Squats Make You Fat

theironpenguin

So a pt told me recently. Think I will stick to curls and jumping jacks from now on. What most stupid advice you have heard someone give at the gym??

sunsnstatheart

I shouldn't drink milk because it has too much sugar

lauraniwa

Swimming makes you fat because the water is cold. So you store more fat. You know, like a polar bear or seal

Change_is_Good_

I had a PT who was trying to get my business tell me "Yes carbs are bad" when I told him I was trying to eat more evenly (making sure I eat more protein). Don't think he liked when I said err no they aren't bad for you, everything in moderation.

IronMikeFox

Someone once noticed that I stretched before and after I did my squat workout and told me that I stretch too much. They warned me that I was going to make my joints all loose and weak. I politely thanked them and continued with my stretching.

Coyoteldy

(spits out coffee) ok sorry ( cough ahem) THAT made me laugh!!!! LOL

funhouse77

That running on a treadmill makes your legs bulky. :huh: no I don't know either,

And that I should never drink water while working out. :yawn:

theironpenguin

Was "advised" by an older woman that if I lift more than 5kg dumbbells I'd look like a man. I do twice that now and am still not manly!

But if you get any hotter you won't get your head through the door

theironpenguin

That running on a treadmill makes your legs bulky. :huh: no I don't know either,

And that I should never drink water while working out. :yawn:

Crazy mofos

arc918

Running WILL make your uterus fall out, so don't do it until you are done having kids!

micheleb15

I was told by a client that her "dr" said that her legs were too muscular, that's why they weren't shrinking. So she said she was advised to not workout at all, let the muscle turn to fat and then do cardio to lose the fat....Sorry darlin' no dr is that dumb and your legs aren't big because they are too muscular, you are just overweight like the rest of us trying to get healthy. No need to come up with a crazy story.

smi2k7

When u squat heavy WITHOUT a lifting belt ..u take in a lot of air in ur stomach...which forces it to expand..and hence the elasticity of ur stomach increases..

Which will

1 Indirectly increase ur apetite as you will have more room in your stomach ..

2 the stomach will get wide to get stronger for the next time u squat....This usually gives men a square shaped look...i dunno about women..

...so its best to wear a lifting belt for such compound movements...

This is why squats are very important for hard gainers to gain size...

Flex wheeler used to wear a belt 24x7 ..hence his 27.5 inch waist with a 52 inch chest..

ps.. i got this info from Charles glass...

Please do not stop ur squats.. its a great exercise...just wear a belt....

As for the funniest stuff i heard

1 I should not go heavy on my chest... it will make me look wide...
2 I wana spot reduce from my arms and stomach only...i do not want to loose from my butt...
3 if u stop taking protein shakes and replace them with food.. you will lose muscle..
4 if u touch weights... ull get krazy huge..
5 u can never get six pack abs without injections..

bokodasu

Was "advised" by an older woman that if I lift more than 5kg dumbbells I'd look like a man. I do twice that now and am still not manly!

I used to have two older ladies who were my gym buddies. They were convinced that I was going to get fat because I lifted more than 5 *lb* weights.

My mom is worried that I'm going to hurt myself because "deadlifts are dangerous".

And on the opposite end, I had an old guy tell me I wasn't going to get anywhere lifting as "light" as I do. This from the man with the 2" squat and the 3" bench press, who constantly complains that he never makes any progress. He does "lift" very heavy weights, though, so I guess he's got that going for him.

I have mastered the art of, "oh, ok."

xxghost

That I should eat less than 75g of protein a day or I'll absolutely bulk up.

If only it was that easy!

bokodasu

Sorry darlin' no dr is that dumb...

Gotta disagree on that one. I've seen doctors say some crazy, crazy stuff - this doesn't even make the top 10%. As far as I can tell, they make up for the lack of nutritional/sports training in med school by reading a couple of articles in USA Today and figure they're experts, since they're doctors, after all.

LJSmith1989

I was told that running gives you saggy skin? I dunno if its true.. due to the pressure of when you hitting the floor

BEERRUNNER

Eggs are bad for you!

SexyLovinmeCook

WOW...

iulia_maddie

An older family friend came over when i was working out and saw me deadlifting. She said that if i keep lifting that much weight i will never have babies. I didn't ask for an explanation why.

gkwatra

Running WILL make your uterus fall out, so don't do it until you are done having kids!

I was also told this by someone older - that not only will it fall out but I will bleed to death in the process. :noway:

AmberLee2012

So a pt told me recently. Think I will stick to curls and jumping jacks from now on. What most stupid advice you have heard someone give at the gym??

I've been doing a squat challenge and I'm up to 220 a day. Another person doing this challenge with me has went down a pants size. I can't believe anyone would say that!

squirrell79

Bless her heart, my 71 year old mom has always thought that lifting anything heavy would somehow damage my uterus. I'm guessing it must be a generational thing and that back in the day, The Establishment actually thought that.

HeidiMightyRawr

That higher reps / lower weight would be "better for me" (no mention of my goals)

Nothing beats yours though! :laugh: Seriously, how did they justify that one?!

BaconMD

Swimming makes you fat because the water is cold. So you store more fat. You know, like a polar bear or Seal

Doesn't seem THAT fat to me...

DaughterOfTheMostHighKing

bananas give you diabetes.... really? I've been eating them (a lot of them!) since I was born cause I live on a banana plantation! no diabetes! :P

'you keep playing on the monkey bars your back will be too wide..you'll look like a boy.' :P i think that's so wrong! especially to tell a little kid who enjoys exercise and is healthy! :P

besides, i know some boys who look like girls. what did they do?

AmberLee2012

Running WILL make your uterus fall out, so don't do it until you are done having kids!

My MIL is an RN and she told me that it makes everything inside drop like your uterus. It kind of scared me a little bit coming from a nurse. I don't plan on having kids but I don't want anything falling out haha.

MercenaryNoetic26

I was "trying" to work out with a friend and she said someone "told her" she shouldn't work her shoulders because she is short and she'll get "bulky". ETA: She was already BULKY; FAT bulky.

I'm short too and working my shoulders, makes me stand up straighter and look taller!

micheleb15

Sorry darlin' no dr is that dumb...

Gotta disagree on that one. I've seen doctors say some crazy, crazy stuff - this doesn't even make the top 10%. As far as I can tell, they make up for the lack of nutritional/sports training in med school by reading a couple of articles in USA Today and figure they're experts, since they're doctors, after all.

I get that they don't understand nutrition, but muscles cannot turn to fat. That's physiologically not possible. That's like saying my spleen can turn into my heart.

eatyourselffitter

Someone actually toldme that if you don't shower right after you work out/sweat that your skin will reabsorb the fat that came out along with the sweat you produced. Gotta love that advice....

FitandFab33

I was told that the weights I lift are "too much for a girl". I'm obviously VERY manly now.

denezy

My marathon running coworker won't lift weights because they make her slower.

I've told her she can put them down before running, but no avail.