Fitness Misconceptions that drive you nuts?

I'm just curious to see what you guys have heard from people who don't know anything about fitness.

My most recent one? "Running makes your boobs smaller" *eye twitch*

Running most definitely made mine smaller

Granted, they were full of fat before, but still.....

I went through a binging period where I gained 30 lbs (20 lbs lighter than that now) and I would look down and think to myself... they ARE right! I had trouble fitting on dresses that fit before... and the stomach or legs or arms were not the issue.....

Running didn't make them smaller. Eating at a calorie deficit and losing body fat made them smaller. My friend genuinely believes that if she runs (and only runs without any kind of diet change or calorie deficit) her boobs will get smaller, and that simply isn't the case.

Uh, yes it will...... if you do NOT change your diet AT ALL and you were not gaining, you can lose weight with just exercise

Also known as a calorie deficit But I understand what you meant in relation to her friend.

that walking doesn't count as exercise and if you do count it you "may as well be counting how many times you walk to the bathroom because its the same thing" I actually was told this in this forum before. Too bad that is exactly how I have lost my weight. :laugh: I guess "going to the bathroom" really pays off. lol

Oh don't get me started! Walking is the best kind of exercise. You can make it as easy or as hard as you want. It's highly adjustable so it has something to offer to every fitness level. You can adjust speed, incline and carried weight, each of which adds to the challenge and calories burned. Try brisk walking a 15 incline at 4 mph carrying a 50 pound weighted vest and you will burn roughly the same amount as sprinting a 6 minute mile with no added weight or incline!

Muscle weighs more than fat

I am sure, this is the absolute biggest misconception.

How so? Please explain the physics in detail.

LOL, now I am confused. Oh yes, wait, 1 lbs fat weighs a lot more than 1 lbs of muscle.

... actually no, I can't be bothered to troll today ...

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That if you're eating at a deficit you will lose.

All calories are the same!!

"I work out for an hour everyday and eat 1200 calories a day and I don't lose weight." A friend told me that once at the gym...she was on the elliptical going at a snails pace because she "doesnt like to sweat" and on the way out got cheetos and a juice from the vending machine....

lolol!:laugh:

That if you're eating at a deficit you will lose.

Uhmmm...

That's not a misconception.

Agreed. If you're at a deficit, what exactly is being stored?

There's no place for the conservation of energy in this conversation!

That if you're eating at a deficit you will lose.

Uhmmm...

That's not a misconception.

Agreed. If you're at a deficit, what exactly is being stored?

Laughs, I knew this would get someone. Okay I'm 135 and 5'4. I've eaten at under 1300 cal for the last 3 months. Three weeks ago I stalled out. I lift heavy 5 days a week followed by 25-30 minutes of cardio. My BMR is 1325, my TDEE is 2061. I've lost nothing in 3 weeks. I'm either a very bad logger (NOT), yes I use a digital scale and I'm anal, or I'm NOT losing at a deficit!
Yes I would LOVE advice/explanation.
P.S. I raised my calories 1 week ago today to 1600, still exactly the same.