The fitness myths thread

[Bruce Al]

Its best to eat your protein shake as you are walking out of the gym door or within the first hour no exceptions.
surely thats a myth.

[HarryB]

Its best to eat your protein shake as you are walking out of the gym door or within the first hour no exceptions.

surely thats a myth.

True story. Otherwise waste away to nothing. I've been neglecting my post workout shake and now only 120.4k. Don't make the mistake I made :'(

[maccaz]

often especially after squatting heavy my appetite is completely gone out the window for 1-2 hours post workout, i sometimes have a shake or milk but often dont, just wait until appetite comes back and have a mass feed at this point.. seems to be ok

[HarryB]

In my opinion when you're in surplus calories then specific timing isn't a huge deal. But definitely when in a deficit you can stand to be a bit more precise with nutrient timing and supplementation.

[Realtalk]

often especially after squatting heavy my appetite is completely gone out the window for 1-2 hours post workout, i sometimes have a shake or milk but often dont, just wait until appetite comes back and have a mass feed at this point.. seems to be ok

Do you take a pre workout?

[soundsgood]

I hope you're sipping aminos during your workout

Don't want to go catabolic

[Realtalk]

Test e kicks in at week 4 (kicks in like you're going to wake up 28 days after your first shot and it'll be kicking in like a line of coke) just full fucking beast mode 28 days in.

[HarryB]

Stan mast and tren are going to "shred" you.... if that's not working then thyroid, clen, dnp. ..

Oh yeah maybe diet and cardio but try drugs first

[maccaz]

Tren will make you lose your mind hear voices and kill girlfriend

[GyzzBrah]

Tren will make you lose your mind hear voices and kill girlfriend

 

Inb4...

[Phedder]

In my experience most of the younger 'hard gainers' I know were consistent through the week and then Friday night have a few drinks, then again on Saturday quite a few more, most of the calories there are from alcohol, then on Sunday then spend the morning head in the toilet bowl and don't eat for the rest of the day. The only thing hard is their liver. 

[crazyfacials]

more reps = toned/gets you ripped/shredded  , I've actually heard this and also got told by a PT at club physical at some stage

[Leeroid]

exactly

from memory tomleegolf was "hard gainer".. look at him now lol

Well I started off really skinny but I gained real fast. When I first decided to go gym and get bigger, I read everything I could and wrote down everything I ate to make sure I was getting enough calories. I would eat every two hours and stuff myself until I couldn't breathe, and have to try not to puke. I deliberately underestimated my calories so if I calculated 4500 cals for the day, it would be more like 5000. I was obsessed with the thing and my main priority everyday was eating. I gained 10kg in 4 months and 17kg in that first year so no I don't agree with the hardgainer thing.

[maccaz]

Well I started off really skinny but I gained real fast. When I first decided to go gym and get bigger, I read everything I could and wrote down everything I ate to make sure I was getting enough calories. I would eat every two hours and stuff myself until I couldn't breathe, and have to try not to puke. I deliberately underestimated my calories so if I calculated 4500 cals for the day, it would be more like 5000. I was obsessed with the thing and my main priority everyday was eating. I gained 10kg in 4 months and 17kg in that first year so no I don't agree with the hardgainer thing.

yeah true bro, guess not hard gainer but what i meant is more like it doesnt matter where you start from/cant blame race for genetics so much or whatever, hard work (training and diet) can get you wherever regardless of starting point 

[tyreguy]

Watching porn to spike test, just gotta hardon, and couldn`t quite squat to depth :pfft:

[Bruce Al]

lifting weights when youre young stunts your growth?

[Realtalk]

Keeping your coach/trainer a mystery/secret will yeild you better gains.

Why even tell people you are getting help from a coach if dont want to say who it is lol... What point of saying anything at all.

[HarryB]

Keeping your coach/trainer a mystery/secret will yeild you better gains.

Why even tell people you are getting help from a coach if dont want to say who it is lol... What point of saying anything at all.

This is a really interesting point. I see 2 reasons for this.

1. They don't want other people they might be competing against using the same coach

2. They're protecting their own pt and or coaching business cos they're worried if people know who their coach is they'll just go to them instead.

Cracks me right up fragile peeps these strength athletes. Yes I include bodybuilders as strength athletes.

More amusing are the ones who act like they do everything themselves cos they wanna build their own prep/coach business.