I’m hesitant to step in on anyone’s wangwaving here but I’m going to have to say you all probably know who I am and how long I’ve been a member. Personally I find Scott to be one of the most interesting and knowledgeable person I have come across in this industry in awhile. Honestly I do feel a little bit retarded after reading his articles because at first (and still a to a degree) I dunno what the hell he is talking about. YEAH it could be made more simple but that would be like asking brick to be less of a prick…it’s just not the way the man is;-)
I’m not going to get all up my own ass about this because flaming over something like this (while being my first instinct) is a waste of energy. I will say that I KNOW that Scott loves what he does and while his writing style might not be for everyone he is a really solid bro that EVERYONE here could learn alot from. I have been training using the abel principles for the last 3-4 months and my only regret is that I wish I had made the switch 3-4 years ago. BTW I’m glad, at the very least, to see that while all this shit talking is going on nobody has gone as far as saying that his workouts are not disgustingly intense.
I’ve wrote repeatedly that this guy delivers the goods and that he’s a good guy! It’s just that I alluded he’s a self-absorbed prick sometimes also.
How am I a prick? I’ve appointed myself as the goddamn savior and one-man goon squad for this board - restoring order to a place that has been overwhelmed by wacked-out nutcases thinking and discussing the dumbest shit known to grace all fitness, health, and nutrition media! We have a gang of self-destructive maniacs on this board now. And their insane ramblings might be destructive to others too! That’s why I sometimes get so hot when we’re deluged (well, being I have an education in the life sciences, I don’t get deluged) by the pedantic, pompous ramblings of Scott Abel - ramblings that newbies and most others can’t interpret, or that provide us with nothing to do with getting jacked.
I’m too dumb to know what the fuck tribunaldude is trying to say.
Brick saying that someone delivers the goods but then saying their “ramblings” (not a really flattering way of describing the way one conveys themself) do not have anything to do with getting jacked seem to conflict eachother. I am pretty tired right now, 8 hrs plumbing, trained two clients, then I got my shit in myself so perhaps I am missing the part where those two things being said about the same “good guy” are not really mixed vibes. I do appreciate however the concept of you trying to do something about the high dbag count here lately but ripping on someone who loves what we all love and has dedicated his life to mastering his trade and sharing with everyone else what he has gained is not really cool at all. I’m not trying to start shit with you but I’m just curious have you ever used any of the programs that he has given here for free?
[quote]WideGuy wrote:
I’m too dumb to know what the fuck tribunaldude is trying to say.
Brick saying that someone delivers the goods but then saying their “ramblings” (not a really flattering way of describing the way one conveys themself) do not have anything to do with getting jacked seem to conflict eachother. I am pretty tired right now, 8 hrs plumbing, trained two clients, then I got my shit in myself so perhaps I am missing the part where those two things being said about the same “good guy” are not really mixed vibes. I do appreciate however the concept of you trying to do something about the high dbag count here lately but ripping on someone who loves what we all love and has dedicated his life to mastering his trade and sharing with everyone else what he has gained is not really cool at all. I’m not trying to start shit with you but I’m just curious have you ever used any of the programs that he has given here for free?[/quote]
From what I understand Brick just thinks Scott needs to be more concise and to the point sometimes. Basically, he delivers the goods but he wraps it up in a bunch of weird shit. This is a problem because while the goods is good it won’t help people if they can’t get to it because they’re stuck trying to figure out the confusing package.
Also, it seems Brick has been on a crusade lately against all the things that make this training thingy needlessly complicated. That’s actually good if you ask me, too many people here seem to worry about stuff that A: will be of no use to them and B: just confuses them.