10 Exercise Myths and Facts : 4 - Targeting specific muscle groups is the best way to lift

4 - Targeting specific muscle groups is the best way to lift :

How many times have you heard "Today I'm doing arms" or "Monday is chest and back!"? How you plan a resistance training program depends on several factors, but the above is pretty much set out for bodybuilders and can workout for long periods (often through enhancements), have a long training background, and consume a good number of calories.

This kind of training is not functional. It will not help to give you a generally strong body that will help in everyday tasks. You will see guys at the gym who follow this type of programme, with hunched over shoulders where their chest muscles are over tight from too much bench pressing, and other such muscle imbalances, which in time, will give postural problems.

You should look to perform exercises which use multiple muscles and combine the 5 body movements - Walk or lunge, squat or bend, push, pull, rotate.

👉 10 - Women will get bulky from lifting weights
👉 9 - Carbohydrates make you fat
👉 8 - 2 sets of 15 is all you need for each exercise
👉 7 - If I exercise, I will get where I want to be without changing my diet.
👉 6 - Machines are safer than free weights
👉 5 - Running, or cardio is the way to lose fat.
👉 4 - Targeting specific muscle groups is the best way to lift.
👉 3. You need supplements to get in shape
👉 2. Cutting calories down will help me lose weight
👉 1. Crunches will get rid of your belly fat