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AtomSmasher:
I said that I thought you had a huge ego long before the Einstein comment, so to me that comment was just seemed like par for the course. Maybe I interpreted it wrong, but that really has no bearing on this argument. Credentials don't always mean a lot, but it's pretty hard to find anyone who is good in any field who doesn't have them. I'm sure there are exceptions to the rule, but it's unlikely that the greatest training mind on the planet is going to be on an arcade building forum...
Besides, Einstein was pretty well credentialed in all honesty. Poor example.
Alwyn is not going to come here and start an account to debate you on the subject because he really couldn't care less about your questions. He gets asked fitness questions all the time and web sites generally pay him to come to their site and answer some questions, the only reason he gave you any response at all is because I was the one that asked him about it. He did just send me an email back, but it doesn't answer any questions for you. Heres an excerpt:
--- Quote ---At a seminar last year I offered to bet a year's mortgage to anyone who could get a faster result than I could when training someone. No takers....
The internet is interesting.
How can you disagree with someone who is CERTIFIED in that diet? Especially when they are agreeing with you!
One of the websites I write for, used to have a comments section under each article. It got ridiculous -- I mean you had dr's with multiple degrees in physiology getting reamed by nameless guys on the internet. Dr John Berardi says X. Godzilla23 says "He is wrong!".
One of my friends was interviewed and one of the responses was "who the ---fudgesicle--- has he trained? Until I see some results I'm not listening to anything this tool says" My friend had worked with 3 Olympic teams and has 25 years experience. The poster? 14 years old.
Everyone is fine with criticism -- but it has to come from someone with at least some experience in the field.
This magazine eventually pulled the comments section and ran the articles separately from the forum because it was terrible.
I think there are some guys who honestly don't really disagree, or have any real issues. I honestly think they post to see if they can start a fight or get a response. Like this guy - Rachel agrees with him and he takes a shot at her.
So I just don't respond.
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Also, you probably didn't notice, but I didn't make any responses for or against MT or CC before I asked my brother-in-law. The reason I asked him about them is because most people here don't really know what they are (including myself) and I happen to have an expert on the subject on speed dial. I thought it would benefit the discussion to get some informed feedback on the topics. Feel free to disagree with them if you want, but I'm betting most people will side with a professional trainer and nutritionist over you.
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: shorthair on May 09, 2007, 04:27:44 pm ---Yeah, Buddabing, I explained that masturbation is....what? We are big boys here, yes?
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--- Quote from: shortandcurly on March 30, 2007, 07:50:02 pm ---Now Chad's getting more to the meat of things, here.
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--- Quote from: WunderCade on May 09, 2007, 03:04:21 pm ---That was just icing meant to provoke a response. ;)
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--- Quote from: shortandcurly on March 27, 2007, 10:22:53 pm ---How come not everyone has this happen to them?
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--- Quote from: KenToad on May 08, 2007, 10:08:34 pm ---Speaking of which, I love the movie Pumping Iron.
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Buddabing:
Both of you please take my name out of those quotes.
Thanks.
CheffoJeffo:
Think I got 'em all in mine.
shorthair:
That's cool, AS. I wasn't dissing anybody. I just stated my experience and my opinion. From my experience, CC and MT (and Blood typing) are effective. I think a lot of things are effective; a lot of things Alwyn does. As speed is never an issue for me, I think what I do works best for the way I want to be. It sure doesn't suck. (When talking about training, I don't use such words, cos they're often perceived - if not meant - as opinionated, vs assessing.) As for jumping on your sister's initial comment, it's in quotes so it appears like Alwyn is talking about his sister, and then it looks like he goes on and talks about it. But like I said, it didn't seem the same as the source I'd experienced, which I assumed the book was definitive as it was by the guy who discovered it.
On Einstein: maybe I remember wrong, but I think he had barely graduated from college before he discovered relativity. Some credentials, but according to the story sorta inconsequential. At one point, some time near then or later, he went to Bohr, I think, with what he had and Bohr told him it was a brilliant idea but needed cleaning up, so advised E to bone up on his math. Again, I wasn't comparing myself, just mentioning an example of something I presumed you put faith in. I agree on the credentials thing, mostly. It can go both ways.
Definitely nothing against you, or Alwyn or your sister. We're just different.
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