FITNESS MYTHS and EXCUSES YOU CAN'T STAND!!!

brittaney10811
brittaney10811 Posts: 588 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
1) LIFTING WEIGHTS WILL MAKE WOMEN BULKY.... NOO!!!!!:explode:


2) I actually heard this: "I can't squat because I have bad knees.... besides, it's not like i use that in my everyday life."

WHAAT?! No. You have bad knees BECAUSE you don't squat.

And if you don't think you use it in everyday life, i'd like to know how you get on and off the toilet. :huh:


What are some of the "myths" and excuses you can't stand to hear????
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  • Loulady
    Loulady Posts: 511 Member

    And if you don't think you use it in everyday life, i'd like to know how you get on and off the toilet. :huh:

    a system of ropes and pulleys?
  • brittaney10811
    brittaney10811 Posts: 588 Member

    And if you don't think you use it in everyday life, i'd like to know how you get on and off the toilet. :huh:

    a system of ropes and pulleys?

    lol, i suppose it'd be a good way to learn rope climbs.
  • bokodasu
    bokodasu Posts: 629 Member
    Pretty much any excuses, but especially "I don't have time." No, you don't make time. And that's fine if you have other priorities, but dag, own your choice.
  • AprilRenewed
    AprilRenewed Posts: 691 Member
    "I don't have time."

    Yes you do. Do you have time to watch your favorite TV show? Browse the internet? Talk on the phone?

    Then you have an hour...half hour...ANYthing...to exercise.
  • mreeves261
    mreeves261 Posts: 728 Member
    I can't stand "muscle weighs more than fat" Drives me nuts. 1 pound = 1 pound regardless of what it is made of. Muscle is denser than fat so 1 pound of muscle takes up less space than 1 pound of fat!

    Biggest pet peeve in excuses? "I'm scared" WTF is there to be scared of? Being fit, being thin, living longer?
  • brittaney10811
    brittaney10811 Posts: 588 Member
    I can't stand "muscle weighs more than fat" Drives me nuts. 1 pound = 1 pound regardless of what it is made of. Muscle is denser than fat so 1 pound of muscle takes up less space than 1 pound of fat!

    Biggest pet peeve in excuses? "I'm scared" WTF is there to be scared of? Being fit, being thin, living longer?


    agree with the muscle/fat debocle. It's about the density. aaack, lol.

    not having time..... a workout is 4% of your day. Copout!
  • wellbert
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
    Overtraining.
  • AmazingRed
    AmazingRed Posts: 22 Member
    Brittaney,
    While I too share your exasperation with people who opt to not be fit and then complain about it. Please be careful how you throw around comments about pain. I do not do squats or lunges because I've had reconstructive surgery on my knee 4 times and the pain is excruciating. I work on exercises to continue to gain muscle strength, but your comment was hurtful. In this community I think we all need to try to stay a little more judgement free.
  • andrea464
    andrea464 Posts: 238 Member

    And if you don't think you use it in everyday life, i'd like to know how you get on and off the toilet. :huh:

    a system of ropes and pulleys?

    Sometimes I do need a system to get on/off the toilet after squat and lunge day. ;)
  • mreeves261
    mreeves261 Posts: 728 Member

    And if you don't think you use it in everyday life, i'd like to know how you get on and off the toilet. :huh:

    a system of ropes and pulleys?

    Sometimes I do need a system to get on/off the toilet after squat and lunge day. ;)

    I developed a stop drop and roll technique for those days!!!
  • mrsburghart
    mrsburghart Posts: 166 Member
    "I can't lose weight because of my genetics, so why bother?"

    THIS DRIVES ME INSANE!!! Like 90% of my family is big (on my mom AND my dad's side) yet I am succeeding.....
  • PixieGoddess
    PixieGoddess Posts: 1,833 Member

    And if you don't think you use it in everyday life, i'd like to know how you get on and off the toilet. :huh:

    a system of ropes and pulleys?

    Sometimes I do need a system to get on/off the toilet after squat and lunge day. ;)

    I did deadlifts and lunges on Monday. Tuesday morning, I pretty much leaned against the sink, then rolled toward the toilet, using a push-up motion to help lower me down! :blushing: :laugh:
  • Sla6adm
    Sla6adm Posts: 31
    That 1200 is a starvation level for absolutely everyone regardless of height and size, and activity levels. Jeez. i work in a hospital and there must be loads of negligent doctors putting gastric band patients on 600 cal a day diets . . . .
  • kathyhull
    kathyhull Posts: 327 Member
    My friend who doesn't use her treadmill, which is right in front of her big screen tv, because it's "boring" but who can sit on the couch and watch said big screen tv for hours. How is the treadmill more boring that just sitting on the couch?

