Then what reason is it for? Every post I have ever written is in the archives. Most of what I get told I wrote somewhere is complete nonsense and lies…like the common, “You said your back is bigger than Rockels” nonsense when I didn’t even write that.[/quote]
There are several reasons (JUST MY OPINION HERE) I can see that so many people on this site seem to have issues with you. I’m sure you’ll have a witty retort or try to turn this reply like I’m personally attacking you, but I’m not. This is just how I see you continually playing with the other kids in the sandbox:
-You can never be wrong. You will argue to the death anything that can possibly create the impression that you might not actually know everything that there is to know about bodybuilding. Whether suddenly elaborating on your own experiences and education, or referencing others that you’ve been around, you have a rationalization (excuse) for everything. I never fully grasped it until I witnessed the sheer absurdity of the now infamous Pre-exhaust thread a short while back. Before then, I really just skimmed over most of your posts. All you needed to do was explain your approach, why you think it’d work, and everyone would have played nice. Instead, you wrote with an almost contemptuous dismissal of what has been an accepted, and widely publicized training method for decades. Seriously man, while in your own head you may have truly, honestly thought that you were fighting for the greater good, you didn’t come out looking too well.
-You perceive yourself as a victim when your opinion is in the minority. It can never be a remote possibility that you’re seeing things differently than most, so it must be some internet (facebook? BOI?) conspiracy. (see previous bullet point, as well as every thread you’ve been involved in since this new subforum has been in existence)
-You are 100% convinced that you are in the upper echelon, elite minority of anyone who has ever stepped foot in a gym. I can honestly see no other reason why you get so worked up when other posters simply put up photos of top athletes (BBers, PLs, or Strongmen) with their various stats. Athletes who have had their physical statistics objectively verified on many occasions create quite an interesting comparison to a front-on-cel-phone-MM in a gym mirror, and repeated forum stories of “and I’m heavier now, and 5 lbs leaner”.
-You are also frightened at possibly being called on any of your claims, or being shown up. Granted, you have maintained that you have no intentions of ever competing (although there was a time when you and CT both alluded to dieting you down a few years back), or shredding down to single digit bf levels. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that. It’s not something everyone who enjoys training has to do, no one argues this. Of course, this also makes it all but impossible to compare you with others whose stats and photos are readily accessible. A simple option would be to take the “yeah, so and so looks big, but I think I’m a similar size… too bad we’ll never know” approach. Instead you fight back and forth with anyone to tries to approximate what your stats would be if you ever did cut down. There should be nothing wrong with that, as you yourself put your claimed information out there for people to know, but it gets blown all over the place. More attention for you I guess.
-You are threatened when someone from the site accomplishes something that gains them attention of the rest of the regular readers/posters. Think about the people on here who you’ve gotten into little spats with over the years (many whom are no longer here, to the definite lowering of the quality of true information exchange on the site). These were all posters who had serious knowledge as well as sporting excellent physiques (a further testament to their approaches).
-You’re a pretty rude and dismissive poster. I know you try to give the air of ‘being above it all’, and having a very noticeably created professional way of explaining things, but you also have your ‘seriously WTF’, and down talking way of writing. Don’t think that people don’t notice.
I put no fault on anyone. I’ve enjoyed this site for over a decade, and will continue to do so. I have no axe to grind with anyone. All I’ve tried to do is learn from others, and share my own experiences. While I never had any ulterior motives for anything I’ve written, I’ve been lucky that the others on here seem to appreciate my efforts, and friendly approach. If you’re suddenly realizing the attitude that so many have fostered about you from years of your own actions, don’t look to blame me simply because I’m watching it happen.
S