please read, especially newbies...

[McBainXVII]

yes i fall into the 16 category, dont worry bro- not a chance that ill be telling a seasoned campaigner what they should be doing, im here to learn some more stuff from the big fellas

 

[BigDogg]

Yeah most of the inexperienced guys are cool about the topic, but I think we all know of the same few guys who think they know it all, and didnt even hit puberty yet... and to top it off one is the moderator of the Diet Discussion Board. But I wont give any names directly. Thanks for listening guys, peace

 

[The Dude]

Excellent post. I couldn't agree more. I still don't get that moderator thing either. Oh well, if I post like mad, maybe I can become a mod by default like some folks have.

 

[BigDogg]

Excellent post. I couldn't agree more. I still don't get that moderator thing either. Oh well, if I post like mad, maybe I can become a mod by default like some folks have.

bahah... good idea.. then we can all become true "Olympians" due to high post count

 

[GenetiKing]

I hope you took my professional advice as a certified trainer and talked to you doctor instead of doing what that idiot told you and kept going without talking to him.

I think I'm the "idiot" you're referring to. If you wanna drag that old post outta the archives and look, that's not exactly what I said and it's been taken out of context. My advice was for him to seriously cut back on volume and intensity (no failure sets, no heavy compound movements...just pump a little weight to stay mentally fresh and in good spirits because your mental attitude toward healing constitutes at least 75% of the process.

Well, it's really all irrelevant now. I just felt the need to defend myself from being called an "idiot."

 

[Abbaddon]

hard to have a good attitude in traction which is were he couldve landed by being told to keep lifting even without failure sets.

As for the idiot comment everyone is entiteled to their own opinion I just find those that could actually lead to permanent physical damage to someone idiotic.

 

[BigDogg]

I think I'm the "idiot" you're referring to. If you wanna drag that old post outta the archives and look, that's not exactly what I said and it's been taken out of context. My advice was for him to seriously cut back on volume and intensity (no failure sets, no heavy compound movements...just pump a little weight to stay mentally fresh and in good spirits because you're mental attitude toward healing constitutes at least 75% of the process.

Well, it's really all irrelevant now. I just felt the need to defend myself from being called an "idiot."

Sorry bro's didnt mean to start anything between you two, peace to all

 

[LeviathanX]

I disagree to a certain extent with the idea that newbies shouldn't give advice. I agree that they shouldn't give advice if they have absolutely no basis for their comments and are speaking only on opinion or something they overheard and did not research. At the same time, however, there are people who post on these boards who may have only been working out themselves for a year or two, but are board-certified physicians and have a great deal of knowledge concerning weight-training.

In addition, many newbies have received advice from professionals outside of these boards and are just relaying what they have learned/researched.

I say, encourage newbies with correct information, and correct newbies with wrong information. Even if they are 16 years old, they might know something that you don't, don't be arrogant.

 

[The_RAIDER]

GenitiKing being referred to as an Idiot?

Now that's, fucking hilarious...

 

[GenetiKing]

hard to have a good attitude in traction which is were he couldve landed by being told to keep lifting even without failure sets.

As for the idiot comment everyone is entiteled to their own opinion I just find those that could actually lead to permanent physical damage to someone idiotic.

Sure, you're entitled you own opinion. You have the inherent right to think I'm an idiot if that's what you believe.

Anyway, this is my last post on this subject since I didn't mean to stray off BigDogg's thread topic. I just want to point out that my advice wasn't simply to discontinue the failure sets. I suggested that BigDogg keep going to the gym, but only for the purposes of keeping a pump by doing light, isolationary, non-failure work.

Bodybuilders are a strange lot. Our egos tend to be as influential on our moods as any variable we encounter daily. Most of us become severely depressed if we can't train, especially when that constraint has been put on us unwillingly....and that can have a major impact on the healing process. Personally, I am more likely to bounce back from an injury or sickness much quicker if I still feel like I have some control over my physique and my fate, even if that perception may be an illusion. In other words, if I can't get to the gym, I feel like I've lost control and depression ensues. It's for that reason only that I said what I did.

Could it have been the wrong advice? Maybe.
Do I still stand by it? Yes.


BTW, BigDogg...How is your back bro?