Comments on: 8 Fitness Myths Debunked

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 21:47:53 +0000

Hi Phil,
For the average person who is looking to work out these are are some good points.

That being said, in working with athletes there is a place for “static stretching” in part of a proper warm up.

I think it is important to look at the level participation before recommending to stretch or not stretch and what others things are invloved.

For example you cannot forget the psychological aspect for stretching and you need to understand where stretching came form in the beginning.
There is definitely a spot for static stretching in a proper warm up pre- weight training and athletic performance.

Cheers!
Mike

By: Gwen

Gwen — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 18:11:41 +0000

Anonymous is right. You can say that muscle turns into fat and not mean that the muscle cell magically transforms into a fat cell all on its ownsies. If you have muscle you are not using, your body will metabolize it. It becomes energy. If that energy is not used, it is stored.

I also take issue with 2. We gain muscle. We just don’t gain as much as men. Women shouldn’t be afraid of getting too bulky but we certainly gain muscle from strength training. It is important to be honest about that because, if a woman starts strength training, she can gain weight or fail to lose weight while losing fat and getting smaller.

Our muscles are the same. Recognize that. Our muscles do exactly what yours do when trained. Yours just do it more. It’s a difference of rate and our ceiling is much lower. The mechanism is identical.

If you are a woman, then train like a man. Don’t take steroids and don’t train like a professional, natural, female body builder. Just strength train like a regular man. You will gain a good bit of muscle and you will look like you’ve “toned” even though you didn’t because there is really no such thing. What you actually did was gain muscle and maintain a feminine % body fat.

We *can* get very muscular without the aid of steroids. It just takes a staggering level of dedication, focus and ambition. Honestly, a woman being afraid of strength training because she’s afraid to get too muscular is like saying, “I don’t want to learn about the LHC because I’m afraid I’ll become a physicist.” Seriously, don’t worry about it.

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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:19:26 +0000

You completely miss the point on 6 – of course fat doesn’t LITERALLY turn into muscle, but weight lifting generally loses fat at about the same rate you put on muscle, so while you get fitter and thinner your weight will stay roughly constant. It’s simply a way of explaining that, even if your weight isn’t dropping rapidly, the exercise is still having benefit. Nobody believe fat cells magically turn to muscle cells (and then, presumably, move to a different part of the body). While you are technically correct, it’s only because you misunderstand the initial “myth” and take it too literally. The other points are broadly good (although gym exercise is likely to be more effective than equivalent exercise at home, if you lack the proper equipment).

By: mikej

mikej — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:33:39 +0000

Personally I find it hilarious to see another myth within your recommendations.
Though i’m going to be an ass and not cite my sources, recent science has shown small meals more often don’t do anything to ‘keep your metabolism’ going. Its a concept that was assumed based on the scien e of thermogenic effects that didn’t carry over after testing it

By: J

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:18:31 +0000

Not that I necessarily disagree with your points, but you didn’t debunk anything. You just expressed your opinion.

By: Mike King

Mike King — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:12:24 +0000

I’m a super active person so I stay fit naturally by my activities but I must say, I was fooled into a few of these since I’ve never really looked into fitness much beyond my own sporting activities. A few were obvious but not all. Thanks for sharing these myths!

By: Steve Aitchison

Steve Aitchison — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:26:27 +0000

Thanks for visiting Zuzanna, I appreciate your comments.

By: Steve Aitchison

Steve Aitchison — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:25:37 +0000

Thanks Lana. I didn’t really know about this until last year, it’s amazing what a little research can do.

By: Lana - DreamFollowers Blog

Lana - DreamFollowers Blog — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:23:26 +0000

Great article Steve, Never knew about stretching, I guess I can save some time now when exercising by eliminating it:)