[quote]whogivsadamn wrote:
Alright guys, I wasn’t trying to be annoying, and Bricknyce, I appreciate the long response(I’ve read all the posts completely), and the lifters I know and lift with all have their strengths and weaknesses, one guy benches 350, another deads 530, and the strongest of us squats 540 and benches well over 300, were not world-class or anything like that so no need to mock those numbers. I think we are having a lively discussion though. This thread may be annoying, but its interesting too. And why dont many of you guys have pics of yourselves in your avatars? You are all giving me good info(which I agree completely with, you guys have done your research), then shouldn’t you have physiques worthy of showing off? Maybe its a privacy thing, so I’m not criticizing, just curious.
And one final thing. Can I get some personal experience testimonials about when you changed your nutrition? What happened? Did your lifts skyrocket, or was the change much more subtle? I’m just wondering. I lift with average guys who don’t really have time or the money to afford all the good foods and supplements that are required for optimal performance, so I have no experience with it, only what I’ve read in books. If I’m still annoying you guys, I apologize, it is not my goal. [/quote]
If people have limited budgets, does this mean that:
a) they should seek to buy the shittiest food around?
b) seek to buy what is healthy or at least “OK” but is still affordable?
And yeah, you’re annoying. I created a list above of dirt-cheap foods and then you go on to say that your buddies can’t afford food. If they can afford shit food–ANY food–they can afford the foods I mentioned above.
GRANTED, there are people in this world who CAN’T afford ANY food. But these aren’t people who go to gyms. They’re in shelters or on the street or on a park bench or in a subway station!
And then there are college kids who have shit jobs like folding clothes and buttering bagels who have to rely on money their parents give them for food or what the parents have in their house.
Yeah, these people are at a disadvantage when it comes to taking care of their own nutrition.
But if people have SOME money to spend on food and are SERIOUS about being healthy and excelling in the gym or on the court, they’ll seek out the cheapest and best option.
The lifts you mentioned are very respectable and above average.
As for pictures. Not everyone who has achieved something or has something feels the need to show off. When I was at my biggest and strongest, I didn’t say to myself, “Look at me now! I gotta take some flicks so I can put them on T-mag, Facebook, and Myspace!” That shit never occurred to me, and it doesn’t occur to some others. Granted, if people are proud of their physiques, there’s nothing wrong with taking some pics and posting them. It’s part of their identity and they’re happy.
And it is a matter of privacy too. Though I think I’m well-mannered and write OK, I’ve written in a rather vulgar and irreverent manner on here before. I’m also a registered dietitian and actually going to work in the fitness field soon. Many nutritionists, dietitians, and trainers peruse this board. I DON’T need colleagues or an employer or POTENTIAL employer to log on here, see my face, and say to themselves something like, “This guy’s a fucking nut!”, or “I work with this guy?!”, or “I ain’t hiring this dude!”
I once had a woman that I was corresponding with from a dating site somehow find me on here, despite my alias, and say to me, “Oh, so you…”
I don’t need that shit! Others don’t either. There are actually some lawyers on here who talk casually in the SAMA section. Do they need someone finding their face on here?
Not everyone needs to show stuff they have. If this was a forum on finance, would it be appropriate for all of us to list our net worth and incomes in our profiles?
Onto performance skyrocketing or increasing slowly with adequate nutrition. I don’t know which way because I’ve been eating alright, or at least “OK” in the beginning. So I never abruptly went from eating like shit to eating squeaky clean.
And not all shit foods are so cheap anymore anyway. Some value meals at fast food joints like McDonald’s and Burger King go for 7 to 11 bucks now. That same 11 bucks can be spent on a few cans of sardines or tuna, brown rice, and a carton or two of eggs.
People should keep their eyes open too. I used to get a carton of eggs for 69 cents at a gas station a few years back.