Gym Myths

god hand · 07-12-2005, 07:50 PM

Just want to create some dicussion on general damn training myths. A place to talk some common misconceptions of what we have found in our experience.

TJ Cline · 07-12-2005, 07:51 PM

Do you mean training myths...

TJ Cline · 07-12-2005, 07:56 PM

I might not understand the thread but, the idea that you have to train at a hardcore gym to get really big and strong....I believed that one for years.

Todd_ · 07-12-2005, 08:04 PM

im not sure about gym myths

but some myths ive learned are true...for instance, anyone with a japanimation avatar on a bodybuilding website will infinitely post lame threads thatve been done one thousand times over

god hand · 07-12-2005, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by ForemanRules

Do you mean training myths...

Yes

TJ Cline · 07-12-2005, 08:34 PM

A power lifter once told me that if you do a very high rep ( 20 or so) at the end of your bench workout it would make you weak....he said your muscles would forget the heavy weight.

Fashong · 07-12-2005, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by ForemanRules

A power lifter once told me that if you do a very high rep ( 20 or so) at the end of your bench workout it would make you weak....he said your muscles would forget the heavy weight.

Think this is true??

god hand · 07-12-2005, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ForemanRules

A power lifter once told me that if you do a very high rep ( 20 or so) at the end of your bench workout it would make you weak....he said your muscles would forget the heavy weight.

god hand · 07-12-2005, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fashong

Think this is true??

VipeR · 07-12-2005, 11:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fashong

Think this is true??

lol nah bro, relax

chunky34 · 07-13-2005, 07:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ForemanRules

A power lifter once told me that if you do a very high rep ( 20 or so) at the end of your bench workout it would make you weak....he said your muscles would forget the heavy weight.

This comes from maxot training, which said muscle have memory. If you finish your workout with a high rep low weight, your muscle will remember this set and not all the others.

Sounds like bullsh** to me.

The Monkey Man · 07-13-2005, 07:56 AM

Wider Grip on Chinups

Will make your back wider

PTYP · 07-13-2005, 09:10 AM

Placing the labels of the plates outward will cause an imbalance on the bar.

Why do we all insist on putting the labels inward? Is there any logical explanation for this?

reimon · 07-13-2005, 09:18 AM

A myth my mother always told me

Don't work out, you're too young and you won't grow :P

The truth is, she's half right... Your spine rings get squished up together and the lubrication between them diminishes, so the bones rub against each other and you will lose some degree of height.

MyK · 07-13-2005, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by PTYP

Placing the labels of the plates outward will cause an imbalance on the bar.

Why do we all insist on putting the labels inward? Is there any logical explanation for this?

I just throw the plates on, never thought about having the labels out!

NeedMuscleMass · 07-13-2005, 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PTYP

Placing the labels of the plates outward will cause an imbalance on the bar.

Why do we all insist on putting the labels inward? Is there any logical explanation for this?

I used to put the labels facing outward at school and everyone used to flip out on me..

MyK · 07-13-2005, 10:06 AM

I once heard that if you smoke you lose 25% of your gains!

can't think of any others right now

The Monkey Man · 07-13-2005, 10:29 AM

I don't know about myth

But I heard
once alcohol begins to be broken down by the liver
you body will not produce certain growth hormones for 8-12 hours
after the the point where BAC returns to normal...

TJ Cline · 07-13-2005, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chunky34

This comes from maxot training, which said muscle have memory. If you finish your workout with a high rep low weight, your muscle will remember this set and not all the others.

Sounds like bullsh** to me.

Actually that myth has been around for over 40 years. I also read it in an old BB mag from 1972.

Sacto95827 · 07-13-2005, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by MyK

I once heard that if you smoke you lose 25% of your gains!

can't think of any others right now

So I assume this is a myth since it's in this thread?

07-12-2005, 07:50 PM	#1
god hand 10.5 out of 10 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Dallas Posts: 4,217 Photos: 4	Training Myths Just want to create some dicussion on general damn training myths. A place to talk some common misconceptions of what we have found in our experience. Last edited by god hand : 07-12-2005 at 08:15 PM.

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07-12-2005, 07:56 PM	#3
TJ Cline Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,544	I might not understand the thread but, the idea that you have to train at a hardcore gym to get really big and strong....I believed that one for years.
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07-12-2005, 08:34 PM	#6
TJ Cline Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,544	A power lifter once told me that if you do a very high rep ( 20 or so) at the end of your bench workout it would make you weak....he said your muscles would forget the heavy weight.
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07-12-2005, 08:04 PM	#4
Todd_ Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: texarkana Posts: 346	im not sure about gym myths but some myths ive learned are true...for instance, anyone with a japanimation avatar on a bodybuilding website will infinitely post lame threads thatve been done one thousand times over

07-13-2005, 09:10 AM	#13
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07-13-2005, 09:18 AM	#14
reimon Nerd Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 159	A myth my mother always told me Don't work out, you're too young and you won't grow :P The truth is, she's half right... Your spine rings get squished up together and the lubrication between them diminishes, so the bones rub against each other and you will lose some degree of height.
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MyK Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: consumerville! Posts: 10,201 Photos: 1	I once heard that if you smoke you lose 25% of your gains! can't think of any others right now

07-13-2005, 10:29 AM	#18
The Monkey Man Magical Apelikemenace Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New Delhi, India Posts: 13,741 Photos: 34	I don't know about myth But I heard once alcohol begins to be broken down by the liver you body will not produce certain growth hormones for 8-12 hours after the the point where BAC returns to normal...
	Have Problems?... Chances are its due to overpopulation Save The Oceans, Save the Planet, Save Your Family, Save Yourself!