Your physical education teacher reveals which habits are hindering your development in training
We often don’t even realize it, but certain beliefs and myths about the gym tend to hinder – a lot – your bodybuilding development. These are habits and attitudes that end up entering our fitness routine without us realizing it.
To prevent this from happening and still ensure good performance in the gym, physical education teacher Leonardo Lima has listed the main myths that can retard growth. Check:
Gym myths
1. Aerobics before weight training helps you lose weight
Myth. This is because the first energy substrate used during physical activity is glycogen. “Since weight training depletes muscles’ glycogen stores, when doing aerobics immediately after weight training, the body will be forced to use body fat reserves as an energy substrate,” explains the professor.
2. Bodybuilding will make you really big
Depends. Weight training will increase the volume of muscle tissue, however, fat tissue is larger than muscle tissue. For example, a bodybuilder who weighs 200 pounds may have less body volume than a sedentary person of the same height and weight. “This means that a bodybuilder may see his measurements decrease as training progresses,” he explains.
3. Older people should avoid training
Myth. Studies demonstrate the benefits of weight training for seniors, as, naturally, seniors have a loss of muscle mass. Furthermore, weight training brings numerous benefits, such as reducing joint pain and increasing endurance, the specialist points out.
4. Bodybuilding doesn’t help you lose weight
Myth. When weight training increases muscle volume, it causes an increase in metabolism, especially at rest. “This factor leads to an increase in calorie expenditure and, consequently, to a reduction in weight,” explains Leonardo.
5. No pain the next day? So the lineup was weak
Myth. “The famous pain after training is a body response generated by muscle inflammation that may simply disappear when the body gets used to it. Therefore pain is absolutely not a reliable indicator of progress,” he concludes.
Source: Terra
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