Fitness myths

[Cat]

The way she sees it, she already has a nice ass(and she's right) so that's not something she should 'waste time' on.  

 

I've never met a girl who thinks working on their ass is a waste of time. Maybe she one of the lucky few.  In that case congrats to you.

[hepcat]

One thing I hate about people at the gym is how many will just overload on cardio and not do any other kind of exercise.  Probably because they don't know how.  Yes using the elliptical for 30 minutes will burn calories but that's about it...

[Cat]

One thing I hate about people at the gym is how many will just overload on cardio and not do any other kind of exercise.  Probably because they don't know how.  Yes using the elliptical for 30 minutes will burn calories but that's about it...

 

True, however there is cardio that you can do that builds muscle too.

[natty]

We both have always been naturally skinny but years of bad habits have caught up with us.  I've taken the approach of wanting to get healthy and fit whereas she just wants to look like she did 15 years ago.  

[hepcat]

True, however there is cardio that you can do that builds muscle too.

 

This is true to a point.  You need to balance the cardio with strength building exercises.  Too much of one won't get the same results.  

 

Funny story, I actually took a picture at my gym on a Sunday afternoon once....every single treadmill, elliptical, stationary bike and stairclimber was taken.  Probably a grand total of 40-50 people.  Those machines take up half the gym.  The rest of the gym - mats, free weights, weight machines (including row machines, rope pulls and crunch machines), TRX machine, pool, etc, had a grand total of 5 people using it.  I was just shaking my head.  I think people like cardio because it's easy and you can shut off your brain while you do it and just listen to music.  Doing the weights and other things require a plan and thinking, and people don't like to use their brains at the gym.

[88 Bronco]

I wish my gym was filled with people that just did cardio

[Darth Biscuit]

I wish my gym was filled with people that just did cardio

 

For real... we must have gotten all the rejects from hepcat's gym... all the bros that do curls in the squat rack and move around machine to machine leaving weights on in their trail...

[88 Bronco]

One day I will do this and yell something about it.

 

 

 

 

[hepcat]

For real... we must have gotten all the rejects from hepcat's gym... all the bros that do curls in the squat rack and move around machine to machine leaving weights on in their trail...

 

Haha it's not all the time, most weekdays when I go I have to wait to use a bench in the free weights section or to use more popular weight machines.  I just go at the right hours to avoid the rush.  Cardio is almost always slammed though.  

[cardiackat88.]

I feel that many people have a misconception of protein.

A lot of people I know think they can down chicken breasts to be lean with no other help, which clearly based on their appearance, is not working for them.

I am vegetarian, and I always get funny looks and asked "how do you get your protein?"

People don't realize that amino acids are key in making proteins work.

My cup of quinoa trumps their chicken breasts with all essential amino acids and a nice fiber content.

While grains are my friend, I look for the stamp and I aim for 100g daily at the VERY least.

[Chimera]

No matter what I tell her, my wife is a firm believer in myths 1, 3, and 6.

She might weigh 100 pounds soaking wet, so I don't even know why she's worried about getting bulky.

[88 Bronco]

A lot of women buy into those myths. I love you use Jillian Michaels as an example. http://www.jillianmichaels.com/fit/lose-weight/bad-fitness-habits#slide=4

[The Saltman]

Fat is good. If you don't consume fat you will die.

Eating 6 meals a day doesn't make your metabolism faster. The reason why you lose weight is because those 6 meals keep you filled up and you are eating less calories.

Calories in vs calories burned is the only true path to cutting.

[88 Bronco]

Fat is good. If you don't consume fat you will die.

Eating 6 meals a day doesn't make your metabolism faster. The reason why you lose weight is because those 6 meals keep you filled up and you are eating less calories.

Calories in vs calories burned is the only true path to cutting.

Yep, you want to go for the healthy fats like omega-3