Beyond Training by Ben Greenfield

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Everything that's wrong with the fitness industry is distilled into this magnificent, fad filled book.

Kudos to Ben for shameless appropriating material from the likes of Ferriss, Asprey, Taubes, and Mercola.

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We're still waiting on you to write the book that everyone wants/needs to read, but instead you read the books that should have never been written.

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Kaz tells it how it is!
You`ll toughen up.Unless you have a serious medical condition commonly refered to as
"being a pussy".

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Kazuya Mishima wrote:We're still waiting on you to write the book that everyone wants/needs to read, but instead you read the books that should have never been written.
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Who's more of a disreputable shyster, Mercola or Asprey?

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Asprey just pimps his greasy coffee, right?

Mercola's actually dangerous.

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Bud Charniga's gaping asshole wrote:Asprey just pimps his greasy coffee, right?

Mercola's actually dangerous.
Asprey pimps an awful lot of ludicrous notions but he will fade 'cause he barks up the wrong trees completely at almost every turn. Eventually that will get old.
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Mercola is anti vaccine, so he kills babies.
He also denies HIV is responsible for AIDS.
Every Chiropractor loves him because their toolbox is so small they need terror tactics to create doubt in the minds of sheeple about the value of medicine and science.
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Shafpocalypse Now wrote:Everything that's wrong with the fitness industry is distilled into this magnificent, fad filled book.

Kudos to Ben for shameless appropriating material from the likes of Ferriss, Asprey, Taubes, and Mercola.
You could have written that without ever opening the book. Did you actually read it?

Ben's a bright guy but his other books have been pretty trashy. This book has 43 of 43 reviews receiving 5 stars...which means he's learned how to market it better.
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I read it. It's a regurgitation of everything that's been trendy and popular in the fitness industry the last 5 years or so.


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Meh, I was hoping that it may have something interesting in it.

I owe you $10.
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T200 wrote:
Bud Charniga's gaping asshole wrote:Asprey just pimps his greasy coffee, right?

Mercola's actually dangerous.
Asprey pimps an awful lot of ludicrous notions but he will fade 'cause he barks up the wrong trees completely at almost every turn. Eventually that will get old.
When Rogan stops pimping your dumbshit and openly calls you on it you are definitely fucked.
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Ed Zachary wrote: When Rogan stops pimping your dumbshit and openly calls you on it you are definitely fucked.
The best was the first time Asprey was on the JRE and going on and on about misc. factors affecting his productivity and didn't once mention his prescription for and daily use of Modafinil.

Also I think Asprey is down to like 15-20min a month of training if I recall correctly.
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Why do you do this to yourself, Shaf?
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There ain't no rest for the wicked.

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In addition to reading shit you know will be retarded, you should start watching retarded shit too. Start with some of those Tyler Perry "Madea" movies
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