Every culture has its myths and bodybuilding is no exception. Like most myths, most are nine parts fantasy and one part truth, though of course, some myths have no absolute to them at all. I have spent much of my career attempting to aerate myths about bodybuilding and topics that apply to it, such as drugs, edibles and supplementation etc.
For example, one of my more popular articles that was published “back in the day” in Muscle Media was free “Nutritional myths that won’t die” which focused on myths about protein and athletes. Classics such as “athletes don’t need added protein” and “high protein diets are bad for you” as well as others were covered and debunked.
This article, however, is not about one area or myth, but random myths that buoy about and never seem to die. It’s intended to be tongue-in-cheek to be sure, but it’s still a almighty attempt to Battle various myths that have little or no absolute behind them. Some of these myths are generated inside the bodybuilding civic and some are generated alfresco the community, by the general citizenry and or checkup community. These are in no particular order, so let’s start with a classic:
Myth #1: “Your muscles will turn to fat the soon as you stop working out – Tissue Alchemy BS”
This is a ageless used by those looking for excuses for why they have not ongoing an exercise program and resent those that have. My own mother used to say that to me as a kid when I affiliated a gym at 14. There is no physiological cog by which muscles magically commute to fat when one stops working out for some reason. What happens, however, is that many of the gains in muscle mass will be lost from the lack of stimulation. It’s not exactly earth-shattering news that citizen´s who don’t exercise and eat on top of maintenance calories get fat. So what you have is frequently a loss of muscle and an increase in body fat due to lack of exercise associated with excess calories. The next time you see anybody who used to be polished but is now fat, it’s not as his or her muscles some how converted to fat. They are fat for the same alibi millions of others are fat: too many calories, not enough activity.
Regardless, what if it were true? That is, is the fear of this mysterious muscles to fat conversion a alibi to not start a authority training program? If you stop brushing your teeth, the aftereffect´s is (drum roll) cavities, but that’s not a aboveboard alibi to never start brushing your teeth! I have gained and lost many pounds of muscle over my life time, and have worked with Almighty citizen´s in all phases of their life, and I have yet to see any muscles commute to fat, this myth of tissue alchemy needs to die now. I have however seen adequate of citizen´s who stopped working out and got fat.
Myth #2: “Pros eat ‘clean’ all year round”
This myth can be blamed squarely on the bodybuilding publications who want the readers to assume their heroes eat low fat healthy “clean” foods year round. This has frequently led to newbie types attempting to get all the calories they require for growth from baked chicken, rice, and vegetables. Of course getting – say – 4000 plus calories (or more) from such foods is virtually impossible. This reality frequently greenery the newbie confused and depressed as he’s not Creation any appreciable gains attempting to stuff himself to death with foods that are low in calories. It’s very advanced to get 4000, 5000, or even 6000 calories a day from chick and rice. Now for the reality: off-season I have sat across the table from many a pro eating cheeseburgers, pizza, and apple pie. I know one pro who used to pull over anytime he saw a Taco Bell. Big citizen´s require adequate of calories and calorie-dense foods are the only way to get them. As the late, Almighty Dan Duchaine once said about off-season eating for growth: “don’t feel bad you ate a cheeseburger, feel bad you didn’t eat three!”
Now I can’t remark on every pro’s diet as I don’t know them all, and I am sure some of them have cleaner diets then others off-season. However, make no mistake: the articles you read about what pros eat off-season and what they basically eat are frequently two different things.
As sort of an ancillary myth, most pros will carry more body fat than they claim off-season when trying to gain new muscle mass. Telling citizen´s they eat at Taco Bell and are on top of single-digit body fat levels does not sell magazines or supplements, so it pays to be responsible for the myth that they are hard as nails all year (with a few exceptions) and forever eat “clean”.
