What is the worst "Gym Lie" that you ever heard ?

[Vieope]

Some years ago I was instructed by "professionals" of the bodybuilding world. But they had so many "mis-information" that entirely stopped all my progress. I am not mad because I found soon enough that something was not right. But I have heard so many bad information that I decided to list a few :

-You need to sweat a lot, that´s how you burn fat.

-If you do 20 reps per set, you will get muscle definition, there is no other way.

-Train everyday as much as you can. Overtraining ? That doesn´t exist.



Like I said that´s what I can remember now.
Do you remember more ?

 

[BabsieGirl]

if you want to see muscle CARDIO CARDIO CARDIO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[DFINEST]

You won't hurt yourself
by lifting sloppy, just get the weight up

 

[heeholler]

Supplementing with protein will stunt your growth. I heard that said by some younger highschool kids who were lifting in my gym. Prolly not a gym lie for this context, it is just that they didn't know and they prolly just heard it as a rumor.

 

[BabsieGirl]

Originally posted by DFINEST
You won't hurt yourself
by lifting sloppy, just get the weight up

hey D...I just noticed....

Our quotes are VERY similar........ How unique!

 

[Var]

Guy I work with is convinced that Creatine is a drug similar to "roids". I'm not kidding. He was shocked and appalled when I told him I "use" it.

 

[odin52]

"you can lift legs everyday and they will recover, the Bulgariun's do it". Unnamed gym "guru"

 

[Mudge]

Originally posted by odin52
"you can lift legs everyday and they will recover, the Bulgariun's do it". Unnamed gym "guru"

There was a claim that they trained as often as ever 3 hours.

 

[Mudge]

Originally posted by Var
Guy I work with is convinced that Creatine is a drug similar to "roids". I'm not kidding. He was shocked and appalled when I told him I "use" it.

My younger brother refused to use it even though I told him it was in meat, obviously I didn't push him I just told him that it was kind of ridiculous. Of course he would drink alcohol though

 

[P-funk]

incline bench press builds upper chest.

 

[MissOz]

IF YOU STOP TRAINING YOUR MUSCLE WILL GO TO FAT !!!

 

[PreMier]

Originally posted by P-funk
incline bench press builds upper chest.

Well.. I thought this just untill a few threads ago

 

[MissOz]

ME TOO ....PreMier....

 

[Var]

Originally posted by P-funk
incline bench press builds upper chest.

Can't believe I didnt think of that one! One of my biggest pet peeves. I feel another one of those heated debates coming on...

 

[MissOz]

I'm already thinkin of some great debatable points on this "incline" subject ?

 

[Var]

Please dont. Its been debated to death.

 

[PreMier]

lol

 

[Vieope]

I remembered one more.
Some people told me that thinking too much about working out woud make a person to become gay.
Can you believe that ? lol

 

[greekblondechic]

my chest looks better when i do incline.. hehe

 

[Randy]

I didn't achieve my physique by using steroids. In fact, I never used steroids in my life ("Lyin bastards!")

 

[Arnold]

Squatting below parallel will hurt your knees.

Turn your toes in and out to hit the inner and outer calf.

Declines work your "lower" chest.

 

[Var]

Originally posted by greekblondechic
my chest looks better when i do incline.. hehe

No comment..

 

[Var]

This may not be a "gym lie", but a misconception along the same lines. I love when out of shape guys say, "I dont want to build muscles, I just want to cut up what I got".

 

[Arnold]

oh I almost forgot...

I don't want to lift too much and get big like those guys in the magazines.

 

[Var]

Originally posted by Prince
oh I almost forgot...

I don't want to lift too much and get big like those guys in the magazines.

A similar one is women saying they dont want to lift because they'll get "bulky".

 

[Arnold]

yeah, I know they're just naive but it bugs the hell out of me cause they have no clue how difficult is to build muscle.

 

[X Ring]

i think all serious lifters whether for BB or Power or people somewhere in the middle this is a peeve. I can only take so much of that before I lose it

 

[Mudge]

Trainer to Lee Priest - "Damn boy, you uh - you uh been working out?"

"2 weeks. I dont want to get too big..."

That happens to all of us, oh the curses.

 

[P-funk]

Originally posted by Mudge
Trainer to Lee Priest - "Damn boy, you uh - you uh been working out?"

"2 weeks. I dont want to get too big..."

That happens to all of us, oh the curses.

lol, I get that one too form people (as I am sure most of us do):

"So, ou work out?"

I reply:

"Yeah, just started last week.....How long do you think it will take??"

 

[oaktownboy]

Originally posted by P-funk
lol, I get that one too form people (as I am sure most of us do):

"So, ou work out?"

I reply:

"Yeah, just started last week.....How long do you think it will take??"

i should try that line next time