Can sit-ups reduce belly fat? Bodybuilding Queen Li Xian'e Debunks 4 Myths

Want to make your body as firm and elastic as when you were 18? Just do strength training! The Queen of Korean Bodybuilding said that strength training can reverse the magic of muscle collapse due to the passage of time and prevent the body from sagging due to gravity. However, many people mistakenly believe that doing sit-ups to strengthen the abdominal muscles can eliminate belly fat, but in fact, exercise consumes body fat throughout the body, and the purpose of doing sit-ups is to exercise the abdominal muscles and make your loose abdomen more curvy.

Can strength training chains make specific fats disappear? The Queen of Bodybuilding Debunks 4 Myths

Korean bodybuilding queen Lee Hyun-ah stated in her book "My First Muscle Training Book" that muscles begin to gradually decrease at the age of 30, and after the age of 40, they will be lost at a rate of 1% per year. As muscles gradually decrease, all parts of the body will sag. The earth's gravity will continue to pull the muscles of the face, chest, and buttocks downwards. Muscles are the only thing that can fight against gravity.

However, when doing strength training, some people always worry about growing muscles as strong as men, or think that sit-ups can eliminate abdominal fat and other misconceptions. Therefore, before starting exercise, you need to know the 4 common myths about strength training.

Myth 1: Can sit-ups eliminate belly fat?

Most people mistakenly believe that doing sit-ups can get rid of belly fat, but in fact, sit-ups are exercises that build the appendicular muscles, not eliminate the abdominal muscles. Generally speaking, exercise consumes body fat throughout the body rather than fat in specific parts. The purpose of doing movements in specific parts is to exercise muscles. When body fat is reduced and the body has muscle support, you can lose weight and have curves.

Myth 2: Will I grow muscles as big as a man's when doing strength training?

Since the female hormones in women's bodies have the function of preventing muscles from becoming thicker, in order to grow muscles as thick as those of bodybuilders, they need to take muscle-growing drugs and combine them with high-intensity strength training. Only professional bodybuilders can build such a body, so ordinary people don't need to worry too much.

Only professional bodybuilders can build strong muscles, so ordinary women don't need to worry too much.

Myth 3: Will my breasts get bigger if I do strength training?

If the breasts were made up of large muscles like the buttocks, then strength training would indeed make the muscles bigger. Unfortunately, women's breast tissue is made up of fat, so when the body fat decreases, the breasts will naturally shrink. However, compared to the size of the breasts, whether the breasts are pointed and not sagging is the more important key. By exercising the chest muscles, the chest muscles and surrounding tissues can be tightened, effectively preventing outward expansion, sagging, and deformation.

Myth 4: Can older people also gain muscle through exercise?

Generally speaking, once people are over 30, their muscle mass will gradually decrease as they age, even if they do not have bad living habits. Older people need to do strength training to increase their muscle mass.