The Myths Surrounding Bodybuilding

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The myths surrounding bodybuilding seem to be quite varied wide and are viewed as potentially dangerous by many professionals. Some of the wrong counsel has led to poor progress among the beginners and even some using dangerous methods of boosting performance.

For best outcomes, you must be wary of some of the following myths.

Big muscles tend to slow one down

Whether you know it or not, muscles are used in all body movements; from moving large boxes to the blinking of an eye. The myth about ‘bigger the muscle the slower one is’, sounds like an old lie where bodybuilders were viewed like muscle bags which didn’t possess enough agility. The fact is bodybuilding has assisted many to become stronger and faster.

Another myth is that with time the muscles turn to fat

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The concept being that one needs to change their routine because the muscles get bored with repeated exercises and with time they will stop the good results. A good example is the biceps which every time they contract, the elbow bends. The fact remains that the elbow bends the similar direction always and cannot change, thus whether picking a brick or bodybuilding equipment the muscle will do exactly the similar way.

Quick workouts bring faster results

The next one is that quick workouts are necessary for shaping of muscles while slow workouts are required for mass growth of muscles. For one to make bigger muscles they must progressively do harder tasks. When one wants to maintain the same muscle dimension, they must do the same thing all the time.

Muscle mass tend to diminish after 48 hours

The idea being sold here is that people should attend the gym twice a day and this is because after 48 hours the body tends to lose the muscles which were recently expanded. This is not correct!

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