Have you ever been just about ready to workout only to remember, “Oh damn. I forgot to charge my iPod.”?

Whether you forgot to print our your workout sheet, or didn’t get enough sleep the previous night, the resulting outcome makes working out that much more stressful.

Working out is a pain in the ass as it is; There’s no need to make things more stressful than they need to be by forgetting to do something, or forgetting to bring something to your workout.

To make your workouts less stressful, here are 8 things that you need to do before you workout. Doing these 8 things will allow you to start your workouts in a good mood.

#8 Charge Your iPod.

Chances are, you listen to music when you workout. There’s also a good chance that you have gone to the gym and pressed the ‘ON’ button on your iPod only to find that your iPod was dead. This is extremely frustrating. The night before you workout, be sure to charge that iPod.

#7. Get to Bed Early.

Have you tried working out on 4 hours of sleep? It’s not a lot of fun, I am going to tell you that right now. If you’re going to have a good workout tomorrow, it’s important that you get to sleep early tonight. The earlier you get to bed tonight, the sooner you will be able to finish your workout in the morning.

My brother and fellow Muscle Monsters partner has recently decided to take his professional wrestling career to the next level. Alby “The Cuban Dilemma” Gonzalez is in the running to become a part of the WWE hit reality show “Tough Enough”.

Since the age of 3, Alby has lived and breathed the sport of professional wrestling. Sometimes love, dedication, and raw talent are not enough for us to live out our dreams, this is why I am reaching out to you all as my faithful readers for a little help. If you could take 1 minute out of your busy and important life, I would appreciate if you could check out Alby’s reality member page and vote for him to become a part of WWE Tuff Enough, allowing him to get one step closer to his childhood dream.

Click Here to Vote for Alby

In return, Alby has agreed to put together some of his very own workouts. The same workouts he used to go from a lean 120 lbs to a 165 lbs Muscle Monster as seen in his photograph.

Look better, feel better, be better Self confidence could be the difference between achieving goals and hiding behind the fear of failure. Confident people are much more likely to succeed in this game we call life. Although there are numerous factors that will determine your confidence levels, I think that working out could possibly be [...]