You’ve Been Mislead! 3 Lies You’ve Been Told That Make You Fat!

These days, everyone’s an expert and some advice you hear from these experts may not always be the truth.

What I have learned is that most experts simply regurgitate information they read from others without doing their own research.

Recently, I have been reading popular blogs from “experts” in awe of their health and fitness advice.

These experts have tens of thousands of online followers hanging on their every word.

The purpose of this article is to debunk the weight loss and fitness “facts” you may have heard from these experts and give you the truth behind their false statements.


Lie: Work those abs in the gym and you’ll have 6-pack abs in no time.

Truth: Doing stomach exercises will strengthen your abdominal muscles, but it won't burn body fat to give you that sought after 6-pack.  Getting those ab muscles to show will require you to embrace a diet low in carbohydrates and high in proteins with a decent helping of healthy fats and fruits and vegetables.  Sorry, but there isn’t a magic pill for this yet.

Lie: Drink diet soda, it’s zero calories so it will compliment your diet.

Truth: According to a recent study by the University of Texas, drinking just two or more cans a day accelerated waistline expansion by 500%. Accelerated waistline expansion is a fancy term scientist’s use that means you’re getting fatter. The artificial sweeteners in diet soda disrupt the body’s ability to regulate caloric intake. In other words, your body is being tricked into thinking it’s ingesting sugar, so you crave more food and as a result, eat more food than you would have without drinking the soda.

Lie: To lose weight, cardio is more important than weight lifting.

Truth: Yes, you will burn calories doing a cardio workout, but to lose weight your primary concern should be muscle gain.  Muscles make it easier for your body to prevent fat gain.  Your body will burn more calories maintaining muscle than maintaining fat. In other words, the more muscle you build, the more calories your body will burn each day.  The less muscle you have the lower your metabolism.  A great weight loss program should focus on (in this order) your caloric intake, weight training and then cardio.

If you are having problems getting yourself in shape be sure to review these tips that will help you get motivated and Exercise When You Don't Feel Like It.

Written on 10/10/2013 by Sergeant Michael Volkin. This article was authored by Sergeant Michael Volkin, inventor of Strength Stack 52 bodyweight fitness cards. Check out his Kickstarter launch here.