*This isn't a slight against any particular member, or the board as a whole. This has always been my home board, the company I work for calls this board home, and my favourite forum. This is just a trend I've noticed.
Does anybody else notice an overwhelming amount of people on the boards lately whom seem to focus more on talking about training than actually training itself?. I say this because it seems that some people are foregoing the training/diet/fitness part of these fitness boards and instead here for solely the communal aspect.
Now, joining and being a prominent member in this community is utterly encouraged by members and admin alike. However, I just think its counterintuitive that these individuals seem to devote more time in calculating the minutia of their supplement regime on the forum than working out itself. Often times (it's much more prevalent 'over there') I'll see individuals with an ungodly amount of posts, with a few logs and a list of supplements longer than Pacman Jones' rap-sheet in their signature, who shouldn't be taking any supplements - period.
The only reason I say this is because I finally, finally learned the value of this lesson myself after my accident; retrospectively, I realized that I had become too dependent on a 'protocol' or 'regime' of supplements. In the hour preceding my workouts I was more focused on how to take 'X' with 'Y' and which foods to take and avoid with 'Z' that I lost focus on the training itself. For the hour leading up to working out you should be clearing your mind (if possible) of everything except: "I am going to ****ing destroy these weights".
Seeing this, I made a concerted effort to forego all supplementation when I returned. During this period, not even utilizing protein powder until January, I put back 200lbs+ on my DL, 10-12lbs of LBM maintaining my BF% level, and really focusing on natural performance. Now, those aren't that fantastic of numbers, I am not that developed, don't weigh that much, and am not envied by many. The point, is that I obtained my goals without a laundry list of supplements.
This does not seem to be the general direction of some, however. I cannot help but think "You have no place using those supplements" when I see some of these people make posts disseminating very particular sciences and synergies about and between products, or worse suggesting them to others. This breeds complacency. People who shouldn't be using a supplement see other people who shouldn't be using a supplement tell them it's okay, and off they go.
I suppose the general message is:
If you are trying to obtain your goals - relax. Stop making 398,000 posts about training - and train. Stop spending hours making lengthy posts about how you expertly calculated the timing of 17 different supplements - just eat. If your bench press is still 135lbs - stop worrying about the latest training methods and lift. These minutia are things to concern yourself when you reach a high level of performance, they are not things to get you there.
I'm done *****ing. Thanks.
Does anybody else notice an overwhelming amount of people on the boards lately whom seem to focus more on talking about training than actually training itself?. I say this because it seems that some people are foregoing the training/diet/fitness part of these fitness boards and instead here for solely the communal aspect.
Now, joining and being a prominent member in this community is utterly encouraged by members and admin alike. However, I just think its counterintuitive that these individuals seem to devote more time in calculating the minutia of their supplement regime on the forum than working out itself. Often times (it's much more prevalent 'over there') I'll see individuals with an ungodly amount of posts, with a few logs and a list of supplements longer than Pacman Jones' rap-sheet in their signature, who shouldn't be taking any supplements - period.
The only reason I say this is because I finally, finally learned the value of this lesson myself after my accident; retrospectively, I realized that I had become too dependent on a 'protocol' or 'regime' of supplements. In the hour preceding my workouts I was more focused on how to take 'X' with 'Y' and which foods to take and avoid with 'Z' that I lost focus on the training itself. For the hour leading up to working out you should be clearing your mind (if possible) of everything except: "I am going to ****ing destroy these weights".
Seeing this, I made a concerted effort to forego all supplementation when I returned. During this period, not even utilizing protein powder until January, I put back 200lbs+ on my DL, 10-12lbs of LBM maintaining my BF% level, and really focusing on natural performance. Now, those aren't that fantastic of numbers, I am not that developed, don't weigh that much, and am not envied by many. The point, is that I obtained my goals without a laundry list of supplements.
This does not seem to be the general direction of some, however. I cannot help but think "You have no place using those supplements" when I see some of these people make posts disseminating very particular sciences and synergies about and between products, or worse suggesting them to others. This breeds complacency. People who shouldn't be using a supplement see other people who shouldn't be using a supplement tell them it's okay, and off they go.
I suppose the general message is:
If you are trying to obtain your goals - relax. Stop making 398,000 posts about training - and train. Stop spending hours making lengthy posts about how you expertly calculated the timing of 17 different supplements - just eat. If your bench press is still 135lbs - stop worrying about the latest training methods and lift. These minutia are things to concern yourself when you reach a high level of performance, they are not things to get you there.
I'm done *****ing. Thanks.