle for only what you think you get.
RESULTS are what matter most. Never become satisfied just because you get a lot of tasks checked off your list or use strategies that your friends all agree are the “best” if you aren’t getting the RESULTS you really want.
Don’t waste your time asking anyone what your ‘potential’ is to build a great physique. In life, you either do or you don’t do. PERIOD. Potential doesn’t mean much in the battle between ‘You Versus You.’
Most people who can’t get on track with their bodybuilding and training efforts can’t do so because they have conflicting goals, values, and priorities going on in OTHER AREAS of their lives–not because they don’t have the ‘right’ combination of strategies. They just don’t realize it
It’s NOT the sets, reps, exercises, or order that make a specific training routine most effective–it’s the MENTAL POWER of the PERSON doing that training routine that makes the biggest difference.
Any natural physique that EVERYONE believes is natural is a natural physique that isn’t worth having.
Every single action you take toward your ultimate bodybuilding goal is important. Put 100 percent of your focus and attention into EVERYTHING you do at the time you are doing it. However, once it’s done–it’s done. It’s no longer important. It’s now the action step that’s immediately in front of ou that’s ‘the most important thing in the world.
Don’t commiserate with all the other people who will gladly agree with your limiting beliefs about what is and isn’t possible. You may feel better in the short term–but you’ll compromise your chances of accomplishing anything AMAZING in your life.”
How badly do you want to build an outstanding physique? How hard are you willing to work to achieve the body you really want? Most importantly, what are you willing to sacrifice in order to earn the quality build you desire? Many people in this world want to have an extraordinary physique, but very few are willing to pay the price necessary to get it. How about you? Anything in life that is worth achieving comes with a price tag. In terms of your overall quality of life, what price are you willing to invest in order to achieve your…
Life is always teaching us lessons. The only question is whether or not we are paying attention to those lessons.
The best way to feel good about yourself is to step up, push yourself, and do something so well that it even impresses the heck out of you.
Proudly highlight your strengths. Camouflage your weaknesses while always striving to improve upon them. Be the best YOU can be.
Don’t make the mistake many people do about their training efforts. They ASSUME they are smarter and work harder than most people. That way of thinking just takes away your ‘edge’to go for more. Even if that was true, the vast majority of people aren’t Great at what they do–so that’s not a great accomplishment anyway.
Always be mentally prepared – you must be 100% mentally prepared to have an awesome set at least a few seconds before your hands even touch the bar, dumbbell, or machine.
Control The Negative – Lowering the weight at half the speed that you used to power it up is a great start.
Flat Barbell Bench Press – The key to stimulating the targeted muscle group more effectively might be as easy as adjusting the angle of your arms compared to your torso.
I have experimented with many body part training splits over the years, but none produce results that compare to the ones I’ve achieved while training one major body part a day and training each body part once every week. Al McGuire, the late Marquette University basketball coach, used to say “you gotta dance with who brung ya!” What the heck does that mean, you ask? Literally, it means that you are obligated to dance with the girl or guy who invited you to the dance—and no one else. As a basketball coach, McGuire felt that he should use the same…