🧠 Gym & Fitness Myths You NEED to Stop Believing (Especially in India 🇮🇳)
Let’s bust the nonsense and train smarter — with a few laughs along the way.
India is a land of incredible culture, tradition, and — let’s face it — some wild gym advice. Whether it’s your local trainer who swears by eating 10 raw eggs a day or that one uncle who insists you’ll shrink in height if you lift weights, we’ve all heard fitness “gyaan” that belongs in the trash.
And hey — it’s not just India. Fitness myths exist all over the world. But there’s something extra desi about how they show up here — from gym bros on WhatsApp groups to protein-shaming aunties.
At FitYourself.blog, we’re all about clearing the confusion. So let’s dive into some common fitness myths — and laugh a little while we learn.
❌ Myth 1: “Ladkiyon ko weight mat uthao, body builder ban jaogi!”
Reality: No, lifting weights will NOT turn women into Hulk.
Unless you’re injecting steroids, eating like a bodybuilder, and training like one too, you won’t “bulk up.”
In fact, resistance training is the best way for women to tone up, lose fat, and feel confident.
👉 True Story:
A girl from Pune once said her aunt told her, “Beta, don’t go gym too much, your rishta will get difficult!” — as if toned biceps cancel marriage proposals.
Our Advice: Build muscle, not misconceptions.
❌ Myth 2: “Sirf treadmill chalao, wazan kam hoga.”
Reality: Cardio is great, but it’s not king.
You need a balance of cardio + strength training + a good diet to see real results.
👉 Funny Incident:
In a gym in Delhi, one guy ran 5km daily and said proudly, “Ab toh six-pack pakka hai!”
Two months later — no six-pack, just bad knees and frustration.
Turns out, he’d reward himself with gulab jamuns after every run. 😅
Our Advice: Treadmill doesn’t cancel laddoos.
❌ Myth 3: “Sore nahi hua toh workout waste gaya.”
Reality: Soreness means your muscles felt something new. That’s it.
You can still build strength and muscle without feeling like a truck hit you the next day.
Your goal isn’t to crawl out of the gym in pain — it’s to get better each week.
👉 Heard in Mumbai gym:
“Bhai, kal itna dard ho raha tha, main samjha gym ne kuch galat karwa diya.”
No bro, you just did legs for the first time in 6 months.
Our Advice: Don’t chase soreness. Chase progress.
❌ Myth 4: “Bas abs karo, pet andar chala jayega.”
Reality: Spot reduction is the biggest fitness lie in history.
You cannot do 100 crunches and expect belly fat to disappear. Fat loss happens overall, not in selected zones.
👉 Real talk:
A guy from Hyderabad messaged us asking for a “left-side fat loss workout.” Yes — just left side.
We almost cried.
Our Advice: Fix your diet, lift weights, do cardio. The fat will go wherever your body decides.
❌ Myth 5: “Protein powder is steroid, bhai mat lena!”
Reality: Whey protein is just milk broken down into powder form.
It’s one of the most researched and safe supplements in the world.
👉 True Desi Moment:
An aunty in Gujarat threw her son’s protein jar in the dustbin, thinking it was drugs.
She later replaced it with Horlicks. 🤦
Our Advice: Protein shakes don’t harm kidneys — ignorance does.
💡 So, What Should You Actually Do?
Let’s keep it simple:
✅ Follow a structured plan
✅ Lift weights (yes, even if you’re a girl)
✅ Eat real food with enough protein
✅ Don’t believe gym gossip
✅ Track your progress, not just your soreness
✅ Rest like it’s part of the workout (because it is)
💬 Final Words from FitYourself.blog
Fitness is already challenging — let’s not make it harder with bad advice and outdated myths.
It’s time to stop asking your cousin who’s never worked out for tips, and start learning from real experiences, real science, and real results.
At FitYourself.blog, we’re here to cut through the noise. No fake hacks, no ego lifting, no shortcuts. Just honest help, relatable stories, and plans that actually work.
💪 “Train smart. Eat well. Laugh at the nonsense. And grow stronger — inside and out.”