| Nearly everybody who's started out with
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| | be a real source of myths. How he or she
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| the dream to get into shape, build muscle
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| | got big might be 1) hard work and
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| or lose fat, has fallen prey to some type
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| | dedication 2) genetics 3) drugs 4)
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| of fitness myth. Many times, those myths
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| | combination of all the suggested. The
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| come from sources and publications that
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| | person asking simply doesn't really know
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| we trust. Maybe it's false advertising
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| | how they got bigger and most likely it
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| that leads somebody to start a myth or
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| | will be a combination of hard work and
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| the quest to get rich. Or maybe it's just
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| | dedication along with some
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| simple ignorance.
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| | pseudo-scientific explanation of their
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| The fitness industry is no exception. As
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| | training.
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| with any commerce industry, there's the
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| | Reminds me of a story one person told me.
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| potential for myths that develop into
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| | A very large bodybuilder was the envy of
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| frauds, dangerous exercises, worthless
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| | all the younger guys in the gym. They
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| supplements or just incomplete
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| | always wanted to know his "secrets." He
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| information. If there is money to be
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| | never told them until one day, this young
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| made, you are guaranteed to find some
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| | guy was pestering him.
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| popular fitness myths.
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| | "Do you really want to know the secret?"
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| These 6 sources of myths, deception and
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| | The Big Guy asked.
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| fraud are not all inclusive. They are the
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| | "Yes!" Said the young student.
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| top contenders for a variety of reasons
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| | "It's Alpo Dog food. Seriously. Something
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| which will be explained below.
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| | they put in there just builds muscle. I
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| The best way I know how to combat and
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| | can't explain it." The Guru said.
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| avoid falling prey to any of these
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| | [ 2 weeks pass ]
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| misconceptions and myths is to travel
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| | The younger guy see the big bodybuilder
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| down the path of education.
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| | again and says, "You know I really don't
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| It's far less costly to educate yourself
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| | like the taste. I just can't keep eating
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| (just learning from a variety of sources)
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| | the stuff."
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| than fall victim to ignorance and waste
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| | Now I can't tell you if this is true.
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| years and sometimes thousands of dollars
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| | It's probably a myth in itself. But it
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| on false information. Not to mention the
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| | lends itself to proving a point that you
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| frustration that myths can incur.
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| | can get a lot of myths from the biggest
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| Fact is...
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| | guy or gal in your gym. And over time, it
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| These 6 sources can be myth-makers or
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| | can be pretty costly or foul tasting
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| myth-busters!
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| | depending on the advice you receive.
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| 1. Websites and Magazine Editors:
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| | 4. Supplements Salespeople:
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| Without a doubt, magazines and websites
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| | How many supplements have over 300 peer
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| can be a popular source of bodybuilding
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| | reviewed and published studies behind
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| myths. Sometimes the story will just have
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| | them from various sources? Not many.
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| it's facts wrong. Or it might be an
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| | Supplement salespeople have a clear
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| editorial. Sometimes editors have to take
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| | agenda to push their products. Which is
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| an old story and put some popular spin on
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| | fine expect you don't know what they are
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| it to make it more interesting.
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| | thinking, their agenda or if they have
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| If something is published that is
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| | some quota to fill. Just keep in mind
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| controversial (the recent Soy examples)
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| | they may or may not know what they are
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| it can be fuel for further research and
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| | talking about. Keeping yourself informed
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| studies but more often than not, people
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| | will help you make the right choices and
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| take a single article in a popular
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| | help them direct you to what you want.
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| magazine or newspaper as fact.
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| | 5. Equipment Salespeople:
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| There is a common belief that if it's in
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| | Similar to the supplement salespeople,
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| print... it must be right.
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| | how many highly trained and fully
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| Am I right about that so far?
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| | qualified equipment sales people are
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| Pick up an issue of Cosmo, Us, People or
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| | fully aware of biomechanics and how
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| look at back issues of most popular
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| | exercises related to the body? Not a
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| fitness magazines. How many times have
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| | whole lot. You could get an entirely
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| you seen a new twist or angle put on the
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| | different story about muscle building
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| ever popular, "Arnold's Arm Routine."
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| | from a Bowflex salesperson over a person
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| It's part of life to re-create,
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| | at Sears who wants to sell you a weight
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| re-package and enhance old stories. Just
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| | stacked machine. You can easily fall prey
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| keep in mind that myths can start
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| | to the machines vs. free weights myths
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| anywhere.
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| | right here.
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| 2. The "I Feel It" Syndrome:
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| | 6. Podcasters:
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| Just because it worked for me, doesn't
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| | Heck, I'll put myself on the chopping
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| mean it works for you. This can apply to
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| | block here. With the Internet being so
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| training programs or supplements. The "I
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| | popular and everybody having a
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| Feel It Syndrome" simply doesn't take
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| | microphone, all of us who podcast about
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| into account the Principle of Individual
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| | fitness can spread myths or be a new
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| Differences. Everybody is slightly
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| | source of a myth. Much like website or
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| different. If a beginning builder happens
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| | magazine editors, we want readers and
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| to respond very well to some strange
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| | listeners and might put new slants on old
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| exercise (not taking into account they
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| | stories. Hopefully you will research
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| are new and will almost respond to
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| | things for yourself, get other opinions,
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| anything) it doesn't make that exercise
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| | check with your doctor if necessary and
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| or routine one that will work for
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| | educate yourself so that you can make
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| everybody.
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| | informed choices. Even my podcast is
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| I cannot tell you how many times I've
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| | simply there to help you learn to love to
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| personally heard people tell me that
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| | learn.
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| Creatine is a worthless supplement that
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| | Make no mistake... while this list isn't
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| simply doesn't work.
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| | all inclusive of every possible sources
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| While it might not work for them (roughly
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| | of myths, they are the lead contributors.
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| 30% of the population does not respond to
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| | But that doesn't mean they are inherently
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| regular creatine products) there are over
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| | bad or you need to avoid them.
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| 300 peer reviewed and published studies
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| | In fact, the same sources can be the
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| that show many benefits of creatine and
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| | greatest contributors of myth-busting!
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| that it does work.
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| | My point is...
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| For starters, I'm going to take 300
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| | Keep yourself informed and just be
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| journals with well researched
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| | cautious.
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| documentation over "somebody" in the gym
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| | I'm going to close this article out with
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| telling me it doesn't work.
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| | a quote I think sums up falling prey to
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| 3. The "Big Guy" Syndrome:
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| | the fitness myths that you may encounter.
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| A younger bodybuilder might look up to
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| | "If you think education is expensive, try
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| the biggest guy in the gym, but without
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| | ignorance.
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| knowing how the big guy got big... it can
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