Source: http://romanfitnesssystems.com/articles/arnold-mind-create-the-body/
“It is the mind that creates the body.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger, Pumping Iron
Remember Arnold’s famous words in his 1979 big screen debut?
If you haven’t seen Pumping Iron, you need to move it to the top of your to-do list immediately.
I remember hearing him saying it when I was 16 years old and thinking, “Can my mind create my body, and WTF does that even mean?”
Well, after years of research, I’ve gained some new insights into Arnold’s assertion. When he said this, he was specifically talking about the aesthetics of the body, i.e. sexiness. And how do you create a sexy body?
It can be wildly subjective, obviously, but for most people, this means increasing muscular size and losing body fat.
The question then becomes: can we prove that this can, at least, be partially done by using the power of our minds?
The overwhelming answer: Yes.
Great news, right? Let’s take on the first half of this question.
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