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Fact, Fiction And Myths About Hair Loss And You
With every fragile subject there are a lot of myths and rumors attached to them, and the net has just made these rumors worse. Just about anyone can write about any subject and get it viewed by hundreds of people so it is no wonder that people are confused and do not know which is truth and which is fiction.
The subject of hair loss is one of these fragile subjects. There are so many things written about what the cause is for you losing your hair and they range from the idealistic to the ridiculous. It is my aim here to counter some of the most common myths related to hair loss so you can have a clearer understanding on this subject.
1 If I stand on my head it will cure baldness. Again it is assumed that blood flow to the head will help, but as mentioned at the beginning of this article, increased blood flow to the scalp has no effect whatsoever!
2. If I’m stressed my hair could fall out. Only in an extreme case when someone experiences something traumatic would this happen, but is extremely rare. The stresses of everyday life certainly will not cause you to lose your hair. If you get frustrated ‘pull your hair out’ as the saying goes, but it will not come out naturally.
3. Brushing my hair everyday can cause my hair to fall out. Here again – there is no truth in this whatsoever. Brushing, washing, or coloring your hair will not cause any hair loss problems, unless done to an extreme.
3. I have just hit 40 so I’m not going to lose my hair. Again this statement is not true. The most common form of baldness is hereditary therefore age is not a factor and it can happen at any age.
Muscle Building Myths and Lies
There is many times throughout the day where I will just sit and read training articles and books. I will thumb through a few magazines or visit a few websites with my jaw to the floor. There are so many unrealistic training recommendations out there that it is no wonder why people are not growing. The worst part is when I go into the gym and actually see these people following this misguided advice.
Muscle Building Myth Advice 1 The Safety Of The Smith Machine
The most common piece of misguided training advice that I have ever seen is to use the smith machine because it is safer than barbells or dumbbells. The thought is that using the Smith machine will allow you to safely handle heavy weight since the machine is locked in on two columns. While this is good in theory, it does nothing at all to help save us. The advantages of a barbell or dumbbell is individual characteristics are taken into account.
Spend five minutes watching the Smith machine. You will see a five footwoman going to use it for squats then you will see a six foot two hundred pound guy go and use it to squat. This should clearly illustrate that the machine does not account for any differences. That is not safe!
Barbells and dumbbells account for individual muscle tightness factors as well. Someone who works at a computer all day has different muscular restrictions than a mechanic. Plus, it is also actually harder to lock the machine into place when you are training with a heavier load since you have to force your wrists into a awkward position. Just showing more benefits of dumbbells and barbells
Some Muscle Building Myths Debunked
All kind of common myths circulate about how to build muscle. Most people will tell you that you need to do 12 reps, that is 12 repetitions, of a weight exercise if you want to build muscle. This is a fiction. It is not the number of repitions that build the muscle but the time that the muscle spends under tension.
The trick is to do the exercise more slowly rather than do more of them. A few repetitions performed slowly will have more effect than repeating the exercise more often more quickly.
Using slightly heavier weights and performing fewer reps will have the best effect on building muscle mass.
It is important to increase the weights slowly. You should begin with weights that well within your ability to lift them. Gradually progress at each session to heavier weights. Stop if you feel any pain and go back to the previous weight.
Always make sure that you warm up before beginning your weight training. This will avoid muscle strains. After the session make sure that you stretch the muscles to ensure that they do not become tight and stiff.
Another common myth is that reps should be done in three sets. There is no magic involved here. The idea of breaking your reps into sets is just a way of introducing a period of rest into the weight training. This is important if you want to avoid muscle strain.
You will often hear that you should do three to four exercises for each muscle group. Generally speaking this will not be enough to build muscle effectively. You need to work the muscles more than that.
4 Harmful Muscle-Building Myths Uncovered
If you’re serious about making a solid commitment to a muscle-building program, you need to be very careful of who you take advice from. Bodybuilding and fitness is literally a multi-billion dollar industry with new websites popping up every single day. Many of the so-called “experts” out there really don’t have a clue of what they’re talking about and are only motivated by pushing expensive pills, powders and “miracle programs” on you that you don’t really need. If you don’t watch your step you may end up falling for some fatal muscle-building pitfalls that will literally destroy your gains and prevent you from ever achieving the impressive, muscular physique you desire. In this article I’m going to expose 4 very common muscle-building myths in order to keep you on the proper path to the mind-blowing muscle and strength gains you deserve.
Myth #1: In order to build muscle, you must achieve a “pump” during your workout. The greater the pump you achieve, the more muscle you will build.
For those of you who are just starting out, a “pump” is the feeling that you get as blood becomes trapped inside the muscle tissue when you train with weights. The muscles will swell up and leave your body feeling bigger, tighter, stronger and more powerful. While a pump does feel fantastic, it has very little, if anything to do with properly stimulating your muscles to grow. A pump is simply the result of increased bloodflow to the muscle tissue and is certainly not indicative of a successful workout. A successful workout should only be gauged by the concept of progression. If you were able to lift more weight or perform more reps than you did in the previous week, then you did your job.
Hair Loss in Men; Myths and Truths
Hair Loss: one of the most confounding conditions men and women have ever struggled with. People consider their hair as kings consider their crown; an important part of one’s identity, an important part of one’s self. Hair and hair loss are often considered as indicators of one’s youth. People tend to assume that hair loss only occurs to old individuals and though untrue they also often equate hair loss with aging. That is why people are always appalled whenever faced with the possibility of hair loss. Hence we often do whatever they can and believe whatever we hear just to make sure that we get to keep that precious hair of ours as thick and as healthy as can be.
The real causes of hair loss or alopecia, as it is clinically known, have already been explained by science, however, before we proceed to know the real causes of hair loss, let us first see and examine the prevalent myths about why hair loss occur in men.
Now, Myth Number One: We often see TV personalities and even some doctors say that stress makes your hair fall out! Although it is unclear whether stress coming from severe life events can cause alopecia, there are case reports indicating that this may be so. It is however very rare and frequently no cause can be found for severe and rapid developing alopecia. Patients who have suffered hair loss following a stressful event may still benefit from specific treatment to assist in hair re-growth.
