Top 10 Workout Myths - BUSTED! (How Many Did You Believe)
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Date: 2022-04-22
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NO
Jeff, I find your stuff on the top shelf. However, #8, is absolutely true. I have learned this through many hard lessons over the last 30 years of working out. I know it-s not good business to tell people that they cannot achieve their goals because of genetics, but unfortunately, this is the truth. Nature chooses the animals that will survive the famine, and those that won-t. They bless some with muscle and speed and relegate others to be eaten by a lion. Our shape and fat levels, muscle levels are so controlled by our genetic code that it can be near impossible to achieve greatness in any but a few lucky ones. Just like some can run a 4. 2 and some can jump high to slam a basketball, or push a semi down the road, many people don-t have the dexterity to tie their own shoelaces and trip and fall just walking. There is no way they can be elite athletes. This is genetics. I just fear giving the impression that -Johnny- can add an inch to his arm by this program is an impossibility because his genetic code tells his body to burn his arm for fuel. All your other stuff is awesome. this one needs to be dumped in the iron graveyard. Genetics are everything.
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Jeff, I find your stuff on the top shelf. However, #8, is absolutely true. I have learned this through many hard lessons over the last 30 years of working out. I know it-s not good business to tell people that they cannot achieve their goals because of genetics, but unfortunately, this is the truth. Nature chooses the animals that will survive the famine, and those that won-t. They bless some with muscle and speed and relegate others to be eaten by a lion. Our shape and fat levels, muscle levels are so controlled by our genetic code that it can be near impossible to achieve greatness in any but a few lucky ones. Just like some can run a 4. 2 and some can jump high to slam a basketball, or push a semi down the road, many people don-t have the dexterity to tie their own shoelaces and trip and fall just walking. There is no way they can be elite athletes. This is genetics. I just fear giving the impression that -Johnny- can add an inch to his arm by this program is an impossibility because his genetic code tells his body to burn his arm for fuel. All your other stuff is awesome. this one needs to be dumped in the iron graveyard. Genetics are everything.
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Strength
Spot on with debunking these fitness myths. The elaboration of the first myth however, is a bit incomplete. What you're talking about with regards to losing fat and building muscle is possible for individuals who have just started lifting weights for up to 18 months (its either 12-18 months according to the studies I've read. Once you've been lifting regularly for that much time, it is going to get rather difficult to lose fat WHILE you're building muscle. Most studies have shown that cutting fat while hanging on to muscle is far easier to do than build muscle while keeping fat levels consistent. However, unless an intermediate or experienced lifter is on steroids, it is virtually impossible to lose fat WHILE building muscle at the same time for these group of people.
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Spot on with debunking these fitness myths. The elaboration of the first myth however, is a bit incomplete. What you're talking about with regards to losing fat and building muscle is possible for individuals who have just started lifting weights for up to 18 months (its either 12-18 months according to the studies I've read. Once you've been lifting regularly for that much time, it is going to get rather difficult to lose fat WHILE you're building muscle. Most studies have shown that cutting fat while hanging on to muscle is far easier to do than build muscle while keeping fat levels consistent. However, unless an intermediate or experienced lifter is on steroids, it is virtually impossible to lose fat WHILE building muscle at the same time for these group of people.
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Est
Older video, still totally relevant. I really like his part on stretching. Old school thoughts were if you didn't stretch before the game then you were going to get injured. I didn't know better back then. However, the scientific studies have been done and prove he is 100% correct. Warming up and getting blood flowing to your muscles prevents injuries. With that being said, a solid and consistent stretching routine should be employed. If you have better flexibility then when you get tackled and bent outta shape on the football field you might just avoid injury if your muscles can take the torque and he stretch. Flexibility can increase your performance. Stretching before an event or workout isn't going to do much for you and the data shows that.
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Older video, still totally relevant. I really like his part on stretching. Old school thoughts were if you didn't stretch before the game then you were going to get injured. I didn't know better back then. However, the scientific studies have been done and prove he is 100% correct. Warming up and getting blood flowing to your muscles prevents injuries. With that being said, a solid and consistent stretching routine should be employed. If you have better flexibility then when you get tackled and bent outta shape on the football field you might just avoid injury if your muscles can take the torque and he stretch. Flexibility can increase your performance. Stretching before an event or workout isn't going to do much for you and the data shows that.
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sport
I - Jeff rants! So many people out there with bad knowledge need to shut TF up and do some research. Almost everything he says, I double check and he is almost always spot on. Common if he wasnt legit would the worlds best sports teams have hired him to do strength and conditioning coaching on guys they invest millions of dollars on. Hello McFly! Notice how his videos he doesnt cram supplements down our throats either. He actually reall cares about this stuff. So Jeff you are an amazing person and I thank you for every video. Do you have any job openings? :-) I'd love to work for you brother.
