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Introduce Yourself / Re: for 45" running vert
« on: December 24, 2010, 06:21:44 am »
Those deadlifts are ridiculous!!Strong as fark.

What sort of belt do you use for squats/deadlfits need to get one and not sure wether to get 4inch or 6inch?

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Article & Video Discussion / Re: Interesting Thoughts
« on: November 26, 2010, 12:57:10 am »

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: November 26, 2010, 12:47:09 am »
Whats the second song on the ulitmate mix you made. Was feeling like shit today then put that vid on and it gave me a shitload of motivation.  :)

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Article & Video Discussion / Interesting Thoughts
« on: November 24, 2010, 10:24:01 am »

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: ADARQ's journal
« on: November 23, 2010, 10:47:46 pm »
Those courts look sick! Wish we had stuff like that over here, every outdoor bball court is infront of the commision houses so dont wana get stabbed. You trying to put on weight, its shot up quite a bit?

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Do tuck jumps always hurt your back? Thats like the only exercise that slightly aggravates my back for some reason, dont know why though?

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a pot by Tam Beazt:

Diet has been going well over the past few weeks, up until yesterday and today. Been under 30g of carb's per day, except sunday where i carb up, and i feel great. Diet consists of eggs, steak, hamburgers ( home made), peanut butter, cheese and Broccoli. The last two Saturdays i have felt "light" and jumped higher than ever off two feet. Screwed up today as well as yesterday (reefed day) as i have a cold and can stomach beef or eggs so been eating junk all day. Although i do look bloated and abs are faded away, got crazy vascularity and pumps in my delts and arms lol.

Yeah, i really believe low carbs is the way to keep fat down on a bulk or diet, i try go around 70g a day. I think il be doing this forever, whenever i go back to eating carbs i just say f'it and eat whatever, low carbs =much healthier. Also if you go check out all the interviews on simplyshreded.com, basically ever  ripped bodybuilder does low carbs.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: THE DREAM JOURNAL
« on: November 13, 2010, 10:59:11 am »


Hemi sync... what?

http://www.new-mind.com/HemiSyncLucidDreaming/monroeinstituteluciddreaming.htm

It was free and on front page of demonoid so thought i would try it, hasnt done much so far :(

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k, So wtf IS Going On?


When I first joined BodySpace, I saw it as a place where people could learn about bodybuilding and health, and be inspired to follow the lifestyle. I believed in what they were trying to accomplish with BodySpace: giving people a format to share information and give inspiration. However, the closer I got to the heart of the matter, the more I realized that BodySpace is less about keeping people informed and inspired, and more about selling false hope in the form of supplements.

BodySpace is simply an extension of the store side of bodybuilding.com; they are not separate entities. BodySpace's priority is the bottom line of supplement sales, and making sure that their supplement companies are shown in the best light possible. Anyone that has ever gotten big and ripped can tell you that it's mostly about eatin' clean and liftin' hard. No one was ever kept from getting ripped because they didn't supplement enough.

 Any bodybuilding forum that has the 'Supplement' forum at the top, and the 'Exercise' and 'Nutrition' forums near the bottom, has something inherently fucked up.

Yeah, yeah...big surprise that they want to sell supplements, right? Look, I'm not against them making a buck. It's that they make selling supplements their priority. Bodybuilding is about knowledge, staying inspired, eatin' clean, liftin' hard, and the proper use of supplementation. Despite what the supplement companies, and BodySpace themselves, would prefer you to believe, "supplementation" is the least important of all the other factors involved in bodybuilding. Yet, BodySpace's priorities are selling supplements, selling supplements, selling supplements, and then anything else (as long as it leads to supplement sales).

Putting supplements first is simply not what I believe in, nor can I support that belief.

My Interview...

