Good list. #7 is the one that the bodybuilding magazine publishers rely on. No one would ever buy the magazines if people didn't believe that they could get the same physique as the pros by copying their routines.
Got to love #22 — Professional bodybuilders represent the epitome of health and fitness. That's another myth the mags take advantage of. It used to be true back in the Reeves, Grimek, Park era. Certainly isn't now. (Anyone have the Ronnie Coleman sucking the oxygen tank at the Olympia picture? That ain't fit or healthy.)
Another myth: you can become a pro bodybuilder without posing nude for the Weiders. Anyone got more to add?
Bodybuildings 30 Biggest LiesNovember 14th, 2007 | Bodybuilding Myths
http://gain-muscle-now.com/bodybuildingmyths/bodybuildings-30-biggest-lies1 — You can get as big as a pro bodybuilder without taking steroids; it just takes longer.
2 — In order to get really big, you have to eat a super-high-calorie diet.
3 – If you eat a low-fat diet, it doesn’t matter how many calories you take in, you won’t gain any fat.
4 — The more you work out, the more you’ll grow.
5 — The longer you work out, the better.
6 – You don’t have to be strong to be big.
7 — The training programmes that work best for pro bodybuilders are best for everyone.
8 — You can’t build muscle on a sub-maintenance calorie intake diet.
9 — You can’t grow if you only work each body part once a week.
10 — You can’t make gains if you only train with weights three days a week.
11 — You should only rest 45 seconds in between sets.
12 — You have to use fancy weightlifting equipment in order to make the best gains.
13 — Weight training makes you big; aerobic exercise cuts you up.
14 — You can completely reshape a muscle by doing isolation exercises.
15 — If you get a pump , you’re working the muscles adequately to ensure muscular hypertrophy, or if your muscles are burning, that means you are promoting muscle growth.
16 — If you do hundreds of sit-ups a day, you will eventually achieve a narrow, washboard-type midsection.
17 — Training like a powerlifter –deadlifts, heavy squats, bench presses–will make your physique look blocky.
18 — High repetitions make your muscles harder and more cut up.
19 – Instinctive training is the best way to promote gains.
20 — Women need to train differently than men.
21 — There are food supplements available that are just as effective as steroids, yet safer. 22 — Professional bodybuilders represent the epitome of health and fitness.
23 — Training with weights causes your muscles to get tight and hinders flexibility and, consequently, athletic performance.
24 — Loading up on carbohydrates is an excellent way to enhance your athletic performance.
25 — Consuming foods high in sugar before training provides your body with extra energy to sustain workouts.
26 — All anabolic steroids are extremely toxic and dangerous.
27 — If you stop working out, your muscle will turn into fat.
28 — Ingesting MCT . (medium-chain triglyceride) oils will give you tons of energy, but they won’t make you fat.
29 — If everyone took the same amount of steroids, everyone would look like a professional bodybuilder.
30 — Someone with a well-built body must be knowledgeable about fitness and physique development.
