🏋️‍♂️ Debunking 10 big fitness myths

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Here’s what’s up in today’s edition:

• Is stevia a healthy option for you?

• Mitchell Hooper takes down 10 long-standing fitness myths

• The (current) roster for the 2024 World’s Strongest Man contest

Nutrition

Sweeter Than Sweet

Thousands of Americans, pushed to the brink by the deleterious effects of sugar but unwilling to ignore their sweet tooth completely, have turned to the dark arts of sugar-free sweeteners. Wishing for more health in their treats, they have fixed their gazes on stevia, the wonder product that makes food taste like it’s worth eating without having any calories.

Is it safe to assume that stevia is a safer alternative to sugar in its variously marketed forms? Dr. Layne Norton (Ph.D. in Nutritional Sciences) set out to find the truth, focusing his health-based lens on the sweetener’s relationship with the body’s gut biome. Is the lack of calories enough of a benefit to include stevia in Norton’s pantheon of successful diet foods? Find out his thoughts on the whole affair below.

From NativePath

Hey Friend… it’s me—your bladder!

I’m trying to help you out here. 

I’ve noticed less water coming through lately… and you might think that will make leaks and urges better…

But the truth is, too much water is NOT the cause of your bathroom struggles…

In fact, it’s the opposite. 

Once you hit 50, a few things got out of whack.

Kidneys stopped filtering fluid as well as they once did - causing concentrated urine that irritates your bladder and causes spontaneous urges.

Thirst signals slow down, causing you to drink less — making bladder muscles lazy and leaks more frequent.

Luckily, US Army researchers decoded a shockingly easy water trick that can improve muscle strength by 36%, reduce UTIs by 58%, and give you control back…

All by targeting the true cause of bladder problems in as little as two hours. 

PLEASE…

Try this simple Army water trick to strengthen me and reduce my constant nagging.

We’re going to be feeling GREAT soon,

Your Bladder.

Fitness Myths

Mitchell Hooper Fighting the Good Fight

2023 was the year of “The Moose” Mitchell Hooper, and 2024 appears to be on a similar path for the 28-year-old Strongman. Hooper defended his title at the 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic, won the 2024 Arnold Strongman UK, and is set to compete next at the 2024 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) — his first WSM title defense attempt. But today, he’s here to dispel 10 common fitness myths that could be holding you back from your goals.

These myths are a blight on all good, clean, gym-going folk, and the large man from Canada is in no mood to put up with them any longer. In the list, you will learn that no diet is truly perfect and that fat and carbs are not pure evil. So put your snorkel on and dive down deep into these insidious myths, then rise to the surface and spit them back out forever.

Strongman

World’s Strongest Roster

The World’s Strongest Man contest is not simply the sport’s most iconic showdown; it is the very progenitor of the entire strongman empire. An entire industry of strength was born from dudes carrying around refrigerators and pulling cars back at the first WSM back in 1977.

The enormity of the event makes the revolving door of contestants for the 2024 edition a little more baffling. That said, it also gives the world an opportunity to see new enormous faces moving around odd (and supremely heavy) objects. Defending champion Mitchell Hooper will be on hand to make dethroning him as hard as possible, and stalwarts like the Stoltman brothers and Rob Kearney will also compete. For the full (current) roster, click below.

Everything Else

Sick Crossovers and Strange CrossFit Events

• Let the Morning Chalk Up take you on a journey through some of the most epic, surprising, and WTF events to ever take place at the CrossFit Games.

• Taking up the entire multi-use cable machine may cause some sneers and hurt feelings, but doing these crossovers will create pecs that astound even the most vociferous naysayers.

• As long as your gym allows its use, chalk is an essential tool in creating better contact between your hand and the weight it loves so well. Having the best chalk means even more hand-bar romance in your future. Check out our picks.