subject: The Magic Bullet Theory [print this page] The Magic Bullet Theory The Magic Bullet Theory
The magic bullet theory originated after the assassination of JFK. It was part of an attempt to cover up a conspiracy. Allegedly, the magic bullet entered the president's head turned around inside of his body and came out at another point to lodge itself in the governor who was riding with him. All of this was to substantiate that theory that a lone assassin, firing a single shot, was the only person who could have killed the President.
Some people may still believe this today. But there is an ever increasing number who simply accept that JFK's end came by reason of triangulated rifle fire.
Similarly, in fitness there are still a few who believe in a magic bullet in the form of single pill, a certain diet or a special machine to make a lasting difference. There are ads for each of these, promising to magically get people ready for the beach in under sixty days.
People who want to get in shape and stay that way for the rest of their lives, know that a more comprehensive approach is necessary Just like having more than one sniper play a role in the Kennedy assassination, there must be more than one factor for getting people permanently fit.
Most people know that proper diet, intelligent supplementation and, of course, regular workouts will provide the needed fire power to result in lasting fitness. Most know that only one of these is like a lone assassin using an outdated rifle (much like Lee Harvey Oswald), trying to do a precise hit on a rapidly moving target. And most know that all three together, executed with cool calculating resolve will get the job done.
This is the new common sense of fitness--that it takes all three to do what we want. People know that if they only diet, the excess weight will come back on as soon as the diet is over. They know that the latest machine takes much more than ten minutes per day of use. And, they know that the latest capsule will at best cause only a temporary loss of water weight or elimination of intestinal accumulation.
Nevertheless, people still buy into the magic bullets hoping to become fit and stay that way forever.
How does that happen? Why do people still invest in the latest easy simple answers when all the while they know better?
Perhaps the answer is somewhat the same as why the magic bullet theory worked during the Kennedy era. It made people feel content that there was nothing malign in this country other than one lone mentally imbalanced assassin, That is what we all really wanted to believe, even when the facts suggested otherwise.
When it comes to fitness we all want to believe that there is nothing wrong with us--nothing other than a singular isolated problem that a simple, easy solution could eliminate and keep from ever coming back. How wonderful that would be. Were that truly the case, we could go on as we like, never having to significantly alter our lifestyles.
The truth is that if we are not living in a fitness centered manner, we may use a magic bullet to drop a lot of unwanted weight only to have it return in a shortly thereafter. If we are not exercising daily, cutting fats and carbohydrates from our diets, and not supplementing adequately we will not remain as one of the people we want to look like on the beach this summer. Worse yet, we may not even get there in the first place. The magic bullets seldom do what they say even for the short term. They even warn that "individual results may vary."
That is why we have to simply bite this magic bullet and get with a program that is more like sophisticated triangular fire We can get on any one one of the good ones that are out there, but it must be one that we like-- one that includes palatable dieting, intelligent supplementing and agreeable exercising. There is no other answer to getting in shape and staying that way for the rest of our lives.
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