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You’ve heard them, every one is keen to give you some simple tips for weight loss or are they just weight loss myths every one believes but have no foundation in truth what so ever you know the kind of things : weight training makes women look like a body builders, exercising on an empty stomach burns more calories, and on an on….

 While some fitness myths seem to make sense on the surface, with a closer look many of these stories are simply made up and have been passed on with little or no basis in reality. Today I want to look at just five of the most common things I have been told when speaking to my clients the answers might suprse yo  Let’s tackle five of the most common myths and check out the real story behind them.

1. If It doesn’t hurt it isn’t working (No pain, no gain) – With out a doubt this is probably the most common myth out there. That is if you don’t feel pain when you exercise, you’re not doing it right.

The truth is this is total nonsense: exercise the right way should never be painful and professional fitness trainers recommend that you stop your workout at the first sign of pain.

The logic behind “no pain, no gain” makes the assumpton that there is no such thing as a free lunch in other words you can’t expect good results without sacrificing something – twisted ideals at best, downright sadistic and painful at worst. Exercise should be something you enjoy or else you it won’t be very long before you become disillusioned and give up completely. While an intense workout may create some moderate discomfort initially at least , it should never get to the point where you are in actual pain. STOP FIRST! 

2. Weights training for women bulks them up – Thankfully very few women want to look like professional bodybuilders, so this myth scares hundreds of thousands of women away from using weights to get fit and lose weight every single day despite significant scientific roof that this is not the case. 

The physiological differences between male and female bodies mean that men have a higher percentage of muscle throughout the body; thus men tend to increase bulk with weight lifting which is want most men want .On the other side of the coin, women’s bodies have a greater percentage of fat to assist with childbearing and as a result have less muscle to build and bulk up.

Weight training for women is aimed soley at producing stronger muscles that can take more stress such as childbirth and he like and repair themselves back better than ever.

3. Doing Exercise on an empty stomach burns more calories – The logic to this would seem to be pretty sound it should make sense after all, since exercise burns calories and an empty stomach has no calories to burn. It seems with ot question you should be on a winner with this one! Sorry folks I have bad news for you ….

Unfortunately, it doesn’t work that way. Your body needs energy to work and run, so when you decide to exercise on an empty stomach the body has to get it’s fuel from somewhere else.The body tries to produce energy while looking for it at the same time and it doesn’t know how to cope, this leads to dizziness or even fainting in extreme situations. I once did this having skipped breakfast and promptly fell in to the swimming pool at the gym I was red faced and very lucky I didn’t drown. Yes I was like a drowned puppy one very red faced girl and the worst part was why gym gear went see through and I looked NAKED!

The smarter option ( learn from my screw up!) is to have a small snack about ten to fifteen minutes before working out. Carbohydrates are the best source of energy, so have a small slice of toast or a banana. Don’t skip breakfast you have been warned : > )

4. Crunches are the best way of firming up the flabby stomach – For my liking all too many videos and articles send the message that hundreds of crunches are the best way to correct a jelly belly but fail to take into account that most saggy abs are because of excess fat, not weak muscles.

Simply doing crunches alone will of course strengthen those abs but doesn’t do much to help the layer of fat sitting over the muscles.What might happen is you may see your stomach appear to grow larger since the muscles are gaining strength underneath the fat layer.The more reliable way to get firm abs that look great is simple: burn fat and strengthen abdominal muscles at the same time. This two sided approach to the siuation, means that fat that covers muscles is burned and the muscles are firmed at the same time, accomplishing your goal and giving you strong, sleek abdominal muscles. Pretty simple when you know how…

5. Additional protein will help build stronger muscles – Whilst protein can do wonderful things for your health it won’t help you increase your muscle strength in any way. It might suprize you that a excess of protein in your diet can lead to unintended health risks such as kidney problems and dehydration.

Additional protein also packs quite a lot of extra calories into your diet that can result in extra pounds – definitely not what you are looking for.The best source of fuel for weight lifting is in fact carbohydrates (carbs) – because they are easily used by the body, carbs provide fast, consistent energy for the body and allow you to continue lifting weights longer.

It is that using muscles and working them regularly that builds strength, not anything to do with any kind of food you eat. Provide your body with the right kind of energy to use and you’ll be able to build muscle better simple really! 

There are so many more myths about health and fitness, but the best defense against false information is education. You will find a ton of information on this blog and you can also sign up for my FREE special report 82 Tips To Lose Weight or you could sign up for the RSS feed for this site. When you are confident that you know the right plan for your body, spotting myths become easy.

    

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