Misconceptions in health and fitness part 1 By: ME!

This was the note I posted today on my fan page- thought you might enjoy the read ;) 

Some of you may say "duh" while others of you may say "wow, I had no idea." 

3,2,1 prepare to be shocked....(haha) 

1. you CANNOT spot reduce

     For example: You love everything on your body except for that pesky little fat build up on your hips- you       know- the muffin top. " You mean to say I cannot do oblique twists and side bends to get rid of it?" NOPE- you sure cannot. "Then what gets rid of the fat there?" A clean diet, and exercise. The fat that is stored on your body will come off, you have to just keep at it. You cant just focus on that area- its the nutrition and high intensity training that will get it off, not the side bends. 

2. Long drawn out cardio is a) a waste of time b) going to burn off precious muscle c) BORING

     High intensity interval training is much more effect! Its proven to burn fat much more efficiently AND you will have time to have a life while you are in contest prep. I am not joking when I say more than 30 minutes is way too much! Unless you are training for a marathon! 

3. FAT is not what makes you fat, CARBS are what make you fat. 

     No explanation needed here, it is what is it. Read The Paleo Solution by Robb Wolf (I swear I should be getting paid for as much as I advertise this book!) 

4. Bicep curls are useless (unless you are a bodybuilder) 

    Did your world just come crashing down after reading #4?  If so, then, well.....I am so sorry, but its true. 

How about instead of curling (which really is useless- do we curl anything in real life? No.) You start getting used to the pull up bar. Every single person SHOULD or be working their way to being able to do pull ups. Not only do they work your biceps tremendously, and pretty much every other muscle in your upper body, they also give you great strength. You never know when you might need to pull yourself up, and that would pretty much suck if you were falling off of a cliff and couldn't pull yourself---bicep curls really wont help you here ;) 

5. (this is for the woman) Protein will NOT make you fat, and lifting will NOT make you look like a bodybuilder! 

   Its all the crap you eat that will make you fat. And you will not look like a bodybuilder unless you take steroids. True statements! `nough said. 

I think there will be a part 2 to this ;)