When they first contacted me about the interview, I told them that I'd do it, but I wasn't going to be talking about supplements (read it...I didn't mention any specific supplement once). They said that was fine, but then towards the end the interview, the issue came up again. I told them that I simply wasn't going to talk about supplements. "Supplements" is the smallest variable, after "eatin' clean" and "liftin' hard" to getting ripped. They already have a disproportionate amount of their site devoted to the topic; the subject didn't need to take up room in my interview.

Once the interview was complete, a link to it was posted on the main page. At the top of the main page is a Flash box that rotates between links to three different articles. My interview was second in the rotation, behind a cardio article (of all things...me playing second string to a cardio article! HA!). I was getting a ton of comments and messages from people letting me know that they found inspiration and knowledge from the interview. So, after only a short time of the interview being linked on the main page, I was perplexed when the link was taken down (that uninspiring cardio article was still there...argh!).  I contacted the webmaster and asked him what was up; why did he take the link down. In his reply to me, he suggested that maybe it was time that I started to talk about supplements.

That was the first real eye-opener that I had that they weren't interested in giving information and inspiration unless it was a marketing opportunity for selling supplements.

I contacted them and expressed my concerns. I received no reply.

I don't like to be ignored.


ChickenTuna's Interview...

What? ChckenTuna had an interview? Yes, ChickenTuna, the woman who has had more profile views than anyone on BodySpace had an interview posted shortly after mine. Who wouldn't want to have some insight and possibly be inspired by the legend herself? This, after all, is BodySpace's biggest star.

If you missed her interview, you weren't alone. It was linked on the main page in the same Flash box that my interview was in. Only, her interview wasn't 2nd in the rotation as mine was; it was 3rd. Her interview was placed behind a professional (steroid) competition, and an article pimping supplements. Why would they give their own homegrown star talent this kind of placement (behind steriods an supplements)? My belief is because of this line in her interview: 

"I really haven't experimented with many supplements but am open to try some."

Here is their gem of the site saying that she really hasn't used many supplements. That's not good for business.

About Supplements...

95% of the supplements sold are bullshit. They're either ineffective and/or dangerous and/or counterproductive to bodybuilding. The selling of supplements is based on marketing and hype...it's not based on the results they provide. Most of the supplements sold today won't be around tomorrow. The supplement companies are pretty good at marketing something, then right about the time people start to figure out that it's crap, they come out with a "New and Improved" version of the original, or a new product all together. For example, today's "N.O." products will go by the wayside just like yesteryears' boron, vanadyl sulfate, and pyruvate fads all did.

Never heard of boron, vanadyl sulfate, or pyruvate (or the countless other supplement fads of years past)? That's why the supplement companies love you youngsters.


The Supplement Logs...

The supplement logs on BodySpace are, for the most part, total and complete bullshit. You have to take into consideration if the log was sponsored or not. The sponsored logs are obviously going to be biased. Even if the author of the logs wasn't given the supplements to test for free (sponsored), there is still the placebo effect to take into consideration. People want whatever it is that they're taking to work...it's just human nature. Also, how likely are people going to be to buy something and then get in front of their peers and admit that they wasted their money and their time? Beyond that, there is no control group involved in these logs. What would the results be if the subject simply ate clean and lifted hard, without taking the supplement in question? They still would have made gains! The logs are based on how the author of the log "feels" the supplement worked...they're not based on fact.


The Supplement Rep Game...

I was contacted by a few supplement companies about being a rep for their products. Each time, I'd let them know that they'd never dealt with anyone like me. There are 60,000 plus members on BodySpace, and only a fraction of one percent are going to be asked to be reps. The supplement companies are used to people being flattered and saying "yes" to whatever it is they're asking. That's not how I work. I'd take a look at what it was they were selling, and let them know what I didn't like about their products. Usually, I'd never hear from them again (apparently, they don't like it when you tell them what you think of their products).

Oh well, fuck 'em...that's what they get for selling bullshit.

One company offered me an opportunity to appear in a magazine ad if I'd rep their products. I told them that I'd look into it as a modeling job, but not as a rep. Never heard from them again either.

