adarqui:
peace
3 month bump.
Solid.
Frank_C:
Where’d you go?
Zack Morris got decapitated by an angry rant of mine in a thread called “At What Point Do You Think You’re Qualified to Give Out Advice?” that went a little like this (it’s post 172 in that thread):
So just to recap: you started a training log on here five years ago to discuss how excited you were to start putting your knowledge to work, and right now you weigh 165 pounds, front squat 215, and might be able to dunk a basketball sometime in the next year. In the last five years, as far as I can tell, your biggest achievement is that you got sorta fat, then managed to get a little less fat, returning to a level of strength that a typical novice trainee can achieve within a few solid months of training. For some reason, you are still piddling around the forums offering advice to people, despite the fact that you’ve never really advanced beyond “beginner-to-very-low-level-intermediate” stage yourself. And, when more advanced trainees suggest that it may behoove beginners to listen to people who have actually achieved something in their desired pursuit - like, maybe listening strong guys explain what they did to get strong instead of listening to the guy with a 215 pound front squat after 5 years of training whose current goal is to dunk a basketball, or maybe just philosophize about life and not using steroids:
“The lifting has been great this year. But we’re like 10 weeks into the year and when you work out 5-6 days a week like I do I’m at the 50 work out mark this year if not more. Not boasting but it’s a huge concern to prolong my lifting career. I want to be lifting and dunking long term, into my 40s and 50s. Taking care of my body is a priority. I’m not some steroid or hormone user who just used drugs to reach all my goals. Fuck that. As a natural person my entire life I’ve learned to listen to what my body is telling me. Right now I feel I need to change or I’ll revert to a powerlifter or Oly lifter, and move further away from dunking. I’ll just put on more mass if I’m not careful.”
Look, you can have whatever goals you want. That’s terrific. Just don’t get all pissy when the good people of T-Nation aren’t willing to give much credence to unimpressive advice delivered by someone with an unimpressive physique and unimpressive strength. Most people who want to get some combination of big, strong, and lean should listen to someone that has achieved the right combination of those three things that they are seeking. If someone looks at your body of work and decides you are the person they want to emulate, they will heed your advice.
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