e-book Exercise:Fact or Fiction

[coach hale]

The e-book can be purchased at www.maxcondition.com

This e-book is chapter 9 from Knowledge and Nonsense. The book discusses popular statements often perpetuated by the exercise industry. The question is are these statements fact or fiction?

Muscle tissue burns way more calories than fat tissue
Sit-ups will help you lose your stomach
Spot reduction
Getting rid of cellulite
Six second abs allow the perfect crunch and perfect mid-section
Muscle will turn to fat if you stop weight training
If you take enough drugs, you will look like a professional bodybuilder
Hanging leg raises dynamically activate the abs
Weight training stunts growth
Muscle isolation exercises
Seated resistance exercise is safer than standing resistance exercise
Wearing lifting belts weakens trunk muscles
Knee extensions are more effective than squats for knee rehab
The best exercise for fat loss is low intensity, long duration aerobics
Wearing strength shoes can increase strength and flexibility
You need to do three sets of ten reps to gain muscle
Bodybuilders need to perform high reps pre-contest
Never lock the knee while performing standing exercises
Avoid back exercises if your back is injured
Performing aerobic exercise is excellent for all athletes
Circuit training is the best way to maximize all around fitness
Janda sit-ups eliminate hip flexor activation
Heavy weight training makes you bulky
Heavy weight training makes you slow and inflexible
Strength-speed and speed-strength
Big muscles equal strength
Light weight training is always safer than heavy weight training
Muscle toning exercises
Don’t let the knees project ahead of the toes while exercising
Pull in the stomach during exercise
Standing dumbbell flyes are a good exercise for the chest
Good mornings are dangerous for the back
To lessen glute development, perform lunges instead of squats
Performing sports movements with weights
Suspended walking machines are safer than walking or running
Lying leg press machines train the legs without stressing the back
Machine exercises provide stress in the same way as their free weight equivalents
Lean people are fit
Pilates magic
Research tells us
Exercise testing
Types of muscle activation
Aerobics are superior for cardiac health
Heart rate and cardiovascular fitness
Muscle tension and strength training
Plyometrics in aerobic classes
Warming up
Designing sport-specific programs
Slow training
No pain, no gain
Exercise safety
Ab mania
Sit-up testing
Machine training is safe
Strength and power
Women’s fitness
Fitness quackery
Are you a weightlifter?
Coaching the right way
Fancy devices increase sprint speed
Practice makes perfect
You have to exercise to lose weight
Body fat levels less than three percent
Bowflex
Kettlebells to replace dumbbells and barbells
The X-vest is the best weighted vest on the market

thanks,
Coach Hale
www.maxcondition.com