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50 facts about weight training!

It’s time for someone to finally spew a couple of facts about the Weight Training Industry and Community.

No lies, no bullshit, just the bitter truth that no professional athlete or coach will ever tell you.

1. Supplements are pretty much useless. Athletes need real food, not powders.

2. You can’t lose fat and build muscles simultaneously, unless you are using performance-enhancing substances.

3. You don’t need aerobic to lose weight. You only need to consume less calories than you burn.

4. Squatting with the bar low on the back isn’t squatting. It’s cheating.

5. Bench pressing damages the shoulders in the long-run.

6. The amount of growth your calves will acquire is genetically predispositioned.

7. Squatting isn’t obligatory in order to build big and aesthetic legs.

8. Crossfit isn’t something new or pioneering. It’s just a shitty sport, practiced by people who don’t want to do proper complexes and/or the full range of motion that comes with actual weight training. Cardiovascular work is the only real benefit it has.

9. Olympic Weightlifting won’t help you gain considerable muscle mass, but it’s gonna make you stronger.

10. Forearms; Another muscle group that depends almost purely on genetics.

11. When a woman looks like a man, she is not natural.

12. You will never attain 21-inch arms; Maybe 16, but 21 is a steroid-fueled number.

13. You only need pre-workout supplements if you are allergic to bananas.

14. Pro bodybuilders advertise supplements, but in fact use steroids; It’s called marketing.

15. The ‘IIFYM(If It Fits Your Macros) nutrition model’ was invented by pseudo-natural athletes.

16. Muscle swelling doesn’t necessarily translate into muscle growth.

17. One can reach their maximum growth potential without necessarily training with weights. Bodyweight exercises are more beneficial than most people think.

18. Workout splits are effective only if you know what the fuck you are doing. A simple and functional plan; Push, pull, legs.

19. Using BCAAs while meat is included in your diet plan, is as effective as consuming sugar after eating a cake is.

20. Omega-3 fatty acids and vitamins are useless if your diet is well adjusted.

21. There are no supplements that actually help against joint and tendon pain. It’s called placebo effect.

22. Squatting damages your knees in the long-run.

23. EZ barbells are much better than the standard ones, because they put a lot less stress on the elbows and wrists.

24. Using an Olympic-style barbell will maximize someone’s forearms engagement during the workout.

25. Vascularity depends on genetics and fat percentage.

26. No one can bench more than 200-250 kilos naturally, unless they are fat enough.

27. Without a strong core, you will never manage to lift a satisfying amount of weight in the “Big 3s”.

28. Whey protein is as useless as any other supplement available in the market.

29. Dirty bulking should never be done by naturals.

30. Bulky muscles don’t necessarily translate into muscle strength.

31. Masturbation doesn’t reduce muscle gains.

32. When you lose weight, a small amount of muscles always gets perished. However, if you know how to plan your diet and workout, the amount said can be limited.

33. The first 5 pounds someones loses when dieting is actually retained water loss, not fat.

34. The 3 main back exercises are Deadlift, Rowing and Pull ups. All other exercises are just variations.

35. If you want to be a professional in any weight training-related sport, you gotta be willing to work through injuries and pain.

36. Short people have an advantage in weight training. Physics.

37. “Growing into a show“ is 100% impossible for natural athletes.

38. Junk food, while unhealthy in the long-run, is quite beneficial in weight training; In order to build muscles and strength you are gonna need calories and it’s easier to acquire them with a burger or pizza than it is with chicken breasts and brown rice.

39. Fat burners don’t work.

40. Deadlifts aren’t necessary in order to build a wide and strong back.

41. When dieting down, fat can’t be lost locally.

42. TRX is a scam.

43. Beginners don’t need isolation workouts; Compound exercises are the ideal solution.

44. Most triceps exercises damage the elbows in the long-run.

45. Like it or not, many Bodybuilders do g4p.

46. Full range of motion, proper form, lighter weights = Better results.

47. Modern Bodybuilders are approximately 20-35 kilos heavier than the ones that competed during the golden era. The reason; Super high-calorie diets and abuse of steroids and hormones.

48. Fitness competitors also use a shitload of performance-enhancing substances.

49. There is no actual “natural Bodybuilding“. The whole Industry is just a circus.

50. All those dudes that are older than 45-50 years old and are jacked as hell, use drugs. Didn’t you ever wonder why your dad or my dad doesn’t look like them?