We live in a time where contradictions reign supreme.
As a personal trainer, people are constantly coming to me these days trying to bait me into 1 of 2 things:
1. Contradict what some niche group/person within the fitness industry are promoting.
2. Confirm some specific (new) information that contradicts the current or previous popular opinions within the fitness industry.
I don't care to play this game. When it comes to fitness, there are SO MANY unknowns and EVEN MORE "it depends."
Almost nothing in the fitness field is black or white.
Stop trying to outsmart everyone.
Just do the work.
Find a modality that works for you.
This may not be what the current Mr. Or Mrs. Know-It-All recommends. It WILL be the modality that keeps you training and progressing consistently.
The same goes for frequency. The amount of questions I get about what's the optimal frequency borders on nauseating.
The answer to that question comes down to a question that justifies me getting paid the big bucks....
"How often are you currently, realistically, able to train?"
From there, you can experiment and see how you recover and adjust as needed.
What type of workouts are ideal depends 100% on what equipment you have available, where you train, and what you LIKE doing.
There's no sense lusting over the latest, greatest double blitzer blaster micro muscle molder if you train in your wife's living room...or if you train in a normal gym with basic machines.
It's probably going to be replaced by the triple blitzer blaster in a couple years, making the former obsolete and totally sub-optimal anyway.
Just focus on maximizing what you have.
Nutrition is even more controversial. Everyone recommends something different and says that everything else will either kill you or make you even fatter.
But nutrition is not black or white either.
The basics are:
Don't over eat if you want to lose weight.
Don't under eat if you want to gain weight.
Prioritize protein.
Include fruits and veggies.
Limit fast food intake.
From there, you can get bogged down with infinite variables – some nonsense, some helpful, most will depend on your individual circumstances. I can't give you a "1 answer solves all nutrition questions." But following the above list, adjusting based on individual needs and desires, is a good base line to start from.
Stop over analyzing. Pick something to do that makes sense for your goals. Have fun with it. Adjust it as you go to make it better.
There's no need to argue about such trivial matters.
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