The Training Motivation Thread

[MBasic]

Pretty elaborate trolling IMO, solid work.

Guy becomes SSC. . . .

can't stop talking about RPE even though Rip hates it,

makes fun of SUMO being the devils work,

"only one true Squat to rule them all",

[Meshuggah]

Good Stuff!!

Part 2 is up.

[Meshuggah]

This is Pure Gold

[Meshuggah]

And here is part 2

[skid]

That was excellent Shug! Thanks for posting this!

[Manimal]

Some of his nutritional info seems so far from what even "nutrition gurus" advocate. I'd like to see some research on these things. Sure the obvious like food is better than a shake is true but some is so nuanced there cant be that many viable studies backing it up.

[Manimal]

I cant edit at this point, but i did find a study to refute his anti-broccoli etc stance.

Concentrations of thiocyanate and goitrin in human plasma, their precursor concentrations in brassica vegetables, and associated potential risk for... - PubMed - NCBI

Sure it's a pubmed article, but they carry more credibility than Stan does. I understand that in a world of trying to be the best you need to micromanage everything. Maybe this gave him the edge he needed or eliminated a factor that might be a negative influence.

[Meshuggah]

I'll take Stan's real world experience over your article. #BroccoliButthurt

[Meshuggah]

Here's some good stuff from Rip. An Uncut and Unfiltered Interview With Strength Coach Mark Rippetoe - BarBend

[Manimal]

Ehhh to a degree. If we trusted nutritional/exercise literature we'd view the knee extension as the pinnacle of strength expression. If we didn't trust nutritional science on the other hand, we'd still be eating out of aluminum cans...