Build Muscle and Confidence Be Successful a poem by Frank Zane I define my body just like Nature defines four seasons. Winter's a season with Maintenance as its theme Springtime means growing pictured by the color green. Summer's intensity is glowing lava red hot. Autumn is maturity, harvest, ripeness, not rot.
Making continuous progress to the full Needs a plan to reach predetermined goals. Coming in two varieties: A short-term goal you reach in 13 weeks. It's the exact length of a season of nature you seek. To develop a trend, start to get in shape, the reason You arrive at where you want to be and beyond At the end of each training season.
Know that Nature always reaches her goal. A new trend in the beginning Finishing it at the season's end. Long term goals are for the entire year. The sum of the goals you reach Each season, brings you near Best possible body you can seek.
Improvement destination Stretching 52 weeks. Be successful.
Near my house I can see That my life is just like the growth of a tree And plants that grow single mindedly Undisturbed by others Always fulfilling their wish Welcoming change...without hesitating There's no abiding self to complain About not making gains. For plants and trees know When it's time to grow And then reach their peak And finally blossom and bear fruit. How I long for, how I seek The plant's instincts are quite unique.
I want a basic place to live. That way there's less to wear away Year after year. Material possessions keep adding stuff If my house is not finished It's because I still don't have enough. Yet as I move from floor to floor Sensing the energy, feeling I am the building What I need is less, around my waistline not more Yes, it's parsimony for sure. I live and work in the house of me. Though each room is different I'm the same Kitchen, gym, bedroom, walkways Eat, train, sleep here make gains. No one complains. Me and you share the same house too.
Build your place for living! Create my body a beautiful body!
And learning how to best live in your building What I want is to be successful at body sculpting.
It's what the whole life process is about, more & more In the course of my training, I know I will build muscle.
At first, we may wander about Searching through books studying & learning Wondering what and where is the best for us. Find the effective method to build body!
Before long we discover our spot Showing progress results in satisfaction.
And begin construction with materials found Yes, you, making gains when you know how.
Stone, ores, trees, clay in the ground Lifting weights feet planted firmly We build this house of us. Train & your body will develop In your own unique way You will build body to go.
Much like following the rules of carpentry. Building your body by you, you can't go wrong.
The blueprint comes first and with this plan in mind, Because for perfection you are doing everything right.
I lay the foundation in long straight symmetrical lines. My body will have perfect proportion and balance.
Cementing cinder block upon block Muscles hard as rock.
Balanced level construction Build a body the body of my dreams.
There is not much time for just talking So now is the right time to train hard.
And soon my house is erected before noon. Zane Experience finishes training with a great pump.
My focus is keen, my building has begun. I know that it is a very useful skill And everyone has seen, the building process is fun. And the better I learn it the better my body.
Building the body I know my muscles. I like My house the archetype, It is just like my body it's the same.
Foundation, floors, walls, fireplace, chimney, windows, halls. Each is solid and just like every one of my body parts.
This house is my body built by repetition More reps mean better definition.
Building I learn new skills. I love my body.
Time and labor-saving secrets I realize what is needed to succeed.
Forgetting all the frills I know never to stop learning.
Looking out from my house of me, In a dream I saw my body to be.
From all I can see I am a subset of infinity.
The earth too is just like my body. I am to the earth as a cell in my body is to me.
And the oceans too, Since most of my body is liquid, Are like me and you, Water in my cells, blood in my capillaries.
With each season that's new A new trend is begun.
That runs to completion. Each season has its plan and reason.
Just as Winter is not Spring, And Spring is not Winter.
Train smart and get enough rest. Overtraining is not the thing. You will succeed.
Sculpting the entire year training, Building your body A statue not of stone or clay, Both sculptor and statue are the same. Layer upon layer form. Muscle size and proportion, Aesthetic symmetrical lines, Nothing's too big, small, loose, or tight. Composition is perfect, everything is just right. This kind of development takes a lifetime to realize. To build definition and maximize muscle size, First build some size so there's something to define. But not so fast that muscle expands out of your skin. Say no to stretch marks and as fast as you please, Gradually grow more proportionate muscles You'll be glad you did, so do it with ease. No muscle group overshadows any other. In a perfect body all muscles are like brothers Where all body part relatives proportionally shout As every single muscle shines and stands out.
In whatever you are doing, Total attention to what you are doing.
All it takes is living fully in the now. Wherever you are, fully in the moment Not stuck in flashbacks of the past. No speculation about the future.
You sure will be powerful Just admit you can do it.
There's no difference, I'll bet Between me and this workout Since I am part of one giant set. In reality there is no difference Between this dumbbell and me. Yes, the charm of it Is regarding that dumbbell I see building As an extension of my arm, part of me. No mind wandering or conversation during sets or in between. Moving rapidly make each set really count.
Not resting more than one minute in between Barely catching your breath amounts To cultivating the breathless state. Pacing the floor, stretching between sets.
Workout is one giant set of exercises breathing me. Train like this and get in great shape for all to see.
Summer training, that's what it is. And the harvest is ready after months of laborious summer.
Reach your peak by going through all seasons of training! Winter maintenance, growth in spring, intensity of summer The colors of autumn leaves are brightest just before they fall, These brilliant leaves orange, red, yellow This communal hymn begins to fall, Around my home, around my gym.
I am as one tiny cell in the body of earth, Just as my fingers are part of me, Living breathing free. Earth dirt collects under my nails. This ego is due for sure manicure. Humble but confident muscle, Gathering experience, growing mature Trodding on, seeking how to improve Using life situations as motivation to move me Toward the goal on this path Which widens into a road at last.
Looking out from my house of me I see that now the trees have lost their leaves But growth is still to be found. As roots drink life fluid A vast network expands underground, Just as the roots create the future tree. In this present life abounds What you think, say, and do Creates your future body.