Try being a doctor (of any kind) and having someone come to you (with a problem that they need fixed, mind you), pull out a sheaf of papers printed out from a Google search, to tell said professional what to do… -the interwebz era is simply mind boggling at times.
Puts these “I need 'da gainz” threads into perspective.
It’s an interesting phenomenon where they say something like:
literally elevating the hypothetical over actual, historical achievements.
I have seen that SO many times on the net now it’s just mind blowing. People will take credit for things that haven’t happened yet and use it to leverage an argument against someone that has accomplished something. I can’t even fathom what sort of bizarre logic gymnastics one has to go through to think it’s a sound approach.
Do you think it’s Internet-specific? I just don’t remember it happening when I was young. People would get mad at other people, but they would try to attack them on what they felt was a weak point. For instance, if the bully was an athlete, the victim didn’t say he was going to start throwing a ball and take the starting job next week; he reminded the bully he couldn’t read a book.
What amuses me most is that they never take this into account:
No, we are all mouth breathing retards who trained in only ONE way from day 1. Steroid users started using steroids from the first day they picked up a weight so they don’t how natties train.
None of us knows powerlifters, olympic lifters, strongmen etc who train with different methods and even if we do, we’re too stupid to have observed their results and discussed these methods at length and applied them to our own training.
We’re probably all illiterate too since only the learned few have found the Holy Grail of training, and they all happen to be 150lb noobs in their teens with the power of reading articles on the internet.
Fuck, this is like one of those movies where bad shit is happening and only the kids know what is really going on. It’s like the fucking Goonies or something.
You’ve been threatening to do that for awhile lol!
I can relate a little to that.
Try being a cop. Everyone knows how to do my job and the perfect reaction in a stressful situation. It’s a bit easier when you know the ending before you start.
The same assholes still call 911 when they can’t handle simple adult problems.
Okay, i’m going to listen. Maybe we will never know what’s the best type of program for our goals but i agree that the best program for us is the program tha we believe the most in.
Much better attitude, Grasshopper.
I can say, with a high degree of confidence, that it is going to be a long time before we can say what the ‘best’ type of program is. Further, I’m confident it’s not going to happen in my lifetime. Thus, my plan is, should I make it through the Pearly Gates, my first question for the Big Kahuna is not going to be ‘What was the meaning of life?’ or ‘Who killed Kennedy,?’ but rather ‘OK God, settle it for me–what was the optimum combination of frequency, volume and intensity to maximize muscle gains?’ I fully expect Her answer to be something totally unexpected like ‘The key was eating foods with 3 or more vowels in their name,’ or ‘Maximal growth was produced by loading and unloading the bar.’
Guys i’m going off topic but there are several studies showing that antioxidant supplements (vitamin c, vitamin e) blunt training response.
Unfortunately the bread i eat has a little bit of vitamin c in it (less than 5 mg per whole package). Considering that the studies use a lot more than 5 mg, should i keep eating that bread or eat something else instead? Because bread is a staple in my diet. I’m probably overthinking but please reply.
You’re overthinking. Your diet would be pretty shitty if you ate foods without vitamins in it.
Unless you’re an aspiring pirate keep vitamins in your diet.
Lol yeah getting scurvy for gains
I don’t think people have changed but I do believe:
The state of politics is a prime example of this. I used to feel that perhaps we didn’t all agree on the best way forward but everyone (outside of the fringes) was in agreement that we were all pulling in the same direction.
Nowadays, I feel our emotions have been exploited to such a level that we’re almost completely removed from reality in our view of the opposing side.
Eh, maybe I’m just romanticising the past - it wasn’t that long ago that we were throwing people into rivers to judge their guilt.
@strongmangoals I think you nailed it. People haven’t changed by the internet shines spotlights and magnifies. Suddenly every brainless fool has a platform to tell you and the world what they think whether anyone wants to listen/read or not.
Yes indeed! Reminds me of…
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@toffeecj and @strongmangoals
Totally agree. I think the point about the Internet being a platform is critical. Prior to this, one had to prove value to earn an audience (it was an investment for someone to actually show up to listen); now the audience is a given, and everyone’s opinion/ message looks as if it’s of equal value.
I have said this before,back in the late 80’s when I joined my first Hardcore gym. You had to earn the respect of the more advanced guys by keeping your mouth shut and busting your ass at what you did.
such an egregious attempt to curry favour with the feminists!
Hahahaha this thread is a laugh and a half!!
I bitch about this with @BrickHead all the time. We actually have several online “experts” we watch and roll our eyes as they troll incessantly in Fb groups for anyone to give them attention, or even $. These days, in fitness if you wanna call yourself a coach and get clients, and you’ve achieved little to nothing on your own, you either:
Or
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