Myth #3: “Bodybuilders are not strong”
Only citizen´s who have never stepped into a gym make such stupid statements. Strength varies colossally person to person of course, but some bodybuilders are very airtight with 800lb squats and 500lb bench presses not uncommon. I have seen citizen´s using authority that had to be seen to be believed: 600lb front squats for reps, incline bench presses with 500lbs for reps, and seated presses with 400lbs for reps, etc. No, not all bodybuilders are nearly that strong, but any bodybuilder distinction his salt is still appreciably stronger then the average person. Some bodybuilders compete in both power lifting and bodybuilding and frequently do well in both. Yes, some bodybuilders are not as airtight as they look, but some are much stronger then they look, and some are crazy strong.
Myth #4: “Bodybuilders can’t fight”
I’m not going to give much space to this myth other then to say bodybuilders are like anyone else: some are arduous SOB’s and some are cream puffs with most anyplace in the middle. No different then the general public. I have seen a few of the arduous SOB assortment in action. Conversely, I was at a gym-sponsored cookout some years ago where this huge bodybuilder decided to aggravation this guy half his size. Problem was, the guy happened to be the state kick boxing apologist and proceeded to beat the snot out of the bodybuilder in front of a few hundred people. The class here is: don’t adjudicate a book by its cover, and don’t get into fights!
Myth #5: “Bodybuilders are all gay”
As with the last myth, this one does not warrant much space. It’s my experience the bodybuilding civic is gay as frequently as the general public. No more, no less, and how much muscle a person has does not seem to affect the rate one way or another. It’s a stupid myth that must be put to rest for good.
Myth #6: “Anyone can look like a pro bodybuilder if they take enough drugs”
If this were true, citizen´s in gyms all over the world would look like pro bodybuilders. The major difference among a high level bodybuilder and anyone else is their genetics, the one thing they have no control over. Yes, drug use is a fact of life in bodybuilding and many other sports, and yes, edibles and training play a role; but if you don’t have the genes for it, all the steroids in the world won’t get you anywhere near to looking like the citizen´s you see in the magazines. Unfortunately, every gym has those citizen´s using doses of drugs higher than many pros and still look like sh*%. Make no mistake: drugs work and audibly add an benefit to athletes who use them, but the difference among them and you is that they chose the appropriate parents!
Myth #7: “Bodybuilders are all Narcissistic”
Well OK, this one has a ring of absolute to it. Truth be known, bodybuilders can be some of the most egotistical citizen´s you will ever meet, but they are not all that way. Some are humble, down-to-Earth people, but let’s be honest, some narcissism is par for the course in bodybuilding. Nuff said there…
Myth #8: “Bodybuilders have small penises and they try to make up for that with big muscles”
How many age have we heard this dumb myth? Clearly, this one is directed at the male bodybuilders. Truth be known, I have not seen that many bodybuilders’ manly muscle missiles, but it’s been my impression they tend to be like every other man in that dept. Some are big, some small, while most are in the center or “normal.” One caveat, however, is that a big guy with a normal-sized member will look slighter then a skinny guy with a normal sized member. It’s all in the proportions.
Myth #9: “Steroids don’t work”
If you accept that one you are dumber then dirt. No acknowledgment to this myth required from me! There’s a bunch of steroid-related myths I could list, but this is not a steroid article, so I won’t bother.
Myth #10: “I don’t want to lift weights as I don’t want to get huge”
This one tends to be articulated by women, but I have heard men say it also on occasion. It’s a pitiful excuse for not exercising. As discussed above, very few citizen´s have the genetics to attain even on top of normal levels of muscle mass, much less get “huge.” 99.9% of you reading this will be lucky to put on some muscle, and even that will take years of hard work. It’s not like anyone ever woke up one day bulging with muscles they didn’t expect. And if you are one of those rare citizen´s who put on muscle quite easily? Lucky you!
Well present you have it; the major myths in bodybuilding (hopefully) debunked. Those were the ones I’ve seen/heard most frequently. If you assume I missed one, feel free to let me know and perhaps I can add it to this piece of writing at some point. I don’t want to see anyone turned off to the Almighty activity that is bodybuilding. Like all sports or life styles, bodybuilding has its dark side. However, bodybuilding can be a very healthy, productive, and fun way of life that pays major dividends, so don’t avoid it ’cause of myths and disinformation.
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