Expert: Harry Hayfield - 12/8/2010

Question
hello sir,
          i have a great interest in bodybuilding i want to gain proper size and then want to maintain it, i also do yoga regularly but from some time i have heard comments like dont do bodybuilding i will stiffen you its a disease,in old age you cant even move your limbs,one teacher even give me full science behind it that whole body blood will gather to few common places thus make body bulky,disease prone and joints weak and in old age one cant move with such huge body weight and might cry because of pain in joints
                 sir,i have huge respect for bodybuiding and you but this really got inside my mind and heart i start fearing from it i cant point out what to do now please help

Answer
That is absolute nonsense! Bodybuilding encourages the muscles to improve in strength making diseases less likely. This is a fallacy that was first reported back in 1832 and unfortunately is still reported as fact. Allow me to reassure you that is NOT fact