Nicole
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11 Things You Can Do In The Gym To Mess With People’s Minds
Interested in playing mind games? Try these little
tricks next time you hit the gym. 
Going to the gym should be fun! Are you stuck in a rut?
Try a few of these psychological mind games and enjoy the
confusion of everyone around you. It’s just like facing
the wrong way in an elevator and looking at the other
people instead of the ceiling or wall.
1. Fill an old vodka bottle with water and use it during
a workout. People will wonder if that’s “your secret
weapon†to great results!
2. Wear a helmet. I think you’ll find that people will
give you a lot more room when you’re lifting when you walk
in with head protection (especially when you do overhead
exercises!).
3. Pick up the 2-pound nose-itcher dumbells and proceed
to lift them like you’re doing the hardest set in your
life. Scream and strain like you’re pushing it to the
limit. The larger you are, the more effective this one
will be.
4. Load a tremendous amount of weight onto the bench press
bar, e.g. 500 to 600 pounds. Make a big production with
your preparation, lie back on the bench, then, just as you
are about to lift the bar off the rack, your watch alarm
(previously set by you, of course) should go off. Look at
your watch, shake your head, unload the bar then move onto
your next exercise. The smaller you are, the more effective
this one will be!
5. Do actual squats in the squat rack. You may have to
wait for a few people to finish their barbell curls but the
strange looks you get when you start squatting in the squat
rack will be well worth it.
6. Wear an electric ab-training belt with an extension
cord duct-taped to it. Plug yourself in just before each
set.
7. Have your workout partner bring an old remote control
from home. When he presses a button, do a rep. When hits
“fast forward†go faster. When he hits “pause†hold the
weight where it is. Just make sure he doesn’t hit the
“eject†button, especially after a hard set!
8. Count your reps out loud starting from 100, e.g. your
first rep, say “101â€, then “102â€, etc.
9. Bring a suitcase to the gym instead of a duffel bag.
The little rolling ones with the pop-up handles are good.
Also, a really huge one that you can fit a person
comfortably in will work.
10. Do a set of Rolling Dumbbell One-Arm Handstand Push-Ups.
Or Turkish Get-Ups. Or Triceps Extensions on the Leg Press
Machine.
11. Use sandwich bags instead of workout gloves.
And when you walk into the gym pulling a huge suitcase,
carrying a liquor bottle in your hand, with a helmet on
your head, two sandwich bags instead of gloves, and an
extension cord hanging from your waist, you’ll know that
you’ve probably taken this article a little too seriously...
Taken from BetterU News, written by Nick Nilsson - http://www.fitstep.com/
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