Top 5 Fitness False Beliefs
There are so many false statements passed around the work out community and I want you all to be aware of them before you start working out with me. I am about real training and real results.
- Measuring fitness progress with a scale – We all know that a scale will measure our weight loss. The problem is that the scale does not measure the difference in losing fat or lean body mass. The more lean body mass that you lose the lower your metabolism rate drops. So next time look at differences in a mirror or how your clothes fit. If you have a personal trainer (*hint hint), get body assessments every two to four weeks and say goodbye to the scale!
* I’m only half joking. ;) - Women can get big and bulky – I have heard so many women say “I won’t and don’t do bicep curls and bench press because I will get big and bulky.” False. The reason why that is false is because women do not produce enough testosterone in gain huge muscle mass. Now there is only one way a women can get “bulky” is by taking testosterone injections or steroids to make those muscle gains.So ladies next time you are in the gym, pick up some heavier weights because the truth is it will lead to more strength and build lean muscle mass that in return will increase your metabolism.
- “No pain no gain” – This is one of the oldest fables ever. Many people, including myself several years ago, said that since I am not sore today I did not work out hard enough yesterday. If you lift any sort of weight from barbells to dumbbells, to those boxes you moved into the garage, whether you lift it once or ten times, you are increasing muscle! Every time you lift you breakdown muscle fibers, your body in return needs to repair those fibers with the aid of protein. When the body repairs those fibers the muscle becomes stronger and increase in size.So in general don’t think you didn’t make any gains because you aren’t sore after. This will lead to overtraining witch slows down muscle gains.
- Using the same workout program – I have meet many people that have been using the same workout exercises, same amount of reps, and same weight for years. So why change? I personally get bored in the gym but I also used to stick to the same program because it was familiar and confortable.Studies have shown that the most efficient way to maintain muscle growth is to change your workout every month. Your muscles need to be challenged in order to grow. So next time find a new workout, it will challenge you muscle fibers and challenge you to learn new exercises or different variations of the same ones you use now.
- Weight loss pills – Ok people, this is a billion dollar industry that strives on the idea of losing weight fast without exercise or minimum exertion at that. This is so false. I have never seen any studies to prove that any of these pills work, period. Actually some of these can cause heart problems or even death! The whole goal of these pills producers is to make you believe the ingredients are just going to cut the fat right out of your body by making infomercials that hype up the product with lies.