10 Common Myths about Gym

In this post I'm going to bust some of the common myths about gym that people come across.

1) Spending More Time In Gym Will Lead To Faster Gains-Certainly Not. Most of the people have a misconception that spending hours in gym will lead to faster gains. If it would have been that simple,professionals would have spent most of their time in gym. Working out for an hour is ideal,while the best one would be 45minutes. Gym is not a place to chat with friends or stare those women in yoga pants,so do your job well and leave.

2)Working Out Seven Days A Week Is the Best Idea- Again a myth.Our body does not grow in the gym,but it grows when we sleep.During an intense workout, our tissues get damaged which get repaired during our sleep.When the tissues get damaged,our body tries to produce stronger ones for future to fight more complex workout.Most of the Growth Hormone secretion occurs during the deep sleep cycle.Hence it is better to train for 4 or 5 days with high intensity and rest for 2 days rather than working for all 7 days which would lead to over-training.

3)Heavy Weights For  Gaining, Lighter Weights For Cutting-Another myth we all have come across is "Use heavy weights to gain muscle and Light weight for a ripped body",its not that simple.Building muscle is a complex process and your body won't grow until you force it to.By this i mean if you can do 10reps with a 20lb dumbbell but you stop at 6,you would never see gains.

Your body need to be like "Hey,We're under attack and need stronger tissues to fight back". To accomplish this you need to workout with maximum intensity and less rest in between sets.Hence depending on light weights for a ripped body wont give you results,but a power dose of both heavy and light weight coupled with a balanced diet would.

4) Doing Thousands Of Crunches will Get Rid of Belly Fat: Probably the most common myth that we've come across.

Crunches are great for working on your midsection and are one of the most iconic abdominal exercises , but crunches would not burn a lot of calories like cardio does.For visible six pack abs, one needs a combination of HIIT(High-Intensity Interval Training) , Cardio and a Balanced Diet. Abs will be visible once you lower your bodyfat that can be accomplished by doing cardio sessions and a clean diet.Hence it is better to do 4 sets of 25 high intensity crunches and a cardio session rather than working out for thousands of crunches in a day.

 
5) Supplements are Must For Getting A Good Physique: As I've talked in my previous post, you will never require supplements for a good physique if you can maintain a balanced diet. Supplements are valuable for people who have a hectic schedule or they want faster results , where supplements will give a boost.But it is always better to stick to real foods and keep supplements as secondary source.

6) You've Got to Feel Pain to See Gains:"No Pain No Gain" True, but not necessarily.

There is a difference between DOMS and the pain you get if you overdo or workout with improper form.

DOMS refers to Delayed Onset Muscular Soreness which is the pain you get after you workout with great intensity which creates micro-fibres in your muscles which have to be repaired.This is the pain which can be treated as an elevator for anyone who is looking for gains.

But that doesn't mean that all pains are DOMS.You can even feel pain if you performed an exercise with bad form or you overdo some exercise. Since some people recover faster because of their genetics,it is not necessary that one will see gains only if he feels pain.

 So spending just 45minutes a day for 4 days a week out of your busy schedule won't be much right? That too for something you'll be proud of one day.Believe me ,it's worth it. :)