Brandon Cook - Articles

 

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About the Author:

Brandon Cook is creator of The Awakened Warrior Blog, and co-creator of HardgainerMuscleBuilding.com, a website specifically designed to teach the hardgainer the secrets and scientific principles for building a classic, muscular physique.

HargainerMuscleBuilding.com features a free email class covering the basic principles of training naturally, eating a nutritious, muscle-building diet, and understanding the truth about supplements. The website is filled with free articles, videos, and the programs you need to create your ideal body.

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The #1 Tip to Body Transformation: Control Your Inner and Outer Environments

At a recent seminar I attended, Bedros asked the audience “Do you know why people fail?” He then said there are two reasons: 1. The thoughts that occupy your mind 2. The people you surround yourself with Let’s look at the first one: Read

By: Brandon Cook | 24/11/2009 | Muscle Building

The Purest Form of Meditation

"Infinite silence is the mind of God. It is a mind that can create anything out of the field of pure potentiality." -Deepak Chopra We will be using meditation to prepare, relax, and heal the body and the mind from our physical training, as well as, to further develop the proper mindset. Meditation is also being included to prime our subconscious mind for the use and application of our other subconscious reprogramming techniques. Read

By: Brandon Cook | 30/10/2009 | Meditation

Using Meditation to Access the Subconscious

“Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.” – Buddha Read

By: Brandon Cook | 29/10/2009 | Meditation

Why Should I Bother With the Whole Subconscious Mind Thing?

You may be wondering why the subconscious mind is so important, after all we're mainly talking about body transformation here. This is valid point, so I would like to briefly discuss WHY from a bodybuilding or physique transformation view point now. When you understand the WHY’s you’re more likely to take action on the HOW’s. Read

By: Brandon Cook | 28/10/2009 | Muscle Building

Harnessing the Power of Your Subconscious Mind- Part II

In Part I of this series we began our exploration of the subconscous mind and took a brief look into what neuroscientists are learning about the ultimate potentialof the human mind. In this second installment, we are going to examine how beliefs are impressed upon the subconscious and how they can effect who and what you become. Read

By: Brandon Cook | 09/10/2009 | Metaphysics

Harnessing the Power of Your Subconscious Mind- Part I

“Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality.” – Earl Nightingale In this three part series of articles we are going to explore the subconscious mind. What is it? How does it work? And most importantly how can we tap into it and harness its power to effectively transform our bodies and our lives? Read

By: Brandon Cook | 06/10/2009 | Metaphysics

The Evolution Of A Hardgainer

There are many things someone has to do correctly in order to trick the body into wanting to build more muscle. Sometimes looking at it from a different angle can help someone understand what are the most important parts required in order to build muscle quickly. This article is a introduction to a blog post on our blog that goes into detail about understanding how to make you body gain muscle. A very good and important article to read. Read

By: Brandon Cook | 03/03/2009 | Muscle Building

The Benefits of Being an Ectomorph

As a hardgainer, you should understand that your genetic capacity for muscle growth is not quite on the same level as those lucky, genetically gifted mesomorphs, who can put on muscle just by thinking about bench pressing! Okay maybe I am exaggerating a little, but not too far from the truth. You're going to have to train smarter, be more disciplined, and have the perseverance to overcome the genetic shortcoming of the ectomorph body type you have been endowed with. Read

By: Brandon Cook | 20/01/2009 | Fitness

Transform Your Body to Transform Your Life

One of the most amazing things about making a true commitment to transforming your weak, scrawny framed body into the strong, ripped, muscular version of your ideal self is the impact that this journey will have on your entire life. For the better I might add. Nothing we do, say, or think in this world acts in isolation from the rest of our life situation. Read

By: Brandon Cook | 09/11/2008 | Muscle Building