I will say this much. When I initially started lurking, Professor X, yourself, as well as the Facebook Brotherhood of Iron or whatever they’re called were huge influences on me as a relatively, and still in many ways, clueless beginner. However, I have grown to despise the dogmatism that this board seems to produce. Not directed at you. I think it’s refreshing how quickly you and CT, for instance, are willing to admit whether you may be wrong or not.
In defense of X, whose attitude has seemed pretty shitty as of late… when all the younger posters were ganging up on him… there was an aura of immaturity about them…
FWIW, I have made the most progress thanks to you, kingb33f, and various posts by some of the younger people here… from a much greater understanding of nutrition to learning to feel the muscle working to finally manning up and joining a gym (as well as quitting smoking and being an alcoholic)…
I also think it is amusing sifting through old T-Cell posts and seeing how different the general vibe around here was. As I said, I feel like the newer vibe is working a helluva lot better for me, but I think we have had massive individuals who did things from TBT (though people tend to think in terms of body part splits), straight sets (though most seem to lean in favor of ramping), and even massive eating… just a few things that come to mind from some 'How Do You Train?" threads.
Bottom line is I guess I wish X would be more open minded, but I wish half the other people who have achieved literally nothing would stop being such children also and nut riding the next big thing (in the form of whatever key member is making waves, at the moment)…
Finally, I might as well just thank you Stu, while I’m here, for helping me with my nutrition though you probably don’t realize it. When I came to you, it turned out I wasn’t eating nearly what I thought I was… and I have made major strides using the initial spreadsheet I sent you and just experimenting from week to week… My intention is to actually see if you are accepting clients in the near future (now that I’m financially in a better place at least, lol)… Same to kingb33f whose programs I’ve been using almost exclusively for a while now… as well as the plethora of other people whose posts I’ve gleaned information here and there from…
[quote]The Mighty Stu wrote:
[quote]Professor X wrote:
I have noticed this with many people, even Stu. Lately, it is like you have a clique that only wants the competitors to ever speak on anything.
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I initially called you on your overall egotistical attitude, and I still stand by that. You weren’t always as abrasive as you seem to have gotten lately (that pre-exaust thread was the most ridiculous excuse for just not wanting to admit you got something backwards that I have ever seen).
Honestly though, do you have a lot of experience to draw from when offering advice? Sure, you’re a pretty large dude, and that doesn’t happen completely by accident. Are you an expert on dieting to single digit bodyfat or the complexities of bodybuilding competition simply because you train at the same gym as other guys who have? Not really. This is where you seem to draw the most heat, especially when you’ve got a pretty decent amount of people on here who have done so themselves and are more than willing to share their experiences. Add to this the number of other people with Biology degrees, who work in the medical or strength training field, and suddenly, there are a whole lot of very intelligent people on here, who deserve to be treated with a little more respect (no, I’m not talking about the BS posts that serve no purpose other than to hassle you).
If you want to go on thinking there’s some giant conspiracy on here that’s fine. As for me, I’ve always been open and honest, and when I’m wrong about something, or if someone else knows more than I do, I don’t come up with some way to make myself seem on the same playing field, or argue until they give up. My ego’s just fine.
I do plan on continuing to give my opinions, and if they conflict with yours, I will back them up as I always have done. If you act like a spoiled brat, who for some reason seems to always get special treatment on this site despite driving away a good number of posters over the years who I honestly think had much much more to offer in terms of information, I certainly won’t feel like I’m playing ‘mean girls’ and picking on poor ol’ X for no good reason. You may not deserve some of the crap you get on here, but you have certainly given some folks reason for the way they act.
(Hopefully you let this go at this, I have no wish to throw mud back and forth)
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