3 Strength Myths That Must Fall
As a strength coach, I’m confronted on a daily basis by the various insecurities that pervade society. However, many of these ‘myths’ are based on fallacies, half truths or oldschool tales of the strength world.
It has became so bad that many women today are adamant that what their neighbours tell them, or what they read on Facebook is true, so much so that my 12 years of experience in the industry often accounts for nothing.
My tried and tested methods, which I’ve learnt from the greats, and my understanding of human biology and human movement science is often insufficient to convince women about what is true and what is, in fact, fiction.
Myth #1: Heavy weights build massive muscle
One of the more common myths, which absolutely must fall, but just won’t disappear, is the clichéd phenomenon that women who lift for strength will gain massive amounts of muscle. Many women incorrectly believe and often perpetuate the myth that training with heavy weights will make you appear like the women who grace the pages of bodybuilding magazines.
This story is from the November - December 2018 edition of Fitness Magazine.
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