You just came to the point we all come to at one point or another. Some let this point be the death of their lifting careers. Some are stuck at this point for their entire lifting careers. And then there are the few who break through this point time and time again and go on to be the successful bastards who grow to be monstrous in size.

This point is what we tend to call the wall.

We hear about hitting the wall when it comes to sports and physical events when you are all out of juice and seem to be done. A marathon runner can hit the wall in a race and never finish because of it. I like to think about this as a mental wall as well. Just as a runner can “hit the wall” during a race, you can “hit the wall” mentally throughout your lifting career. This tends to be the time (or times) that you want to stop lifting because you don’t feel like lifting anymore. You either don’t want to and you don’t know why or you don’t seem to be getting results. This article is for the first guys. This site is for all of you.

Just like in sports, when you hit the wall you have to break through it to finish the race, game, etc. Without breaking through the wall you end up with nothing to show for all the work you put it. This goes doubly for lifting. If you can’t break through the mental wall that somehow made it’s way into your testosterone-ridden brain you will never reach your fitness goals in the long term. There are a few things that I do every time I hit another wall to get my ass through them.

Watch some badass lifting videos

Pumping Iron brings my motivation back every time I watch it. Watching people like Arnold, Lou Ferrigno, Mike Katz, Franco Columbo, etc. workout is one of the most inspiring things I’ve ever seen. Watching any Ronnie Coleman workout video wakes me want to go lift big shit and yell at my imaginary friend. Give this a try. All you’ll want to do is go out and get big. I consider that the best motivation ever.

Lift for the pump

The pump can be a damn inspiring thing, if used correctly.

Nobody in their right mind will tell you that the pump will get you to your goals, but it will definitely make you look damn good. Go ahead and take a day or two to just lift for the pump (basically lift wrong) and tell me how you feel. I bet it’s great.

While lifting for the pump won’t do much for your muscle gains, it will make you look and feel bigger. For today, that is all I’m going for. Looking bigger will make you want to continue working out. What is a bigger motivator than progress?

Eat a lot

This tip is my favorite of the three because it also will end up making you gain muscle at the same time.

I know when I eat a lot more than usual (upwards of 5000 – 6000 calories) I always feel pumped up. My chest feels indestructible, by arms feels swollen, my abs are solid, and even my quads are enormous! You want a great damn motivator, thats it. You walk around like your big being this pumped. You get to feel what it feels like to be a big guy, and on top of that you get to gain some very welcome muscle in the process.

This one is also my favorite because you can see what it feels like to really bulk (for all you hardgainers out there). This gives you the feel you should have every day when you are bulking so you can almost just go by feel other than by counting calories.

Keep these tips in mind and apply them to get your ass back on track to the body of your dreams.

Good Luck and Good Lifting

Sparky

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