Fuck them too.

I understand the ego trip that is involved in being a rep, and that's the main reason why people agree to do it. That, and the couple of free supplements you get each month. But I have a lot of people looking up to me, and there's no way I could recommend the products I've been offered to rep. And I can buy my own supplements...I don't need their bullshit that doesn't work.

Everyone has to make their own decisions about what they to do. I choose to not pimp bullshit to the very people that look up to me.


The Magic Potions...

Supplementation is third in line behind eatin' clean and liftin' hard. Too many people are using supplements hoping to find some type of magic potion. There are no such magic potions. No supplement has the power that is greater than the power of eatin' clean and liftin' hard. Supplements can only "supplement" an already solid nutrition and exercise regimen.

A lot of the supplements are being marketed in a way to prey on the "magic potion" mentality that is typical of the bodybuilding consumer. If you see a supplement that uses a "proprietary blend" of ingredients, they're likely trying to sell you a magic potion. They don't use a proprietary blend to keep their concoctions safe from their competitors; they do it so YOU don't know that they're giving you an ineffective and/or dangerous amount of ingredients. They don't want to ruin the "magic potion" effect by telling you what is actually in their product.

You owe it to yourself to know what you're taking. I make it a policy to never take a product that uses a proprietary blend, or uses ingredients of unknown standardizations.

I'll use the natural testosterone boosters, that are all the rage now, as an example here. Fortunately, as far as your health is concerned, most of them contain an ineffective amount of ingredients. Unfortunately, the ones that do have enough active ingredients to raise your test levels, don't have the support that go along with raised test levels (i.e., estrogen inhibitor, dht blocker, shbg binder, etc.). I haven't seen one natural test booster that would make its way into my body.


I'm Not Against Supplements...

I need to make this clear: I'm not against the proper use of supplements. I take different vitamins/minerals, aminos, and herbal derivatives. Although I don't believe they are ultimately responsible for my physique, I do believe they help me achieve my goals quicker.

I said in the interview that I was interested in working with a supplement company in product development. It was my goal to help design supplements that mimic the various stacks that I already take, and that I know are effective. I learned rather quickly that the supplement companies that I dealt with weren't interested in making supplements that necessarily work. They're looking for supplements that are the most marketable and the most profitable...not necessarily the most effective or safe.


I Don't Give A Shit...

I don't give a shit about not being in the magazines pimping some bullshit for a supplement company. Being able to go to bed at night with a clear conscience is more important to me. I don't give a shit about BodySpace's magazine ad that I won't appear in now; they can kiss my ass too. They don't run shit when it comes to me. They're just a necessary evil that I'll have to deal with.

I don't give a shit about what the haters say about me, or the reasons they've come up with for why I'm not on the site now.


I Have To Stay True...

I have to stay true to those that look up to me. I promise you, I won't sell out.

The most important thing to me right now is to stay true to myself. All else will follow...it always does.

There will be a point in my life when BodySpace will be but a distant memory. I'll still be eatin' clean, and in my garage liftin' hard...just like always. I'll smile and know I did the right thing.


I hope you do too.



Eat clean and lift hard,


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Lmao this guy is a one of a kind dude. Should read all his blogs on bb.com basically did not want to promote all the supplements bb.com were trying to get him to, told em to f off basically. il try find his blog now,...

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Nutrition & Supplementation / Re: What should be my strategy?
« on: November 10, 2010, 09:38:57 am »
Lmao, theirs studies for everything, who knows what to believe these days  ???
old egg myths
It was previously thought that eggs raised blood cholesterol levels -- one of the main causes of heart disease. The yolk in a single large egg contains five grams of fat, so it was only natural for nutritionists to assume that eggs clogged up people's arteries, especially since they also contain dietary cholesterol .

