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Apr 29

6 Unpopular Truths About Health And Fitness Myths – Patch.com

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The health and fitness world is filled with ever changing information, and, now more than ever, is flooded with fitness "specialists" all with varying opinions. I get that you need, and should ask for help when it comes to how to be your fittest, strongest, and your best. A key part to that, however, is who you're listening to. Whether its me, or someone else, you should be limiting your resources. Find one or a small group who has been helping change lives for a while, and has your best interest, not their pockets, at the heart of what they do. Today I'm going to give you the truth on some of the most common controversial topics in the health and fitness world.

1. Carbs Will Make You Fat With the weight loss clients that I work with, this seems to be the number one common misconception. When it comes to weight loss, its all about calories in, and calories out. If you are not ending your week in a calorie deficit, you will not be seeing the scale go down. You may not have perfect days every day, but at the end of the week, your overall calories that you burned should be more than your calories you ate. Some bodies respond better with more carbs than fat. For those who are top level athletes, they need to have more carbs in their diet for energy. So, with all the fad diets that you've inevitably tried, it all comes down to making smarter choices. Make your food choices filled nutrient dense whole foods, and they will help fuel you, and give your body what it needs to meet the needs of your day.

2. You Have To Exercise Every Day For The Best Results If you have spent more than 5 minutes online looking at all the experts and influencers out there, you have read the phrase "No Days Off". Unless your fitness programming is spot on, the truth is you are probably hurting your gains, more than helping them. Working the same muscles over and over every day is asking for an injury. Your body needs to recover. Growth in your muscles doesn't happen when you are working out, it happens when your muscle tissue is healing from the stress you put on it during your workout. I Promise you that taking a day (even 2 days) off will not cause you to lose your strength or size gains. When you come back from your day off, you may even find yourself stronger than ever! This doesn't mean to sit on your couch and do nothing for days. Get up and move! Do something fun. Hike, play a sport, ride a bike, play with your kids. Keep your body moving!

3. If Another Person Has The Body You Want, They Can Make You Look That Way You will have a hard time finding a fitness influencer online that does not have 6 pack abs. That does NOT mean that they know how to get you to look the same. Every body is different. Height, length of bones, gut health, food intolerances, movement patterns, metabolism, all vary from person to person. Chances are, you can Not train and eat and thrive the way the Rock does and see his results. There's a reason you see a lot of pro athletes that have children who grow up to be athletes. DNA matters, your environment matters, your lifestyle matters. When looking for someone to take advice from, find someone who has helped many different people, and seen results with clients trying to achieve the same things as you.

4. Stretching = Warming Up Warming up should be a key part to everyone's exercise routine. Especially as you get older, it is important that you prep your body for the exercise its about to get. Often times in the gym you'll see people going through 5-10 minutes of stretches to loosen them up. Everyone could probably benefit from more stretching, but I want you to be the one who is warming up correctly to get your body ready for what you're about to do. Next time you are in the gym, or preparing for a workout try more movement, and less stretching. A good dynamic warm up will benefit you more then static stretching. A proper warm up will get the fluid flowing to your joints, to get out some of those cracks and pops you feel. It will also get blood flowing to your muscles, this will actually get them Warmer! (Hence the warm up) Also, try ending your warm up with some medicine ball slams or throws, or some variation of jumps. Doing something explosive like this will get your heart rate up, and will let your body know to get ready for the work thats coming. Put in the work before the work, and stay in the game!

5. Just Working Out With No Program Is Just As Good As A Routine Designed For You Before I started studying fitness, and the human body and the way it works, I was one of those that figured, as long as I was working out I would get there. Don't get me wrong, my body responded well to the new training stimulus, I started to look and feel better. But that only got me so far. I'm all for consistent, movement and effort, but there's a difference between "exercising" and "training". Exercise is Great! Keep yourself moving, your body will show the results, and you will feel the improvement. But if you have specific goals in mind, something you are looking to improve, you need to Train for it. Having the proper program that will work your body the way its needed to improve, makes a World of difference. Find a program that works for you, stick to it consistently, and give it 100%. If, after that, you don't feel like its getting you closer to where you want to be, THEN you can try something new. Find the one that works!

6. Lift Heavy For Low Reps To Build Size, And Low Weight For Lots Of Reps To "Tone" As an in home personal trainer, I hear this one very often. It usually goes something like "I don't want to lift heavy weights, I just want to tone", or "I don't have heavy enough weights to get big muscles". To address the first one, if your goal is to "Tone", you need to change your body composition. This means putting on muscle, and burning fat. And with lean muscle comes a faster metabolism, so one helps the other. If you're looking to get big and strong, you need to add the proper stress to the muscles, and eventually, yes you will need heavier weights to keep progressively overloading yourself. If you are just starting your fitness journey, your body will respond to the new stress you're putting on it, and you should certainly not start with the heaviest weights you can lift. Only after you know how to lift with perfect form, should you start lifting heavier. This will help you stay healthy, which will keep you consistent, and training for the long term. It also depends on what muscle group you're working. Some muscles respond better to lowering the weight, and upping the reps. It's all about making your muscles respond to proper stress.

Train hard, train smart, and if you don't know something, ASK. Find someone whose knowledge you trust, and ask for help. Your body, your health, and your longevity will all thank you for it! I'm always here to help, its what I love most about this business, is hearing clients tell me that their hard work is paying off. Whether its training with me, or coming to me for advice, or a question you may have. I'm here to help you. I'm easy to find, check out http://www.joeszadokfitness.com or on Facebook (Search for Joe Szadok Fitness), or send me a DM on instagram @Fitnesszadok21. I'm here for you in this tough time to make sure you can STILL have the health and fitness you want.

Stay healthy, and stay safe everyone! Until next time...

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