One Simple Technique to Improve Your Brain
There was a scientific experiment I heard Tony Robbins (an extremely popular self-help guru) talk about in one of his seminars.
The experiment involved two groups of basketball players.
Group A was asked to practice shooting hoops for the duration of the experiment.
Group B was was asked to merely imagine shooting hoops.
When the time came to test their improvement...
guess which group won? That's right! Group B won.
Isn't that strange? Now, if you are like me, there's probably a cloud of doubt in your mind.
I mean, it's Tony Robbins job to motivate his audiences right? So I did my own research into the matter and found yet another scientific study that showed your imagination might be more powerful than you think it is.
It is not separate from your body...
it is in fact, one with your body.
The experiment was conducted by Drs Guang Yue and Kelly Cole.
They had two groups of subjects, one did finger exercises and the other merely imagined it.
The result? The group who did the exercises improved their muscles by 30%, but what's interesting is that the group that merely imagined it improved their muscle by a whopping 22%.
What they found is that these "imaginary contractions" actually activates and strengthens the neurons responsible - and thus increased the strength of the muscles.
Sure they didn't improve as much the people who actually did the exercise, but imagine how much they would have achieved if they have imagined first before doing the actual exercise? Fact is, professional athletes often imagine themselves on the field, doing their thing.
This is especially so before a major tournament.
In fact, some studies have suggest that because there's minimal difference in the type of training and nutrition top athletes undertake...
the real edge a champion has over his competitors is in his mind.
So before you go out and you try learning something new, imagine yourself doing it.
For example, I often imagine myself playing guitar in front of my friends when I was learning it.
Try it and be amazed at the results you get.
The experiment involved two groups of basketball players.
Group A was asked to practice shooting hoops for the duration of the experiment.
Group B was was asked to merely imagine shooting hoops.
When the time came to test their improvement...
guess which group won? That's right! Group B won.
Isn't that strange? Now, if you are like me, there's probably a cloud of doubt in your mind.
I mean, it's Tony Robbins job to motivate his audiences right? So I did my own research into the matter and found yet another scientific study that showed your imagination might be more powerful than you think it is.
It is not separate from your body...
it is in fact, one with your body.
The experiment was conducted by Drs Guang Yue and Kelly Cole.
They had two groups of subjects, one did finger exercises and the other merely imagined it.
The result? The group who did the exercises improved their muscles by 30%, but what's interesting is that the group that merely imagined it improved their muscle by a whopping 22%.
What they found is that these "imaginary contractions" actually activates and strengthens the neurons responsible - and thus increased the strength of the muscles.
Sure they didn't improve as much the people who actually did the exercise, but imagine how much they would have achieved if they have imagined first before doing the actual exercise? Fact is, professional athletes often imagine themselves on the field, doing their thing.
This is especially so before a major tournament.
In fact, some studies have suggest that because there's minimal difference in the type of training and nutrition top athletes undertake...
the real edge a champion has over his competitors is in his mind.
So before you go out and you try learning something new, imagine yourself doing it.
For example, I often imagine myself playing guitar in front of my friends when I was learning it.
Try it and be amazed at the results you get.
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