Top 7 Bodybuilding Myths busted

Your workout trainer or your friend might carry a belief and share with you, which you may hold on for years, these beliefs might act as hindrances to achieving your goals and hence it is important to get your facts in place before you start on with your workout plans to gain optimum results.

We have busted some of the common myths people hold and reveal the basic facts in order to attain those important milestones you have planned for yourself as a part of your body building motive.     

 Bodybuilding myths

1  A protein snack or bar can replace a meal

Protein bars like snickers that contain peanuts which are high in protein are made after substantial processing. Such highly processed foods contain empty calories which are deficient in nutrition. It is better to consume such food as an occasional snack item, rather than using them to substitute a well balanced meal.

2 Cardio must be done before weight training for lean muscles

Cardio consumes a lot of your available energy and leaves you exhausted enough to affect your ability for weight training. It is better to avoid combining these two in order to get maximum benefit from your weight lifting exercises which require a good amount of free stamina.

3 Muscle gain cannot happen after 40

If you are fit at 40, you can surely go for muscle gain, although it may seem a bit harder, yet it is possible. Your body undergoes changes after 40, which will require you to first ensure that you aren’t suffering from any major imbalances like hypertension or diabetes, once you get yourself cleared through major tests for these imbalances or illnesses, you can definitely go for weight training and gain muscles through a healthy diet and regular workout regime.

4 All protein powders are the same

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The type of protein content varies greatly like soy, egg, whey, casein etc. These different types of protein serve different health goals and and hence it is important to choose your protein powder in a wise manner as per your fitness goals and long term plan.

It is also quite important to choose a reliable brand available at a good store in order to protect yourself from falling prey to fake protein supplement products.

5  High Protein may affect your kidneys

Diets high in protein require your kidneys to work over-time, which may have an adverse effect on them. To prevent these ill-effects your body has to get rid of the protein in excess of what is needed in a natural way. To enable your body get rid of the excess protein you must ensure a sufficient intake of water at regular intervals and keep your body hydrated, about 10-12 glasses is your body’s minimum requirement.

It is best to not replace your body’s minimum water requirement with other processed or caffeinated drinks as these drinks can dehydrate you all the more, besides, the consumption of soft drinks can also make you deficient in calcium.

6  Soya Bean is the only largest source of protein for a vegetarian

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Besides Soya Bean a good amount of protein is also available in veggies like spinach, cauliflower, cucumber, tomatoes, mushrooms, Broccoli, cabbage, capsicum etc.

While some of the veggies can be consumed raw which helps prevent nutrition loss, others can be grilled or cooked in a mild way in order to preserve their nutritional content to the best possible extent.

7 No pain no gain

It is not necessary that adequate workout will leave you with a sore body the next day. There are many people who do not experience sore body the next day after an intense workout regime. If you feel all right the next day it just means that your workout was appropriate as required.

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