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No. You don't have to do what people tell you in fitness

No. You don't have to do what people tell you in fitness.



I've seen it numerous times. Someone decides they want to get in shape. They look around and see fun exercises, try some out, they start having fun. As they get deeper into working out they research a few things and implement them. They have fun and enjoy what they do.


On the other side of the fence though you have the "guru" types and those "personal trainers." They are the ones you can't get along with and upon encountering them suddenly they decide everything you're doing is "incorrect" and "ineffective." You gotta do things their way or you won't "make progress." They believe they "train so hard" and believe nobody can match their level of dedication. They believe that if you don't do that last rep that they yelled at you for that your entire workout was a failure and that you're not "giving it your all." It's critical that you avoid these people or your workouts will not only suffer, you actually risk losing all motivation to go to the gym. There's one key point to make with these people. They're only seeking to condescend you to make themselves feel better having done so. They're actually toxic people and tend to be extremely narcissistic.


A huge thing to also keep in mind with these personal trainers is that they're on commission and are actually salesmen. They want to sell sessions, programs, meal plans, supplements, etc. They look to make money. If you don't book an appointment with them, they don't make money. Some of them are great, unfortunately most others are shady and just looking to rake in your money. They'll try to sell you some bogus supplement they don't even use and tell you it'll make you buff. Do you really want to trust somebody who is willing to take away a huge chunk of your paycheck selling you a pill of a powder that is not even going to help you? Do you really need them to hold your hand through a workout they found off of a website that you could wrote down yourself and brought to the gym?


I'm here to explain something very clear here. You don't have to do what people tell you. One of the most difficult things with something like fitness is the fact that people just keep "doing what they're told" and don't try what works for them. The other thing is that people do workouts aimed at very different goals. What constantly happens is that you'll get a guy lifting weights, people assume he's trying to build muscle. However, he may have his own set of goals and be lifting for a sport. He could be doing a variety of different things. Maybe he wants to be a powerlifter. Maybe he wants to compete in olympic lifting. Maybe he's just there to have fun. Plus a lot of the "advice" that goes around gyms can be dangerous, incorrect, etc. Some people also just happen to do exercises in different manners that are just personal preference.


Unfortunately what happens is these "fitness guru masterminds" end up driving people away from fitness. They'll critique a stranger's workout uninvited and decide "You have to do this many sets at this many reps this many times a week and your form needs work." People who do this are actually the people driving others away from fitness.


Ask a question on here and you'll have people swearing by certain things. Weight training for example many people do differently. You can have 1 guy working doing a set of 5 repetitions another another doing a set of 12 repetitions. Yet these "fitness gurus" will insist the guy doing a set of 5 is "wrong" and that "He won't make any muscle" and try to sound all scientific and he knows everything and he's a personal trainer. I've seen people with results working in all different types of rep ranges. The problem is that people find these "textbook "answers" on fitness and they start to actually think that "any set below 8 reps doesn't build muscle" or that "If I do more than this many reps suddenly I'm not actually building muscle." If you don't know a rep range/weight to work with in the gym, just go into the gym and experiment for yourself. It's that easy. You don't need someone to tell you.


Don't overly analyze all this stuff when you could be working out. The typical person that goes to the gym has a limited amount of time, has 1-2 jobs, may have a significant other and/or kids. This is not to say that you should avoid talking to anyone and become a loner. This is more to say that you should heavily filter out who you get your information from. If you set personal goals and tackle them and simply set new ones, all the rest falls into place.


If you're having fun working out, you won't need to see if you're looking better in the mirror. Someone else is gonna tell you when you don't even expect it. You see yourself regularly so it is hard to see the changes that are coming along. Don't be that person who is getting frustrated that they worked out for a week and don't see any improvement. A lot of people look can look attractive in the gym just because they feel good about completing a certain goal they set for themself. Ask any guy who has gotten a new PR(personal record) how they feel that day. It's not about "muscles this" and "lean that." It's about taking on new challenges and feeling good about yourself.


What fitness needs is more acceptance of differences. If everyone's workout was the same it'd be very boring. Not everyone who goes to the gym goes for the exact same purpose. Just because someone doesn't agree with the purpose doesn't mean we need to shove someone else's purpose down their throat. That's exactly what makes people want to leave the gym. Just because someone doesn't like an exercise doesn't mean someone else can't. Just because someone does a different workout routine/split/rep range/etc doesn't mean we need to "change" everything just because. Just because someone is a certain weight doesn't mean they need to gain/lose weight.


Just get out there and do you. If you have a buddy you can work with, great. If you don't, just be really careful as to who you get your information from. Get out there and have fun. You can get results without even trying to get them. Instead of using a cardio machine "to lose weight" you can easily just use it to move around listening to music and lose weight without even paying attention. People don't get determination by being elitists, they get determination because they're actually being passionate about what they're doing.

No. You don't have to do what people tell you in fitness
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