Why Experts Aren’t Always Right
We’ve been led to believe that just because someone has credentials – it automatically means they know what they’re talking about. A lot of people also won’t trust anybody who doesn’t have credentials.
But is that how things should be?
Listen, just because somebody has credentials doesn’t mean a thing.
What if the information they got to get those credentials was false?
What if they got those credentials through a shady company only looking for money and the expertise was hardly above the knowledge level of an average fitness enthusiast?
These are things you really need to think about not only when it comes to fitness, but also in real life.
Let me give you an example.
Dietitians and personal trainers are led to believe that if you dgo more than 3 hours without food your metabolism will drop, eating less calories results in a loss of muscle, etc. etc.
But as we know, those things aren’t true.
So – dietitians are wrong.
Yet many people will believe what a dietitian says even if I walked over to them with the cold hard facts and plopped it right in front of their face (this is pretending I’m not a C.P.T.)
Why?
Because in our society, we’re conditioned to blindly follow the advice of people with letters after their name.
Sure, in most cases people with credentials have more knowledge than the average person, but it doesn’t mean they know everything!
I don’t care what a doctor tells me about how I’m feeling. Only I know how I feel and if I think he/she is wrong – they probably are.
Do you feel the same way?
To me, we rely too much on letters after a persons name instead of relying on our own instincts and listening to our bodies.
I think if more people listened to their own body and what they truly felt, we’d be a much healthier society and getting in shape would become much easier!
Let me know your comments below. Do you feel the same way as I do, or do you think credentials mean more than I’m giving them credit for?
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