I find carbs overrated for taste, but very good for performance
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Gotcha
I’ll play.
A. Diet
Underrated: fresh fish
cast iron pan steak
air frying
eggs
full fat dairy
Overrated: oatmeal
breakfast
juice
Chick-Fil-A sandwiches
fries
B. Exercise
Underrated: Climbing
Kroc rows
Rack pulls
Overhead farmers walk
Weighted dips
Overrated: Bench
Belts
Treadmill
Chains
Curls
C. Life
Underrated: Night owls
Bitter ale
Well rounded education
Volunteering
Gratitude
Humility
Travel
Overrated: Internet/AI
Humblebragging
Celebrities
Pundits
Universities
Expensive cars
Getting up at dawn
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Coincidentally I just watched Paths of Glory for the first time two weeks ago. I was blown away by this masterpiece. I think it’s Kubrick’s second best only to 2001. Although I haven’t watched Barry Lyndon yet, but have heard great stuff.
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100%. I think one of my biggest issues with this forum in general, and why I don’t post nearly as much, is that it seems very much prone to survivorship bias. I think the majority of posters giving advice are the anomalies, who had maybe a natural propensity for barbell movements. And that is just expected when your sample size is those that have been in the game so long. It will naturally select the more naturally gifted.
That’s not inherently a problem, but it is when you have them recommending programs or writing programs in a manner that worked for them. It reminds me of when Ted Williams tried coaching and sucked at it 
It’s especially prominent with beginners always being recommended all barbell programs full of very technical lifts.
New to lifting?
5/3/1!
Isn’t that tough for a beginner?
Jim Wendler uses it with beginners!
In this case, I’d argue that the person recommending 5/3/1, Wendler, and all his successful client/athletes are part of that survivorship bias bubble. For a new beginner with no prior athletic training to be able to properly perform a barbell squat, deadlift, bench press, and overhead press is extremely exceptional.
My experience has been so far to the contrary IRL. Personally, I legit required almost 6 months before I could even safely barbell bench without risking my shoulders, and same for squat and deadlift. I’ve also experienced it with 100% of the people I have ever worked with. It’s usually some 6-12 months of working with bands and DBs just to build up their motor control and mobility enough to properly perform the big movements. My fiancé is about 4 months into lifting and still no BB for her unless you count the hex bar. She still doesn’t fully know how to hinge at the hips.
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I honestly dare say that The Dark Knight is overrated. I just never really saw the appeal compared to some of the previous movies like the two Burton movies, Batman Forever (my personal favorite), or even its predecessor Batman Begins. I know this certainly doesn’t match everyone’s perception, because it’s “legacy” certainly outmatches most of the MCU, but Iron Man, Captain America and the Avengers quadrilogy certainly seem to remain extremely iconic in the minds of super hero fans(perhaps with the exception of Age of Ultron).
The latest entry, Deadpool and Wolverine is probably my personal favorite MCU movie. Beautiful send off to the FOX superhero films, namely X-men(my favorite superhero movie franchise) with lots of great fan service, humor and cameos. Needless to say, I definitely preferred it to the Dark Knight, which to me is not a very fun movie, it’s overly long, and Two Face’s story feels like an afterthought that probably should’ve just been made into its own movie rather than be shoehorned in at the end. Gotham City is also basically just Chicago rather than the Gothic metropolis as depicted in the comics, which is unfortunate because I thought they captured the city a lot better in Begins. Anyway, long rant, but I definitely would put The Dark Knight on my own “overrated” list.
I am in agreement with your sentiments about Barbell-centric programs not being ideal for beginners. I built a big chunk of my muscle as a beginner (I used this program from the age of 15 until I was 24) doing Scooby1961’s Teen Workout Plan, which was just dumbbell and bodyweight movements I could do on the floor/couch/pull up bar in the doorway in my living room and I made adjustments to it over time to try out new moves I saw online or to just better fit the flow of the session(less time adjusting the weight on the dumbbells usually). So maybe I’ll add Scooby1961 to my underrated list because he taught me so much about lifting as a beginner and I never needed a barbell or a gym membership!
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Oh that movie was incredible. I saw it this past Tuesday.
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The Batman is better than any of The Dark Knight movies
When I became fully fat adapted my performance was as equal to if not better than when on carbs. I still use dextrins occasionally at around 30 to 40 grams but don’t notice much tbh
The Dark Knight was weak imo… Bane’s invincible army was beat up by a chick in a latex suit. Bane was the only saving grace
You’ve done your homework! Next you’ll say it’s based on a Real war!
Bane in the comics is way cooler than how they portrayed him in the movie. Not only was he juiced (literally) but he was also highly intelligent.
Topic at had:
Overrated: Crossfit, spin classes, running
Underrated: Walking, Swimming, exercise bands, machine work, Smith Machine
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Also… awful editing. The CIA guy’s slide never ejected the spent shell casing in the opening scene. Didn’t move at all.
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Overrated
Olympic Judging
Underrated
The Outfield
OK, Sorry, Olympic Lifting
I personally Underrated
The Floor Press- I thought that lift was just for low reps and powerlifter guys. It turns out floor press is Great for chest growth too.
Heavy Weights lifted with Slow Eccentrics- All the benefits of lifting heavy, like rapidly increased Strength and hypertrophy for high threshold motor units. Plus more CNS recruitment, safety and time under tension. And because task failure is the same as regular failure, you can go all the way to failure, or beyond, no problem.
Bench Dips- I thought they were for kids, and that you only did them until you could do real dips. In reality they are Great to target the lateral, easy to do anywhere and perfect to pair up with other bicep or tricep moves in a super-set.
Training the Brachialus- I thought I was doing OK with hammer curls as an afterthought. Then I followed some old school, Larry Scott type advice and got after reverse-curling motions intensely. In 5 weeks I had less elbow pain and noticeably bigger arms.
I personally over rated
Incline Bench- this lift worked great for me until I was 25 or so. Then it just became torture as it slid backwards for years. With lots of sore elbows, sore shoulders and heartbreak.
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Bane is my spirit animal.
Interesting! Did this help with pain in the outside of the elbow? And how did you train the brachialus other than hammer curls?
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Oh and also, do you do reverse work for triceps too, or just biceps?
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IMOO…reverse grip stinks. Lower force production / leverage