Juicy Mythbustin' Part I

It's about time. People have been suffering way too long listening to the same mumbo jumbo day in and day out. That is why I have come up with my " Juicy Mythbustin' " series. I'll be bustin' some of the craziest, weirdest and most stupid myths known to mankind.

Now without further adieu, let's get juicin'!

Myth 1: Eat And Burn Off Later

Oh, how I wish this were true. I'd be eating tons of pizza and burgers from when I wake up to when I sleep and probably more during the middle of the night. And then I'd "work" it off the next day. The best way to think of this is to picture your body as an engine. If you put in shitty fuel (outside/junk food), you're going to perform shitty. But if you put in what I like to call "high performance" fuel, well then you know. And let's face it - sometimes you're not able to "burn it off later" and so eating well all around is the best way out.

Myth 2: Turn Fat To Muscle

The same person who made this one up probably made the first one up. It just doesn't make sense. A person has fat cells and muscle cells. You CANNOT turn one into the other. You can only SHRINK or EXPAND a fat or muscle cell. But by all means, try it if you don't believe me :)

Myth 3: Women Become "Manly" By Lifting Weights

Whoever told you this has probably never lifted a weight in his/her life. If it were that easy to build muscle, then everyone on earth would be huge, even little kids. Just picking something up and lifting it a couple of times will not make anyone - man or woman - manly. It takes extreme dedication to get your physique somewhat close to the more "elite" level. Trust me ladies, women don't and can't become "butch" over night. Lifting pink dumbbells will most certainly NOT turn you into Marja Lehtonen.

Don't even think about mentionin' pink dumbbells around Marja.

Myth 4: Spot Reduction

Lay down and knock out 1000 crunches. Go ahead, do em'. I'll wait... Done? Ok, where's the six-pack? Oh wait, what!? No six-pack!? Oh that's right, it takes much more to reduce ANY spot on your body than just working it a thousand times. It takes a structured approach of dieting and training. Don't get me wrong here - you could lose SOME fat around any area if you do blast it a million times a day because of the increase of physical activity, but the results are nothin' to tell momma about. The training part should consist of the "big" movements that work the most muscles: squats, deadlifts, rows and presses. Plain and simple. Do those for a few months or years depending on where you are and then you can worry about doing a few crunches.

Oh and by the way, doing crunches are not absolutely necessary to obtain a six-pack. The "big" movements work practically your entire body. Yes...including your abs.

Myth 5: No Pain, No Gain!

The issue of soreness is very debatable. Some like to say that soreness is an indicator of a good workout because the certain body part you intended to work was, in fact, worked. Others say that soreness is just an indication of a new stimulus that you have placed your body under. I think that it's good to experience soreness after changing up your program, but soreness is not something that you should rely on. Truth be told you can become sore from doing anything if you do it enough.

No pain, no gain!

That's enough "juicin" for one day. Are there many more myths that need to be "juiced?" Of course! Stay tuned for Part II!

- Juice