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" Monitor where you get your advice from. Neve take financial advice from a homeless man."

" Monitor where you get your advice from. Neve take financial advice from a homeless man."
- FLO

I know that quote may sound like common sense when you first read it. So lets take it away from the financial world and put it into fitness or life. Would you take life advice from someone who is a failure?
 Would you take fitness advice from someone who has never worked out a day in their life? 

I hope you answer NO to both of those questions. Once again these seem like common sense answers,however common sense is not always common. There are many people giving their opinions and advice online. You must monitor who the advice is coming from. I have clients all the time tell me what they read online. They tell me all different kinds of websites that they get info from. The old saying holds true; opinions are like a$$holes, everybody has one. 
So where can you get solid and legit information from? 
This is a loaded question because things are always changing in health. One day its no carbs ,the next day its only certain carbs, one day its light weights for toning, the next day its heavy weights. It goes on and on and on. There is always people proving and disproving theories. The truth is you will learn everything you need to know thru experience. I know it sounds simple but it will never fail you.  The best part is it doesn't even have to be your own experience. Speak to someone who has done what you want to do and ask them how they did it. That's the person who you need to take advice from.  
When I want rehab advice I call people who deal with rehab patients , when I want performance advice I ask someone who works with performance athletes. It is really that simple. If you don't personally know anyone who may have the info you need than you have to find them. Search for them online and email that person. 
I am not saying there is no great website or great information online. I just want to caution you to be careful where you get your info from. Do your research and don't believe everything you read. 

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