#160 // 5 Fitness Myths You STILL Believe (That are holding you back)
Fitness Stuff (for normal people)
Tony and Marianna
4.9 • 644 Ratings
🗓️ 17 March 2025
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Lemme ask you this—are you putting in the work, hitting the gym, and doing everything right… but still not seeing results? Yeah, that’s frustrating. In this episode of Fitness Stuff for Normal People, Marianna and Tony are breaking down five of the most common (and most believed) fitness myths that could be secretly holding you back. From cardio vs. weights to calorie deficits, supplements, and the biggest scapegoats in the industry—it's time to separate fact from fiction. They’ll dive into why these myths aren’t true, what the actual science says, and what you should be doing instead to finally start making progress.
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Timestamps:
(2:52) ChatGPT rabbit hole you didn’t see coming
(6:24) Cardio > Weights
(16:57) Supplements
(28:15) Calorie Deficit = Eat Less Food
(36:21) All IN or All OUT
(44:20) Seed oils, sugar, cortisol, insulin, etc.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Let me ask you this, are you busting it in the gym but still not seeing results? |
| 0:06.0 | Because that sucks, like more than anything else. |
| 0:09.0 | So today, what we're going to do is tear apart the five most common and most believed myths that are getting in your way and preventing you from making progress. |
| 0:19.0 | We're going to break down why they're not true, what the |
| 0:21.5 | science actually says, and what to make sure you're doing instead. And if you want more after |
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