Gym myths are the modern weightlifter\u2019s bewildering version of \u2018fake news\u2019. Despite unprecedented access to pro expertise and scientific research about weightlifting, the daily gym-goer now also has to compete with waves of online pseudoscience and locker room legends that have crystallised word-of-mouth fitness myths into so-called training truths. However if you build your workouts on hollow foundations, you\u2019ll not only miss out on some of the most interesting as well as effective ways to train, but you\u2019ll also never achieve the gains you deserve.<\/p>\n
There are many individuals out there who aren’t sure weightlifting is for them. Weightlifting seems almost involved (requires complicated machines, right?), perhaps embarrassing (if you can’t lift heavy things!). Plus, who has the time? If you’re like most people out there – on a tight schedule with a job, family, pets, etc., a cardiovascular workout could seem like a better use of limited time.<\/p>\n
Right? Well … not so fast. There are some pervasive myths about weight weightlifting \u2014 also called strength training or resistance training which need some serious busting.<\/p>\n
Turns out that there are loads of good reasons to add weightlifting to your regime or perhaps even switch to it as a mid-pandemic fitness goal: better movement control, improved cognitive abilities, enhanced cardiovascular health, improved bone development, reduction in chronic pain \u2014 and just plain old feeling better.<\/p>\n
Weightlifting results in the increase of muscle strength<\/a> as well as bone density. Both of these effects are beneficial for everyone. Women as well as men both are both able to benefit from good bone density, and more so with women after menopause because they are at higher risk of osteoporosis.<\/p>\n The belief that weightlifting harms your muscles still haunts even the most committed athletes, causing a lot to skip the gym. However research shows that strength training really does prevent muscle injuries. A study of over 25 000 athletes, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine<\/em>, revealed that those who performed strength training experienced less than a third of the sports injuries of gym-dodgers who never lifted weights<\/a>.<\/p>\nWeightlifting Leads To Injuries<\/strong><\/h2>\n