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1) WEIGHT TRAINING IS HARD WORK.
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Agreed. Most people are lazy, which is why this needs to be said.
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2) MACHINES ARE USELESS.
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Wrong. Certian machines can adress muscle groups that are difficult or impossible to address with free weights. Those muscles might be neglected otherwise.
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3) BICEP CURLS WILL NOT MAKE YOUR ARMS BIGGER.
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They can strengthen your biceps. Size comes with proper diet and training.
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YOUR BODY GROWS AS ONE COMPLETE UNIT.
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Not true. It would seem to me that you are trying to refer to (or are confusing this with) the spot training myth. "You can lose fat in your stomach by doing stomach exercises" is the spot training myth. That is something to remember. Spot training for fatloss won't work.
As far as spot training for strength, if you do nothing but biceps/triceps exercises for 3 years, your calfs won't get bigger.
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4) ONLY A PROGRAM THAT INCORPORATES COMPOUND EXERCISES WILL WORK.
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Sounds good.
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5) 40 MINUTES IS THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF TIME YOU SHOULD BE SPENDING IN THE GYM.
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...Seriously? I usually do light cardio for abour an hour every other day (eliptical or stationary cycle at the gym during the winter). I swim up to 3 hours a day in the summer. Testosterone is quite important, but if you've just had a nice meal including carbohydrates and fats and calories, you'll have enough fuel to burn for quite some time.
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6) 5 WORKING SETS IS THE MAXIMUM YOU SHOULD DO ON ANY BODYPART.
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Probably.
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7) NO SPOTTERS.
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I'm with Seaver. Spotting should not be assistance in lifting, but assistance to avoid injury. If you're being spotted and the person is taking any of the weight off, the spotter is not doing his/her job correctly.
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8) WARM UP SETS ARE OUT THE DOOR.
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I'm no Eastern European Power Lifter, but that sounds okay.
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9) BUY A STOPWATCH.
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Or look at the clock on the wall.
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10) WHILE YOUR AT IT BUY A NOTEBOOK.
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Agreed.
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11) YOU WILL NOT GET 'TOO BIG'.
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Whole-heartedly agreed.
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12) WATCH WHAT YOU EAT.
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Exercise without diet is like trying to make water just with hydrogen. It takes two parts to make a whole.
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13) FORGET SUPPLEMENTS.
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Daily vitamins can help you if your diet is deficcient in an important area. Other than that, no need.
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14) STAY OFF THE PISS.
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Excelent. Totally agree.
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15) NEVER MISS A SESSION.
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I bet my best friend that I could work out with a program I'd set up for two years. $8,000 is a lot of money to blow just missing one workout. So far I'm 1 year and a few months into it and I have not missed one session.