The World of Social Media Advice
Dang near everyone on social media is an expert. Fake news can be found in every crack, crevice, nook, and cranny on social media. How can you tell what’s good info, what’s meh info, and what info might even harm you? I advise you examine the source of where your information originates from. Knowledge comes from 3 areas.
1. Research – Explore and understand the science.
2. Instruction – Seek new information from teachers, comprehend the acquired skills and knowledge, then teach it to others.
3. Experiential – Don’t just read about it or hear about it. Do it yourself.
If you don’t have knowledge in all 3 of these areas, you don’t know how to change someone else’s body in the most efficient way possible.
Let’s break it down.
1. You need to understand the science. If you don’t know what’s happening at the cellular level, you don’t know the basic concepts of changing the body. What happens in cells manifests to your exterior appearance, training performance, and general health. Concepts of metabolism, protein balance, inflammation, stress, hormones, muscle recovery, micronutrients affecting cellular processes, growth, fat loss, etc. should be second nature to someone giving fitness advice. If they can’t explain these processes so a third grader can understand them, they have no business being an online coach or giving fitness advice. You can’t change someone else’s body in the most efficient manner if you don’t understand the body.
Giving fitness advice impacts far more than someone’s physical appearance. Their physical health and mental wellness can be altered by the advice given. If someone hasn’t studied and they’re not up to date with the latest science, then they haven’t earned the privilege to be trusted with someone else’s body and health. Nerds study to make the best possible decisions given all of the information at hand. If someone doesn’t know a lot of the information out there, that person cannot make the best decisions. It’s that simple. This website was invented to give you all of the information so you can coach yourself because you know your body and mind the best!
2. You always need to be open to learning from others and then be able to teach new concepts in a multitude of ways. People giving fitness advice should be able to explain their rational in a variety of ways because that helps the learner grasp the info and proves the teacher knows what they’re talking about. Anybody can memorize facts or conclusions to a research study. However, not everyone can explain principles of the human body so a third grader understands them. The ability to teach is critical because regurgitating superficial memorization will not enable long term success of the person receiving the information.
There would be 99.9% fewer online coaches if clients asked “why” and “how.” If you are paying someone, you’re entitled to know why you’re doing what you’re doing and how it accelerates progress. What is happening inside of your body that is helping you achieve your goals faster and safer?
Seemingly, people compete once and then they think they can coach. Lol. Being nationally qualified and getting a personal trainer certificate are simply poor credentials if they are your only credentials. If you’re paying for more, expect more. Don’t blindly follow advice otherwise your health and physique will be at the mercy of your online coach’s body of knowledge. What works for them isn’t necessarily what will work for you. Additionally, you probably have no knowledge of their health. What is sacrificed to achieve their look? You shouldn’t have to trade your health for your performance or physique. A good physique is built on top of good health. If someone is coaching you specifically, make them give you answers tailored to your lifestyle and goals or stop paying them. Don’t accept some copy and pasted bullshit Wikipedia answer either.
Lastly, make sure when they do teach you new things, it isn’t always slanted to sell you stuff. If everything ends up in a glute band or supplement, they just want your money and want to fill your head with whatever convinces you to buy their products. Always ask…
- Why am I doing this?
- How does this work?
- What is happening inside of my body to promote these changes?
- How will this help me achieve my goals faster while keeping me safe and healthy?
- Can you teach this to me another way so I firmly understand it?
Ask those questions and 99.9% of online coaches will have to get back to their onlyfans page for their onlyincomesource.
3. Do they even lift? If someone doesn’t actively try to change their body, they have no business telling other people how to change their body. If your glutes aren’t statistically significant, don’t tell me how to grow mine.
I see so many research studies that are void of practicality. The physique scientists of social media can recite academic study after academic study and this all equates to giving great general advice. However, advice to achieve the quickest and most efficient transformation can only come from somebody attempting to do so themselves. When you’ve experienced ups and downs, you can give better advice. When your physique depends on the principles you follow, you cannot just recite general principles that leave more questions than answers. When you live this lifestyle, you can relate to others that share your passion.
I think the physique researchers give wayyyyy better advice than the nationally qualified, attention seekers of social media, but their advice will always be very general and thus limited. Remember, someone’s physique is a product of their beliefs. If there’s a gap between their physique and what you envision a successful physique looks like, don’t follow their ideology because it will lead to a subpar product.
Take Home Points
- Make sure the source you’re getting info from understands it, can teach it so you understand it, and lives it.
- The best way to avoid bad fitness advice is to ask…
- Why?
- How?
- What is happening inside of my body that causes these positive changes? If they can’t explain it, don’t expect positive changes…
- If someone can’t explain the science to a third grader, they don’t understand the science. If someone doesn’t understand the science, their knowledge is limited and thus the likelihood they can give optimal advice is limited.
- If their primary credentials are any of the following, run away.
- Nationally Qualitied (NQ)
- Online Coach
- Fitness Expert
- If they wouldn’t catch your eye in a Walmart, they either don’t know how to change their body or don’t care about changing their body. If their knowledge doesn’t translate into their own physique, it won’t translate to a rapid and safe transformation for your physique.
Final Side Note
If their profile has “I Help Women…” run. Run away… Their credentials look like this. I help women leave thiccer sweat stains on gym equipment they sit on and get DMs from their ex’s wanting them back, but that’s not in my bio…