Another myth was that cholesterol is fat. That is simply not true. Cholesterol is a waxy substance that resembles fat, but has little to do with it. Today, scientists know that cholesterol content in food and the cholesterol in our blood aren't as directly related as once thought. So to unravel the mystery that is the egg, one must look at cholesterol.
cholesterol
First, one has to understand that cholesterol is not necessarily bad. Humans need it to maintain cell walls, insulate nerve fibers and produced vitamin D, among other things. Second, there are two types of cholesterol: dietary cholesterol and blood cholesterol . Both are important.

Dietary cholesterol is found in certain foods, such as meat, poultry, seafood, eggs, and diary products. The second type (blood cholesterol, also called serum cholesterol) is produced in the liver and floats around in our bloodstream. Blood cholesterol is divided into two sub-categories: High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL), and Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL). LDL cholesterol is considered bad because it sticks to artery walls.

What is bad, however, is the amount of LDL blood cholesterol in the body. Too much of it can cause heart problems, but scientists are now discovering that consuming food rich in dietary cholesterol does not increase blood cholesterol. At least that is what some experts believe (they are somewhat disagreeing on the matter... as usual).

Evidence showing that eating a lot of dietary cholesterol doesn't increase blood cholesterol was discovered during a statistical analysis conducted over 25 years by Dr. Wanda Howell and colleagues at the University of Arizona. The study revealed that people who consume two eggs each day with low-fat diets do not show signs of increased blood cholesterol levels.

So what does raise blood cholesterol? One of the main theories is that saturated fat does. Of the three types of fat (saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated), saturated fat raises blood cholesterol and LDL levels. It so happens that eggs contain mostly polyunsaturated fat, which can actually lower blood cholesterol if one replaces food containing saturated fat with eggs.

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Nutrition & Supplementation / Re: What should be my strategy?
« on: November 10, 2010, 09:09:02 am »
eggs FTW!
But you gotta go easy on egg yolks , they have too much bad cholesterol. If you are teenager or early 20's and in good shape, fuck it , eat the yolks , but cholesterol is no joke , after 25yo should be in check. No more than 1 yolk a day i think? No restriction on egg-whites , eat as much as you can.


Pretty sure eggs causing cholesterol is bro-science. They have changed it and now studies show that eggs have basically no impact on cholesterol.


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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: THE DREAM JOURNAL
« on: November 10, 2010, 03:07:38 am »
This is interesting! i just downloaded hemi sync lucid dreaming torrent. First time i used it i had a lucid dream, then the next day i did not. Its reall weird, it puts you to sleep while your on your back, then randomly after 90 min it wakes you up, then sort of trys to get you into a lucid state. Not sure what the sound it makes to wake you up. But yesterday i thought something had fkn attacked me in my sleep, jumped out of my bed like a mad man.

Hopefully tongiht i will have one again. Used to have like 3-4 a week when i really tried to have them. But none for the last 3 months :( Just needa keep telling myself when i wake up in the middle of the night that im going to have a lucid dream n it usually works. Want to get really good at them so can have em every night, imo sometimes dreams are better than real life.

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Nutrition & Supplementation / Re: What should be my strategy?
« on: November 10, 2010, 03:01:13 am »
Well yeah... too many eggs aren't toxic or something?

In terms of cardio - that will burn calories... and I can barely take too many to aid in muscle growth already. That's my issue. And I've started to eat really clean these last few days and plan on continuing with that. Hopefully some recomposition will occur.

Two things:

1) Eggs will instantly put your body in a catabolic state. I'm talking as soon as you put them in your mouth, kiss your muscles goodbye. In other words, for fuck's sake, no, too many eggs are not toxic.

2) Light cardio will not burn very many calories, and can help recovery. Don't think intervals, think nice long walks, easy biking, easy rowing, elliptical, etc.

lmao eggs are prob best things you can eat. Ive had 5 raw whole eggs in my morning milk shake everyday for the last year.

In Australia they even changed the RDA to increase the amount of eggs people should eat every day.

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