Debunking A Common Gym Myth

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This Week’s Healthy Discussion

1. Debunking A Common Gym Myth

2. Depth Is Everything

3. A Couple New Favourites

Debunking A Common Gym Myth

With fitness being such a wide term, there are plenty of theories and statements that are just lies trying to get more sales.

One being the spot reduction of fat.

The theory behind working out a certain muscle of your body to speed up the process of losing fat around that area.

I understand the need behind this idea, however it’s unfortunately not possible.

It would be handy if targeting a certain muscle would help lose fat around it, however that is not how fat loss works.

The place from which you lose body fat is largely based on your sex and individual genetics, and not something you can control

Fat loss can be made easier by increasing our daily activity levels and going into a calorie deficit. With doing so, you will notice a reduction of fat in the area you want to lose, as well as some areas you didn’t even notice.

So, don’t get caught up with influencers speaking about losing fat in certain body parts. Continue along the journey of a calorie deficit and you will lose the weight you want with time.

Depth is Everything

When training, it’s important to focus on your range of motion to achieve the greatest muscle growth.

Especially when talking about a leg workout.

When looking at exercises like: Squats, Leg Press, and Quad Extensions, we want to get as much knee flexion as possible.

The amount of depth you can achieve on a quad exercise will drastically improve the amount of muscle you will gain.

This is going to be much more challenging, so make sure you lower the weight first to get used to this type of depth.

A Couple New Favourites

I’ve found a couple new favourite exercises lately, and I would like to share them with you.

1. DB Curl with External Stability - Makes a DB Curl so much more challenging and the fatigue on my biceps is amazing.

2. Calf Raises on a Leg Press - The stretch you feel when doing calf raises on a leg press is unbeatable.