5 Fitness myths debunked
Unfortunately the fitness industry can be a horrible, deceptive cesspit that is full of businesses looking to exploit insecurities of individuals and have them sign up to long term plans that they have no intention of helping them through.
The reality is I spend most of my time explaining to clients why what they think is correct is actually not, why the latest slimming world shake isn’t actually beneficial to them and is doing more damage to them whilst lining the pockets of those they are buying them from, or why just doing a home workout of mountain climbers and side steps won’t burn enough calories or stimulate muscle growth to actually make a difference to the way they look.
I have 40 year old females who haven’t done much resistance training before who are scared to lift some weights as it may make them bulky, I tell them all the same thing, Myself, a 32 year old male who eats plenty of protein and trains fairly regularly and has a good testosterone level struggles to ‘get bulky’ so why would you be able to from some bicep curls. This isn’t their fault, it is the scaremongering from some company who will be most likely trying to sell them a ‘fat loss shake’.
Anyway I digress, here are 5 of the most common fitness myths I have to debunk:
Lifting heavy weights will make women bulky - Womens testosterone levels generally aren’t high enough to support significant muscle growth. Women should be incororparting resistance training in there exercise regime to lee themselves fit and healthy.
The best time to workout is in the morning - The best time to workout is whatever works for you, the evidence suggests there are very minimal gains (if any) to workout out at specific times. Therefore do what fits in with your lifestyle and you will be most consistent with.
No pain No gain - A little bit of muscle soreness never hurt anyone, sadistically we like it as it makes us feel like we have done something. However if you are debilitated (can’t walk, can’ lift your arms) then you re most likely overtraining and need to reduce your training load to enable you to exercise effectively consistently/
Sit ups will lose my belly fat - If you have excess body fat, the best way to ensure we ‘lose the belly fat’ is to do frequent and consistent resistance training. This alongside an improved diet will help create a calories deficit which will reduce your overall body fat. When excess body fat has been reduced, we can then ‘spot reduce’ body fat with specific exercises.
Deadlifts are bad for your back - Deadlifts are great for strengthening many muscles in your body including your back, you don’t hurt your back because of deadlifts, you hurt your back because your form is incorrect. If you are unsure ask a professional for help.advice.
Unfortunately there are so many more fitness myths out there that people believe, the main reasons are either due to being uneducated on the matter or simply looking for a quick fix or not taking accountability.
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