    And the other excuse that really bothers me is "I just don't like water so I can't drink it."
  • huuxue
    huuxue Posts: 23
    "I'm too stressed to go to the gym." Excercise is probably one of the best things you can do for stress. -facepalm-
  • Rachlmale
    Rachlmale Posts: 640 Member

    2) I actually heard this: "I can't squat because I have bad knees.... besides, it's not like i use that in my everyday life."

    WHAAT?! No. You have bad knees BECAUSE you don't squat.

    This is so wrong. There may be perhaps SOME cases this may be true but people, believe it or not, can actually have problems with their knees where it is astounding they can walk and someone just telling them 'it is BECAUSE you don't squat' is clearly not the answer.

    Excuses 'I am trying my hardest but I keep messing up' ... then no, you aren't trying your hardest.
  • ChristyRunStarr
    ChristyRunStarr Posts: 1,600 Member

    And if you don't think you use it in everyday life, i'd like to know how you get on and off the toilet. :huh:

    a system of ropes and pulleys?

    The first thing I pictured was the episode of Family Guy when Peter asks to use Joe's bathroom :laugh:


    I get annoyed when I hear people say they're on birth control and they can't lose. I used to think that too but I know (and knew it at the time as well) that was just an excuse. I'm still on birth control and I've still lost 37 pounds. For some people if they have a bad reaction to it, perhaps it's the case but if you put your mind to it, workout, watch what you eat, you'll lose weight.
  • TKRV
    TKRV Posts: 165 Member
    I overheard this in my office the other day:

    "I had a friend who used to workout and use supplements like protein powder. He's stopped working out and now he's huge. That's why I say no to supplements."

    I didn't say anything, but I wanted to. I wanted to say his friend got fat because he stopped working out and probably ate way more than he needed to. But, I held my tongue. I've only been at Crossfit and seriously working out since September. Besides, what would a girl like me know about lifting? <-- something else I hate.
  • Rachlmale
    Rachlmale Posts: 640 Member
    Brittaney,
    While I too share your exasperation with people who opt to not be fit and then complain about it. Please be careful how you throw around comments about pain. I do not do squats or lunges because I've had reconstructive surgery on my knee 4 times and the pain is excruciating. I work on exercises to continue to gain muscle strength, but your comment was hurtful. In this community I think we all need to try to stay a little more judgement free.

    At least someone else spotted this extremely insulting comment also. OP should really think before assuming everyone has the same capabilities as somebody else.
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    no time
    too tired.
    bull**** to both.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I can't stand "muscle weighs more than fat" Drives me nuts. 1 pound = 1 pound regardless of what it is made of. Muscle is denser than fat so 1 pound of muscle takes up less space than 1 pound of fat!

    Biggest pet peeve in excuses? "I'm scared" WTF is there to be scared of? Being fit, being thin, living longer?

    Pretty much anyone who says this is referring to the density of 1Lb of fat vs 1 Lb of muscle and muscle displacing fat by volume...I don't know anybody who actually believes 1 Lb of muscle actually weighs more than 1 Lb of fat. Do you really think there are all kinds of people thinking that 1 Lb isn't a 1 Lb?

    At anyrate...I don't have time to exercise is the one excuse I can't stand, namely because I used to use it all of the time.

    Also, some people do have bad knees and shouldn't squat...not a myth.
  • blindedbyawesome
    blindedbyawesome Posts: 56 Member
    you have to die of something
  • niki87lewis
    niki87lewis Posts: 147 Member
    Brittaney,
    While I too share your exasperation with people who opt to not be fit and then complain about it. Please be careful how you throw around comments about pain. I do not do squats or lunges because I've had reconstructive surgery on my knee 4 times and the pain is excruciating. I work on exercises to continue to gain muscle strength, but your comment was hurtful. In this community I think we all need to try to stay a little more judgement free.

    At least someone else spotted this extremely insulting comment also. OP should really think before assuming everyone has the same capabilities as somebody else.

