Stupidest advice you have ever been given.
 

I know there are a lot of gym "gurus" out there that we know or have run into, what is some of the most ludicrous advice that you have been given? here is mine. A few years back I was talking to a guy at the gym about protein shakes and how often I drink them, I told him when I get bored with adding water and powder in a shaker cup, I put ice, powder, and water in a blender and it becomes a nice thick shake. He looked at me like I was crazy and with a serious look on his face said "you know if you blend protein powder in a blender, the protein itself breaks apart due to the commotion of the blender blades making the protein powder useless, so if you want to get the full benefit of the powder, always use a shaker cup" I kindly cut off the conversation and walked away with a puzzled look on my face. Lets hear your stories!

Well mine was not only stupid, I fell for it and it set me back. I was 120 pounds when I started lifting. I had hyperthyroidism, so I couldn't gain muscle. I thought I was a hard gainer, but I was in a constant catabolic state.

The guy told me to gain weight I should eat all the worst foods I can, as long as most had dairy for protein. I eat gallons of chocolate chip mint icecream, etc. needless to say, two months later I'm 30 pounds heavily and not much stronger. To make it worse, I had just gotten my thyroid under control so that catabolic state was reversed into if I'm not careful I'll gain fat fast stage.

It wasn't hard to get those 30 off, and I've put on a lot of muscle since. But that was the worst advice I was ever given.


I half suspect he was being a complete a-hole.