i found this at a weight lifting site, not for building bulk, but for toning for women instead... interesting...
1. Carbs are very fattening. BS! Any nutritionist will tell you that on a gram for gram basis, carbs are no more fattening than proteins. If you cut carbs out, your metabolism slows down, you have zero energy, and your body destroys muscle tissue to make up for the lack of adequate energy stores. If you're looking to lose fat, I suggest thermo products such as ephedrine, cardio, weight training with high-reps, and trying not to eat things that don't really satisfy your hunger. But please don't fall in with this new, unhealthy fad.
2. Training with light weights but high reps is un-intense and does nothing. Pure myth. It's true, if you want to build bulk, higher weight is necessary. But, if you're looking for definition, separation, and just overall beauty, nothing substitutes high-set, high-rep, low-rest training.
3. Cheating is bad. Bull! For mass, cheating yourself through a set is ideal--and I have proof of this. Look at all the basic mass building exercises--bench, squat, bar-rows--none of these isolate the target muscle, but rather use other muscles to help the target hoist more weight. Here's where "cheating" comes in. This is the point of a "compound" exercise"--to use other muscle groups! Therefore, using your back a little to curl a bit more is very beneficial.
4. Eating high-fat foods is what causes weight-problems. No, what causes weight problems is simple: consuming too many calories. It doesn't matter whether it's protein, carbs or fat. Just eating more than you burn causes fat. So, in contrast, taking the butter off the toast won't lose you that gut unless you decrease calories in general.
5. Fat is unhealthy. Don't get me started! Fat is an essential building block of brain tissue. This is quite evident because a person on a low fat diet is cranky, as his/her brain is malfunctioning. And, unlike carbs, fat is essential to cell maintenance, which can help your muscle growth. Now, if you're trying to lose weight, you don't need to eat fat since you have enough fat stored under your skin. So I recommend to cut back on fats (not cut out). On the other hand, if you're trying to gain muscle without body fat, I recommend a balanced diet of 50% carbs, 25% proteins, and 25% (yes, 25!%) fats.
remember this the next time you're having regrets/food-n-exercise 'remorse'.
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My bf and sister shared it with me, we didn't finish, and yet on the way home my boyfriend yells out "Who feels fat now??" "We do!!" we're dorks, though, I'm 135lb at 5'8", my bf is 160lb at 6'3", and my sister is 110lb at 5'6.


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