bodybuilding myths

Bodybuilding Myths
You can change the shape of your muscles
This isn’t physically possible. While you can improve the size of your muscles, and
enhance your definition by lowering your body-fat, it’s impossible to alter the shape
of your muscles by training in specific ways. Unfortunately you’re limited by genetics.

You can spot-reduce fat
Have you ever seen those infomercials that try to sell you something that will work
your abs and reduce your bodyfat? It doesn’t work. Where you carry more fat is
limited by genetics, what you can however do is reduce your overall bodyfat and
your abs will follow.

High Reps make you ripped
While High Reps will increase your muscular endurance, they won’t actually help in
altering your definition at all. This is completely a myth.

Train like a bodybuilder and look like a bodybuilder
So you think by training like Ronnie Coleman you’ll be able to look like him? Unfortunately
not. Ronnie blessed with genetics you could only dream of. The up side is
you can still make massive gains and look incredibly aesthetic, regardless of your
genetics. Anyone can improve themselves.
Zyzz’s Bodybuilding Bible Page 8

All Fat is bad fat
Fat’s are an essential part of your diet, and not all fats are made equal. You will find
out later in this book what the difference between the fats is, but the main thing to
remember is, fats are absolutely essential.

You can get big and cut at the same time
It’s basically impossible to put on muscle while losing fat at the same time. While it
can theoretically happen to a small extent, the results will be minimal. This is why
you need to have bulking and cutting cycles, it is the only way to achieve the body
of your dreams.

You don’t need to eat – you just need supplements
Supplements are just that, they’re there to ‘supplement’ your diet. You need to eat
food, good food. If you live on supplements or rely on them too heavily, you risk
missing out on vital nutrients that you need to grow, and will ultimately hinder your
results dramatically.

You grow while you’re in the gym
This is another un-truth. While you will ‘pump up’ in the gym, this is simply blood
going to your muscles supplying them with energy. When you leave the gym, these
will go down as you have noticed. All of the actual growing and muscle building occurs
while you are resting and recovering.

You can turn fat into muscle
Fat cannot convert into muscle. This cannot biologically happen. Fat needs to be
burned off and used, and muscle needs to be built – it is two separate processes