Fitness Myths you believed when you were younger

[mrdot]

-that you need to eat every 2-3 hours
-chicken and rice every day

[TCmaxxing]

That you should take creatine and do heavy max squats and deadlifts as a non-professional bodybuilder

[FelixTheCat1919]

- 6 meals a day
- obsessing over squats and deadlifts
- thinking I needed 2x more protein than I really did
- putting too much emphasis on crap like different types of protein




And of course, the most timeless classic of them all - thinking I could ever truly compete with the bike riders as a natty myself if I simply outworked them big time.

[Hutrapper]

And of course, the most timeless classic of them all - thinking I could ever truly compete with the bike riders as a natty myself if I simply outworked them big time.

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[AgRyan]

I remember when people were giving solid advice in a absolutely ridiculous way. Like instead of just saying to switch up your routine from time to time, it was "confuse your muscles by throwing in something different". Instead of saying to try and get protein after a workout if you can, it was "gotta have 40g whey within 20 minutes of working out or workout basically doesn't count".

Probably the only good advice was the meme advice - "gloots for the sloots"

[gbullock32]

Anabolic window (BRB pounding protein shake immediately after workout)
More is better
Carbs and fat are evil, varied based on current fad
You need supplements
Cardio killed gains

[mrdot]

I remember when people were giving solid advice in a absolutely ridiculous way. Like instead of just saying to switch up your routine from time to time, it was "confuse your muscles by throwing in something different". Instead of saying to try and get protein after a workout if you can, it was "gotta have 40g whey within 20 minutes of working out or workout basically doesn't count".

Probably the only good advice was the meme advice - "gloots for the sloots"

RIP Rich Piano

[Brommando]

"If you don't get muscle soreness from the day yesterday, you didn't do chit"

[BigDeeps01]

"You want larger biceps? Just squat more"

[Shysty021]

Yep

Gotta get the protein in within 20 mins orelse its pointless

Or

Go heavy or go home

[RIKTER]

Read every post up until mine and all sound like great advise!

[lightsarefallin]

6-8 small meals a day is best
x foods you should NEVER eat before bed!
carbs are bad
post workout anabolic window
supps are a necessity
must consume whey protein
it's possible to hit 200 pounds lean as a 5'10 natty
list goes on

[naich]

Misc as well as being in the sciences helped me bob and weave vast majority of the 2000's bro science wave, but the theories around metabolism and meal timing/frequency had me mixed up for a few years. Now I fast daily and do cardio almost every day, 2012 me would throw a fit lmao.

[iLuvKatie]

"I'm not natty but that's irrelevant!!! I work hard!!!!"

[AVIK777]

Cardio kills gains

[jtaylor2010]

Most of the big ones have already been covered, so I’ll just add that my views on what could be acquired as a natty and what required juice was way off. So many fake nattys talking about hard work that for a while I just assumed it would take a lot longer and more hard work.

[BigDeeps01]

Most of the big ones have already been covered, so I’ll just add that my views on what could be acquired as a natty and what required juice was way off. So many fake nattys talking about hard work that for a while I just assumed it would take a lot longer and more hard work.

If you're willing to put in 10-15 years of consistent work you can build a pretty good natty physique, look at the silver and bronze era guys

[Rul3]

chicken and rice actually did well for me, but turning fat into muscle is a big one, doesn't work like that

[fate0311]

being told i had to eat chicken breast and brown rice all day everyday lmfao

[SpeakethTruth]

"You want larger biceps? Just squat more"

The good old training legs will release enough testosterone to build your upper body myth. Has tricked many a noob into turning into a t-rex with the emphasis on squats and deadlifts.

[Bodhy]

chicken and rice actually did well for me, but turning fat into muscle is a big one, doesn't work like that

Turning fat into muscle was never an acceptable thing to believe. That has always been phenomenally stupid.

[WoofieNugget]

I remember my first BB show that was with a "natural" organization. I thought I was in good shape, and then got backstage and there were four guys that were bicycling, even talking about when they went off their stacks so that they would test clean if they had to pee. Two years of hard work, dieting, etc and it was a slap in the face when I realized there was no such thing as "natural". It was naive of me but a learning moment.

Biggest myths: fasted cardio first thing in the morning. So many bikini/wellness girls STILL believe it makes a difference.

[CellyTech]

All been previously mentioned

Protonz window
Need whey
Must eat every 3 hours or gainz are doing a 360 and going home

[FelixTheCat1919]

I remember when people were giving solid advice in a absolutely ridiculous way. Like instead of just saying to switch up your routine from time to time, it was "confuse your muscles by throwing in something different". Instead of saying to try and get protein after a workout if you can, it was "gotta have 40g whey within 20 minutes of working out or workout basically doesn't count".

Probably the only good advice was the meme advice - "gloots for the sloots"

They still say that kinda chit. It's just that most of us here are oldcels at this point, so we've learned and know better now.


In all seriousness though, the worst advice any millennial lifters ever got was that orange juice infused lifters could be competed with by natties if the natties simply "worked harder". It's not only the biggest lifting myth ever, but also among the biggest myths period. The reality is that orange juiced lifting/bodybuilding and natty are two completely different games, to the point where they really shouldn't be compared at all. But for some reason, people like to do so. Probably to keep up their delusion that their sports athletes they nuthug "aren't cheaters" and that only a few of them use it.

[gbullock32]

Turning fat into muscle was never an acceptable thing to believe. That has always been phenomenally stupid.

Add targeted fat loss to that, want to lose stomach fat? Sit ups all day!

[ExistentialBrah]

Losing all my gains if I miss workouts for a couple weeks

[miscbro333]

Fat burning zone
Diet plans / eating specific foods
Starting strength
Supplements

didn't believe it but loved the 8 hour arm workout 5% era

[ezmac31]

"You want larger biceps? Just squat more"

Yeah I used to lol when I heard guys didn’t work abs because squats were a full body workout. Lmao

[plebmaximus]

Casien protein before bed

[AWSbruh]

1 gram of protein per pound of body weight