Debunking The Fitness Myths

• FireIce

  28 Apr 07, 01:56

  i dun wanna copy and paste everything
  
  u all can read the article by clicking here
• ArdusKane

  28 Apr 07, 02:36

  One common misconception is that walking 20 minutes a day 5 to 6 days a week is all you need to do to "be in shape". You, however will NOT lose large amounts of weight, tone muscles, and make them look "better".

  I thought this was common sense?
• OPT

  28 Apr 07, 03:30

  actually one of them is correct..... do you know which one?
• Simon Dean

  28 Apr 07, 10:32

  i already freakin say that weightlifting can help with weight loss.Yet some chao ah guas are scared to put on muscle mass, they think they are damn lean with 20% over of bodyfat mass just because they have a 6 pac.
  
  If its so easy to gain muscle so quickly with weight-training then i can push over an sbs bus by now.
  
  Thanks for the read, FI.
• galapogos

  6 May 07, 21:01

  Weightlifting does raise resting metabolism, it's just that the important part isn't the amount of calories extra muscle burns, but rather the increase in EPOC in intensive weightlifting(as well as high intensive cardio) over steady state lower intensive cardio, among other things.
  
  As far as spot reduction is concerned, I believe opt has some new info to shed on the validity of that
• Simon Dean

  6 May 07, 21:05

  Originally posted by galapogos:

  Weightlifting does raise resting metabolism, it's just that the important part isn't the amount of calories extra muscle burns, but rather the increase in EPOC in intensive weightlifting(as well as high intensive cardio) over steady state lower intensive cardio, among other things.
  
  As far as spot reduction is concerned, I believe opt has some new info to shed on the validity of that

  Try telling this to the "rain" bod fans and they will still say that they wouldnt want to be too big.
  
  I find it strange that people workout with almost zero intensity and chat for 5 minutes between EASY sets(not those real heavy sets where 3-5 mins rest for powerlifter)and claim they dont want to be too big
• galapogos

  6 May 07, 23:19

  Haha, ok lah. I was having a chat with my friends over drinking a few weeks ago trying to debunk all the fitness myths. Several of them were pretty open to my ideas, though some showed skepticism. Normally I don't like to talk about fitness and weight training to my friends because I find that people aren't ready for the "truth", and also for social reasons - I don't want to be outcasted as "the weird guy who trains hardcore all the time" also. I only talk to friends who have weightlifting experience, and that's only about 1, haha!
• Simon Dean

  7 May 07, 13:25

  the truth for them is 8 day's magazine fitness tips
• OPT

  7 May 07, 14:13

  Spot reduction is possible and I have personally proved it - the method is one of my "secrets" the I wont be letting go quite yet. There have been a number of studies that have also proved it but nothing beats life experience.
  
  I will be revealing this "secret" at my next "scientific fat loss" seminar