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The great bodybuilding minds in the history of the sport- the Arthur Jones and Mike Mentzers – believes everything we did in the iron game was based upon numbers and science. The artists of bodybuilding history (think: Zane) see every workout, every posing session, and every meal as a work of instinctive art, in which the universe guides you in building this perfect physique through complete feel. The reality of thing is that most of what you do in bodybuilding will actually be a combination of numbers & feel. Let’s look at how each of these elements contributes to the bodybuilding factors that make us a success.

Training – Combination of numbers & instinct
You begin each workout with a pre-sent notion of 4 set of 8-12 repetition for four exercises, right? And the reality is that you very often end each workout with a “train on every chest exercise you can see as you burn out the muscle group with the best feel you can”. Using strictly numbers means you never build the mind-muscle connection, and using all-feel means you may ignore some seriously required fundamentals.

Diet – Numbers
Diet, unfortunately, is mostly based upon the results you see from inputting X amount of protein, carbs, fats, and overall calories, and seeing how they affect your output in terms of look, performance, and body weight. You can feel how certain foods affect your training, but the numbers matter in a big way, in this case!

Supplementation Mostly Numbers, with a bit of feel
The supplement dosing you choose will be based upon the label of the product you are using. If you should be consuming 5 grams of creatine each day, then you should be taking that much. There isn’t much to be interpreted from following standard dosing. Likewise, the evaluation methods you use to create a rubric for measuring your gains from the use of a supplement will be numbers based as well

Obviously, some feel goes into measuing a supplement’s effectiveness as well. If it gives you a stomach ache after a few days, then it may not be right for you. If your training quality and performance isn’t any different with a NO2 product, and the main goal of this product is greater workout intensity, than it may not be right. Use the scale to examine your physical results, but pay close attention to how you feel with each workout.

Sleep: Numbers & Feel
You know when you’re getting enough sleep, right? Surely you can tell when you DON’T get adequate sleep one night, as you will be run down and crabby all day. However, if you have been suffering from sleep deprivation for a long period of time, then you may not be aware of the fact you aren’t getting enough sleep. Use your feel and personal body awareness to alert you, and stick to a schedule of 7.5 to 8.5 hours of sleep each day, with as many naps as you can squeeze in!