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MetroflexGymTraining.com Newsletter Website:  How To Build Up Muscle | Hardcore Body Building Workout | Body Building Exercise Routine E-mail:  Newsletters@MetroflexGymTraining.com Date:  August 16, 2007 Issue # 27:  Why Repetition Of Information Is Helpful In Your Weight Training Plan One topic which comes up in conversations when people ask me about fitness-related e-books and websites is that they complain about so much repetition of basic information.  While I agree with some of their remarks about specific websites and books simply "rehashing" old information, there is merit in repetition.  A quick understanding of the authors' perspective may help you better understand a particular concept in order to help you improve in your fitness-related goals! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUCCESS STORY Dear Brian My name is Armando Romas, from Coahuila, Mexico. I started bodybuilding 2 years ago. I was very confused about the right nutrition and training I should be following to reach my goals. I wanted to be bigger and leaner. During one year and a half, I was doing everything that I read or listened to in magazines, books, Internet or some local, self-called "GURU". I made gains, yes, but a LOT of body fat too. That was the case until I saw the Ronnie Coleman’s video "The Unbelievable."  Then I knew the most FREAKY Bodybuilder in the world and his angel, Brian Dobson.  I sent an email to Brian asking for help. He answered my email (very kind). He made me a right diet and workout and I started to burn a LOT of ugly body fat and I start to look GOOD! At this point I have plans to COMPETE in a local bodybuilding show! I am very happy with my body enhancement, in my gym all the guys are so impressed with my look (more vascular and leaner) and my STRENGTH - without Brian Dobson, all my efforts would be a waste of time. I'll keep listening to all his advice and building a FREAKY PHYSIQUE. Thanks Brian, Armando Manuel Ramos del Real Here are Before & After photos of my progress! (Before & after pictures are at http://metroflexgym.com/testimonials.htm) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There are several benefits to receiving the same piece of advice repeatedly, albeit in different forms.  All of this assumes that the people giving you the advice have both credibility and your best interests in mind.  Here are some of the benefits: 1)  When speaking with other authors (on any how-to subject), many of them complain that their readers don't "get" a particular topic which the author wants to convey.  They genuinely want their readers to benefit from the information, and some of their readers just cannot "grasp" the subject.  According to many psychology and performance-psychology studies, people have different "processors" in their brains.  Some people are predominantly visual, while others are more auditory, and others are more "kinesthetic."  This means they process with emotions, feelings, tastes, and smells.  There are also those who are completely wired to understand a concept easily when the information is presented with1 factual data, such as spreadsheets and checklists. What many authors fail to do is to present a concept in multiple ways using language which reaches everybody.  For example, if I wanted to write an article to convince to drink at least 8 glasses of water per day I could write: a)  "You should see yourself drinking at least 8 glasses of water per day." b)  "You should hear the last drops of water leaving the glass after you have consumed at least your eighth glass of water each day." c)  "You should feel great when you savor the taste of at least 8 glasses of water per day." d)  (On a checklist or other fact-based list):  "Drink at least 8 glasses of water per day." Furthermore, many people are able to remember stories easier than factual information.  If that describes you, find an author or mentor who, as much as possible, can give you the information in story form. 2)  Many studies have shown that people do not make an action a habit until they have done it at least 21 times.  While you may think that this number is far-fetched, you should at least consider that many of your habits (including any counter-productive ones like smoking or drinking to excess) did not become habits after the first time.  It probably took several occurrences for that action to become a habit for you.  If, therefore, you read that you must drink 8 glasses of water per day at least 21 times, chances are that you have a good chance of making that suggestion a habit.  If you read that suggestion at least 21 times, and it was presented in a number of different formats, chances are that at least one of them will have made an impact on you. 3)  Perhaps the biggest benefit to reading a piece of information numerous times is that when you are actually in the gym and are finishing an intense workout, you tend to forget the basics of what you need to do.  This is because you are so focused on lifting, getting stronger, doing your cardio, or any other actions that you may forget to have your post-workout shake (for example).  Repetition of information suggesting that you have a post-workout shake will drive home the point so that you have the best chances of remembering what to do, even when you are tired. This is a rather in-depth subject, and I can add more to this in future newsletters if you wish.  Simply e-mail us at newsletters@MetroflexGymTraining.com if you want us to cover this subject more or any fitness-related subject you wish. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you want to learn how to get in terrific shape, stop wasting time & money, and learn what has worked for the last 20 years, no matter what your training goals are, then please come visit: http://www.MetroflexGymTraining.com Or http://www.GreatBiceps.com You will find the down-to-earth, tried-and-true information which is used at Metroflex Gym – the “Most Hardcore Gym In America” as voted by Muscle & Fitness Magazine in July 2005!  And you will also get free bonus books on how to stay in shape even you are extremely busy (or travel for work), how to generate publicity, and how to get in "The Zone" (the state of mind where you are completely at ease) in any situation!  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for referring your friends to the MetroflexGymTraining.com website and newsletter.  As of this mailing, people in 22 countries and five continents are reading this newsletter!  We want to make sure that your investment in the Metroflex Gym e-book package is nominal in comparison to what you get in return, so remember that you will get: - A free sample chapter of the main e-book (no purchase necessary) - The Metroflex Gym Down To Earth Guide plus multiple bonus books (with purchase) - Free reports which can actually be considered as useful and relevant to you (no purchase necessary) - Unannounced free bonuses for being a customer (with purchase) - A chance to earn extra money by promoting the e-book (no purchase necessary) - A chance to have your success story read by people in more than twenty countries Thank you for being a part of the Metroflex Gym family, Matt Mc Dermott <How To Build Up Muscle | Hardcore Body Building Workout | Body Building Exercise Routine Copyright 2007 Bullpen Marketing LLC.  All Rights Reserved.