This intervention has to deal with trying to increase my total weight and number of repetitions for weight lifting. The main problem I have been having, mostly with my bench press, has to do with being stuck at one weight at times and not being able to increase the maximum lift or get any more reps out of the workout. I have tried to "shock my system" by increasing the weights to a weight that …showed first 75 words of 1097 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1097 total…on the final results. I am not convinced, but I feel that with more research and more accurate record keeping, the relationship could be discovered. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** 1. Schlosberg, Suzanne, "Let's Get Visual", Men's Fitness, August 1998, vol. 14, p. 1-2. 2. www.sover.net/~timw.mental.htm (Strength and Conditioning Coach, Sport Nutrition Consultant, Houston, TX) 3. Buchanan, Dale, "Setting Goals for Fast Results", Lift for Life, September 1, 2000, p.90 4. Lester, Scott, "Weighing the Options", Recreation Resources, November, 1999, p. 17-21