Fitness Myths Debunked

[ldy_solana]

http://exercise.about.com/cs/exercisehealth/a/FitnessMyths.htm

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"And do what thee wilt as long as ye harm none"

 

[honeybunch1]

Myth #4 never seems to get through, does it?

 

[kathryn]

>Myth #4 never seems to get through, does it?


Nope. But maybe not as much as #5.

 

[charlotteyochem]

I noted in several other posts that some of you say you "bulk up" in your legs when you go heavy. I was just reading the fitness myths debunked and just wanted to say that the heavier I go, the slimmer my legs get. Isn't that weird, or what?? I use weights just as heavy as Cathe (most of the time) but have the physique of Jennifer Aniston. I do not bulk no matter what. Diet makes no difference. Anone else??

Charlotte

 

[kathryn]

I don't have the physique of Jennifer Aniston, but I haven't gotten "big and bulky" using heavy weights for lower body (when working out in a gym and using 150# or so for squats, and heavy leg presses etc.

I think it depends a lot on your body type. Someone who has a lot of mesomorph (builds muscle easily) would probably have a tendency to 'bulk' more easily, especially if they also have some endomorph (tends towards more fat)mixed in. Someone who is more of an ectomorph (hardgainer, who has a hard time putting on muscle) wouldn't bulk. I also think some people have more of a tendency to build muscle density over muscle size.