    Seconded. I have cruciate ligament damage to one knee, no amount of squatting is gonna help that!!! And yes I do squat, lunges are a different story!
  • BigGuy47
    BigGuy47 Posts: 1,768 Member
    Cardio eats muscles.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    1) LIFTING WEIGHTS WILL MAKE WOMEN BULKY.... NOO!!!!!:explode:


    2) I actually heard this: "I can't squat because I have bad knees.... besides, it's not like i use that in my everyday life."

    WHAAT?! No. You have bad knees BECAUSE you don't squat.

    And if you don't think you use it in everyday life, i'd like to know how you get on and off the toilet. :huh:


    What are some of the "myths" and excuses you can't stand to hear????

    I must be doing it wrong. When I do squats, it hurts my knees really bad. I never had knee pain before,
  • bradwwood
    bradwwood Posts: 371 Member

    And if you don't think you use it in everyday life, i'd like to know how you get on and off the toilet. :huh:

    a system of ropes and pulleys?

    Sometimes I do need a system to get on/off the toilet after squat and lunge day. ;)

    I did deadlifts and lunges on Monday. Tuesday morning, I pretty much leaned against the sink, then rolled toward the toilet, using a push-up motion to help lower me down! :blushing: :laugh:

    OMG, I'm so glad I'm not the only one. I did dead lifts and lunges, AND calf lifts, on Saturday. I think I pushed a little too far too soon, and there are parts on my lower backside that are still sore. Sunday was actually not bad, but Monday was excruciating. Actually took a couple days off it was so bad. Gonna get back at it today.

    back on topic - It bothers me when people get themselves all worked up over little stuff like "muscle weighs more than fat". Everyone knows its a density statement, do we really need to write out 12 more words to explain it so some folks don't get bent? I could go on and on, I see similar examples around here all the time.
  • TKRV
    TKRV Posts: 165 Member
    you have to die of something


    HATE HATE HATE this one too.

    When I tell people I want to live to 100 (crosses fingers) I get the response that they don't want to be old and in pain for that long. Guess what, if you live a healthy lifestyle, chances are you will see 100 (or just be old) and still be kicking it like you're 70.
  • waldo56
    waldo56 Posts: 1,861 Member
    Brittaney,
    While I too share your exasperation with people who opt to not be fit and then complain about it. Please be careful how you throw around comments about pain. I do not do squats or lunges because I've had reconstructive surgery on my knee 4 times and the pain is excruciating. I work on exercises to continue to gain muscle strength, but your comment was hurtful. In this community I think we all need to try to stay a little more judgement free.

    Many, many people have fixed their long term knee problems by full range squatting, going from a lifetime of pain to pain free. And speaking from experince, if hurts like hell at first, like my knee is going to rip apart and kneecap pop off.... (when I first started my knees hurt too much to do a single BW squat).

    Many people actually did listen to the advice to suck it up and deal with the pain, and have come out the other side, and see knee based excuses as related to exercise about like the excuses fat people make. In the process learning that many doctors are flat out clueless when it comes to the knees, and give about the worst advice possible.

    I've had to completely reconstruct all of my lower body movement patterns on my own, but over the course of a couple years, walking with a limp permanently has become the ability to do jump-switch single leg squats with virtually no pain.
  • xiamjackie
    xiamjackie Posts: 611 Member
    "Why are you taking protein powder? That's going to make you gain weight."

    "Wahhhhh I gained 5 pounds since last Friday and I didn't do anything different except eat out every night this weekend..... it must be muscle."

    Women: "I would lift weights but I don't want to be big like those female body builders. Just toned and sexy."

    "What's a good workout to target fat in *insert specific area*?"

    "I ran a mile today so I deserve this cheeseburger."
  • mfpcopine
    mfpcopine Posts: 3,093 Member
    1) LIFTING WEIGHTS WILL MAKE WOMEN BULKY.... NOO!!!!!:explode:


    2) I actually heard this: "I can't squat because I have bad knees.... besides, it's not like i use that in my everyday life."

    WHAAT?! No. You have bad knees BECAUSE you don't squat.

    And if you don't think you use it in everyday life, i'd like to know how you get on and off the toilet. :huh:


    What are some of the "myths" and excuses you can't stand to hear????

    Wrong. Some people have structural problems or injuries that make it imperative that they avoid squats.

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