Fact and Fiction

**~R~F~G~** · #1 10-27-2007, 08:55 AM

*Fiction--Fat turns into muscle
*Fact-----Fat is burned off in muscle, it does not turn into it

*Fiction--Muscle turns into fat
*Fact-----Muscle grows and shrinks, it does not turn into anything

*Fiction--Weight training develops muscle
*Fact-----Weight training tears muscle, diet develops it

*Fiction--a person should first lose there weight and then work out
*Fact-----a person who diets without working out will lose muscle and fat

*Fiction--Carbohydrates make people fat
*Fact-----Eating too much makes people fat, carbohydrates feed your brain and
fuel the body.

*Fiction--Fat makes people fat
*Fact-----Eating too much makes people fat, fats supply needed vitamins and
fuel the body

*Fiction---Proteins destroy your liver
*Fact-----When is the last time you heard of somebody dying form protein (now
cigarettes?)

*Fiction---High reps are better for muscle
*Fact-----Whose legs are more muscular a long distance runner or a sprinter?

*Fiction--The Stairmaster will enlarge your butt
*Fact-----The butt is a muscle, training does not enlarge muscle it tears it,
eating enlarges your butt

*Fiction--Training your abs makes your stomach smaller
*Fact-----Training your abs tears tissues, dieting makes your stomach smaller

*Fiction--You should train your abs daily
*Fact-----Train your abs once a week just like every other body part,

*Fiction--You can spot reduce weight by training a particular body part
*Fact-----Training tears tissue diet reduces weight, you can not spot reduce
weight

*Fiction--Walking like a duck in the gym is good way to train
*Fact----Walking like a duck makes others who know what they are doing laugh

*Fiction--Rolling around on a ball in the gym is good training
*Fact----Another very funny thing to watch

*Fiction--half hour workouts are the way to go
*Fact----while it is better then nothing, it won't do much (easy way for trainers
to make quick money)

*Fiction--In shape people write diet books
*Fact----Well there may be some, I have not seen one lately

*Fiction--I should listen to an out of shape person on how to get in shape
*Fact-----You will look like them when you are done

*Fiction--Most people want the right information on getting in shape
*Fact-----Most people want to hear how fast they can do it.

*Fiction--Most of the field of fitness is honest
*Fact-----One of the biggest rip offs in the world