Reddit has always struck me as a rational community, and despite this I only read the same stuff that elite bodybuilders give out as advice. I’ll start off with a couple of examples:

Eating six times a day is better for weightloss Wrong, people who ate the same amount of food divided in six meals reported higher levels of hunger

Drinking lots of water is good for weightloss Haven’t found solid evidence on this one

The best way to start out is doing x reps x times People are always saying that every body is unique and that your workouts should change now and then to keep them interesting (I agree) but there surely is a good scientific guideline.

Good sleep (7-8h) is essential to muscle development Haven’t found evidence

High protein, moderate fat and carbs is the best diet for weight loss I’ve seen evidence, but I can’t find it anymore

Less intense cardio workouts are best for fat loss There is evidence to this.

I’m sure there are a bunch more, if you have any credible sources share them!

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u/silverhydra:

I’m just going to throw this out there, if you are reading stuff that ‘elite bodybuilders’ are giving away as advice then maybe it has some validity?

Those guys didn’t get huge and shredded by over analyzing everything and wondering why they ‘haven’t seen solid evidence that DRINKING WATER is good for weight loss’.

When you start to question the evidence behind drinking water, getting adequate sleep, and eating a lot of protein for weight loss; then you should take a step back and think about why you are analyzing everything.

When did eat, lift, sleep, repeat get so bloody complex?

When you start to question the evidence behind drinking water, getting adequate sleep, and eating a lot of protein for weight loss; then you should take a step back and think about why you are analyzing everything.

You’re almost asking me to have faith. It is worth knowing just to understand in a scientific way how the body works, out of sheer curiosity.

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