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I - Jeff rants! So many people out there with bad knowledge need to shut TF up and do some research. Almost everything he says, I double check and he is almost always spot on. Common if he wasnt legit would the worlds best sports teams have hired him to do strength and conditioning coaching on guys they invest millions of dollars on. Hello McFly! Notice how his videos he doesnt cram supplements down our throats either. He actually reall cares about this stuff. So Jeff you are an amazing person and I thank you for every video. Do you have any job openings? :-) I'd love to work for you brother.
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Boxing
I still wear my boot camp uniform from 30 years ago No one in my gym believes I-m 50 and I-m honestly in the best shape of my life! I-m 5-8- 185lbs I-ve never taken steroids or HGH I do take protein cycle creatine & ashwaghanda I feel better then when I was in my 20-s I do follow some of JEFF-s advices the key for me is cooking your own food. There-s no limit if someone can convince you that you-re too old to build muscle than you may want to start working on your own mind strengthening first. I do have to warm up a lot more than when I was younger but that-s about it
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I still wear my boot camp uniform from 30 years ago No one in my gym believes I-m 50 and I-m honestly in the best shape of my life! I-m 5-8- 185lbs I-ve never taken steroids or HGH I do take protein cycle creatine & ashwaghanda I feel better then when I was in my 20-s I do follow some of JEFF-s advices the key for me is cooking your own food. There-s no limit if someone can convince you that you-re too old to build muscle than you may want to start working on your own mind strengthening first. I do have to warm up a lot more than when I was younger but that-s about it
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Pablo
About the Number 7. I'm a living proof that it is indeed batshit. I'm 42 and about 2 years ago I was getting seriously skinny fat. Decided to take care of that and for the first time of my life I started lifting weight. Never been as toned as I am now and never been as muscular as I am now, yup that's right at 42. Weight lifting combined with regular tabata training and a rock solid diet in check daily. So yeah guys you totally can build muscles in your 40's if you're serious about it enough. Love those myth busters Jeff, fast and straight to the point, great work man.
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About the Number 7. I'm a living proof that it is indeed batshit. I'm 42 and about 2 years ago I was getting seriously skinny fat. Decided to take care of that and for the first time of my life I started lifting weight. Never been as toned as I am now and never been as muscular as I am now, yup that's right at 42. Weight lifting combined with regular tabata training and a rock solid diet in check daily. So yeah guys you totally can build muscles in your 40's if you're serious about it enough. Love those myth busters Jeff, fast and straight to the point, great work man.
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Erin
THANK YOU FOR #5. I work out so hard that I ALMOST ALWAYS feel I might pass out or throw up (I drink plenty of water and my blood pressure is okay so I'm not entirely sure what the problem is) so I sit for a second to let my heart catch up an extra beat, but I still sweat very very little. And because of this mentality for years I've punished myself thinking because I didn't want to blow chunks during my workout that it meant I was weak or uncommitted. I feel like that's a really dangerous mentality.
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THANK YOU FOR #5. I work out so hard that I ALMOST ALWAYS feel I might pass out or throw up (I drink plenty of water and my blood pressure is okay so I'm not entirely sure what the problem is) so I sit for a second to let my heart catch up an extra beat, but I still sweat very very little. And because of this mentality for years I've punished myself thinking because I didn't want to blow chunks during my workout that it meant I was weak or uncommitted. I feel like that's a really dangerous mentality.
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Troy
I love the #7 myth that Jeff debunked because I am 50 years old and I stopped training for over 4 or more years layoff and I gotta say I just started training again and my desire and drive for the gym is stronger than ever now than it was in my younger years and I am gaining back the muscle that atrophied and putting on new muscle so it just proves that it is never to late. You rock Jeff keep making those awesome video's
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I love the #7 myth that Jeff debunked because I am 50 years old and I stopped training for over 4 or more years layoff and I gotta say I just started training again and my desire and drive for the gym is stronger than ever now than it was in my younger years and I am gaining back the muscle that atrophied and putting on new muscle so it just proves that it is never to late. You rock Jeff keep making those awesome video's
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jon
I've had family members saying that I would never be able to get a 6-pack or that I would have trouble building muscle. While I do need to eat better, and have started doing so, I have never had more muscle than at this point in my life. I'm 46 years old, btw.
It's all about learning and knowing what you are doing. Jeff's tips help a lot. So thank you for these clips. They have helped tremendously.
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I've had family members saying that I would never be able to get a 6-pack or that I would have trouble building muscle. While I do need to eat better, and have started doing so, I have never had more muscle than at this point in my life. I'm 46 years old, btw.
It's all about learning and knowing what you are doing. Jeff's tips help a lot. So thank you for these clips. They have helped tremendously.
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Alberto
He is actually super wrong. I'm not saying that it is healthy, but there are thousands and thousands of athletes, especially distance runners, who eat whatever they want and as much as they want and still cant get weight on. There are some people who can outrun any kind of diet. Their insides will be tore up for sure. They won't get fat though.
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He is actually super wrong. I'm not saying that it is healthy, but there are thousands and thousands of athletes, especially distance runners, who eat whatever they want and as much as they want and still cant get weight on. There are some people who can outrun any kind of diet. Their insides will be tore up for sure. They won't get fat though.
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