what's the point in trying to keep someone else down? does it make you feel like a badass? I've busted my ass, training, and studying everything I could get my hands on for the last 3 years. most of which was spent outside of the US where things were a lot tougher. I didn't have a computer, or a TV, most of my knowledge came from 10 year old bodybuilding books, magazines that the US soldiers left at used book stores. after class I would read online on the school computers, but couldn't stay there long.
I couldn't buy many supplements, or some of the foods i wanted, and trained in a tiny gym, so I had to be creative and when I came back to the US this creativity + better resources helped bring me to another level. I'm not saying i'm some kind of champion, in fact i've never yet competed. but to try to discredit someone's knowledge before giving them a chance is ignorant, and if you always try to cut people down you'll NEVER receive what they have to offer. I ALWAYS take people's opinions into consideration, they're most likely exaggerating, and spurting bro-science, but when they're not I LEARN from them.