Must-Read: How to Get Stronger

We’re always trying to get stronger. No one wants to actually put on the pounds of flab and sit in front of the TV on the couch. It’s just that, for the most part, a lot of people just don’t know HOW to get stronger. If they knew how to become stronger, if they were educated enough to know how to do it, then maybe they would actually get out and put some muscular weight on their body. But instead, they just sit and wait for it to somehow happen. Well, no more!

And so today we’re heading on over to Men’s Fitness where they have a list of 25 ways that you should attempt in order to make yourself stronger. Here’s the first two, in order to give you a little taste of what the post will be giving you:

1. “Work up” to your heaviest weight instead of using a pyramid.

Do several warm-up sets with low reps that prepare you to lift your heaviest on your last few sets. That way, you’ll have energy for those sets ? the most crucial ones for strength gains. Say you’re planning to squat with 300 pounds for five reps. You could do 135 pounds for six reps, 185 for five, 225 for three, 275 for two, and then 300 for five. By the time you get to the 300 set, you’ll be thoroughly warmed up but not fatigued.

2. Visualize every rep before you do the set.

Imagine how it will feel, where your eyes will be focused, and how you’ll breathe. Doing so will make you more “familiar” with how the set will be done, and it will seem easier.

So head on over to the link above in order to get yourself stronger as quickly as possible.