5 Myths About Sports Conditioning That Are Holding You Back:

In life we are surrounded by numerous myths and half-truths, the Loch Ness Monster, Big Foot, UFOs in Roswell, and Crop Circles just to name a few. No one quite knows if any of these things really exists or if they are just stories told by people for purposes only they know. Sports conditioning has much in common with these mythological occurrences.

Over the past several months, I have answered a gamut of questions from numerous Revolution players with topics ranging from pre-competition nutrition to exercise performance questions. All have been valid and good questions. However, I have also had to dispel more than a few myths about strength training and sports conditioning as well. All of which has led to the development of this article in an effort to dismiss as many of the common myths as possible with one fell-stroke of the keyboard. So, without further ado, here are the top five myths related to strength training and sports conditioning:

1.Myth: Strength Training Will Make Me Bulky
At the heart of this common misconception is the way men and women who perform strength training are depicted in many well known