Female Training Myths Exposed: 1
From the previous post about female training myths, what was your answer?
For many of the women I’ve worked with in the past, what went wrong?
These women followed some of the most out-dated exercise advice available or they fell for the marketing gimmicks and empty promises. They wanted the easy way out.
Many of these fallacies have been propagated from one person to the next until they take on the weight of truth.
In fact, some of these nuggets of gym lore have even been passed on by purported experts in exercise such as personal trainers or therapists, thus falsely adding to their credibility!
In this series of posts, I’ll take you through some of the biggest exercise myths that affect women and how to reach your fitness goal by going against what may seem intuitive.
Read on and overcome these common exercise myths that are stopping you from achieving the body of your dreams.
Myth: Losing weight and losing body fat is the same thing, so check the scale often.
Fact: The act of stepping on a scale and measuring the pull of gravity is a ritual that many women undertake on an almost daily basis. For most women, losing weight is considered the same as losing body fat. If the scale drops, then the exercise or diet program is considered a success.
In some cases, this may be an appropriate objective measure. In most cases, however, this is a step in the wrong direction.
A better method of obtaining objective body measures is to gauge how your clothing fits: Is your dress size down? Do you pants feel looser? Do your tops feel less restrictive?
This will take in to consideration any healthy and important increases in lean body mass that you may have made.
When using a scale, there is no differentiation between adding precious fat-burning muscle while losing non-functional body fat. This leads to “false” appearance of often disappointing numbers on the scale, which don’t reflect true progress.