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I don't want to hate on the Whole9 folks a lot, I think they are basically good folks
I don't have beef w/ them and like the way they made @Fit HQ show true colors, but a bulking guide is gay.

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CultBuster wrote:
I don't want to hate on the Whole9 folks a lot, I think they are basically good folks
I don't have beef w/ them and like the way they made @Fit HQ show true colors, but a bulking guide is gay.
Again, as Dan John said, "Listen to people who understand hypertrophy from experience."
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Ed Zachary wrote:
tough old man wrote:
http://www.bodybuildingforyou.com/forum ... nal-Answer

article is good but the discussion shows why most peeps fail badly at this.
Most of those people dont lift my bodyweight on any lift.
Oh my gawd there is a bunch of stupid cunts posting on that thread.
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WildGorillaMan wrote:
CultBuster wrote:
I don't want to hate on the Whole9 folks a lot, I think they are basically good folks
I don't have beef w/ them and like the way they made @Fit HQ show true colors, but a bulking guide is gay.
Again, as Dan John said, "Listen to people who understand hypertrophy from experience."
What's the difference? Urban ends every relevant twitter post (and idiotically, every FB post) with #leanmassgain.

She must know what's she's talking about with that powerful hashtag.


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Yes I Have Balls wrote: #leanmassgain.
All I see is "leanintomyasshardagain"
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protobuilder wrote:
Yes I Have Balls wrote: #leanmassgain.
All I see is "leanintomyasshardagain"

You always do.
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The Beer Jew wrote:
Ed Zachary wrote:
tough old man wrote:
http://www.bodybuildingforyou.com/forum ... nal-Answer

article is good but the discussion shows why most peeps fail badly at this.
Most of those people dont lift my bodyweight on any lift.
Oh my gawd there is a bunch of stupid cunts posting on that thread.
Welcome to bodybuilding forums. Enjoy your stay.
Yeesh. I went back last night and read the second page of that link. Nothing quite like grown ass men who barely outweigh my 13 year old talking about gaining weight.
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If water is the most anabolic thing you know, then you might be a @fitter....
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I'd be keen to see A-Bomb Annie's bulking routine. I probably wouldn't pay for it, but only because I think I have a pretty clear idea of what it entails.
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Yes I Have Balls wrote:
WildGorillaMan wrote:
CultBuster wrote:
I don't want to hate on the Whole9 folks a lot, I think they are basically good folks
I don't have beef w/ them and like the way they made @Fit HQ show true colors, but a bulking guide is gay.
Again, as Dan John said, "Listen to people who understand hypertrophy from experience."
What's the difference? Urban ends every relevant twitter post (and idiotically, every FB post) with #leanmassgain.

She must know what's she's talking about with that powerful hashtag.
LOL at "powerful hashtag", that's a great phrase. I might have to incorporate it into my next twitter account trolling session sometime.

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Gin Master wrote:
Jay wrote:Really? A bulking guide from them?

I think someone said it best about hypertrophy and who you should learn it from... call me mistaken but they aren't the example of hypertrophy I am looking for.

Using Paleo to "bulk" is fucking retarded in my eyes. Jesus fucking christ I hate those Paleo disciples almost as much as I hate @fit.

And 5000 calories a day isn't shit. I'll show a motherfucker how to bulk and they won't need to spend a shitload of money at some pretentious bullshit seminar about eating fucking food to do it.
Some people/things/sites start off a niche program with good intentions. Then they get greedy and try to grab a little more of the market. By the time they become a one-stop shop, they've lost all credibility but made enough money huckstering that it doesn't matter anymore.

"Grass fed" and "bulking cycle" should never appear on the same page. But fuck that. I guess "DBol + Chinese buffet" is giving way to tapioca pudding and coconut milk.
Exactly... but I will say they rode Robb Wolf's coattails rather well.

If I really wanted to learn about mass and "clean" eating, I'd ask a bodybuilder not a glorified @fitter anyway.

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CultBuster wrote:
I don't want to hate on the Whole9 folks a lot, I think they are basically good folks
I don't have beef w/ them and like the way they made @Fit HQ show true colors, but a bulking guide is gay.
I don't have a beef with them either but let's face it, a couple years ago nobody knew who they were and she followed Wolf around like a disciple learning all she needed to know from him. Now she's a nutrition guru.

At least Dallas is a legitimate university schooled man on the subjects of Anatomy and Physical Therapy and for as much as he looks like an Abercrombie model he does have a lot of intelligence in the field and some impressive hops.

I give them credit because they absorbed knowledge well and he has the paper resume to back it up, but a bulking guide is fucking gay.


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Jay wrote:I give them credit because they absorbed knowledge well and he has the paper resume to back it up, but a bulking guide is fucking gay.
Considering most of their clients probably think he's jacked, it seems smart.

I will say though, in fairness, that whatshername needs to bulk her breasts up a bit.
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protobuilder wrote:
Jay wrote:I give them credit because they absorbed knowledge well and he has the paper resume to back it up, but a bulking guide is fucking gay.
Considering most of their clients probably think he's jacked, it seems smart.

I will say though, in fairness, that whatshername needs to bulk her breasts up a bit.
She is skinny, that's an impossible thing to do with her frame unless she goes under the knife or eats like Mama Cass.


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Jay wrote:
protobuilder wrote:
Jay wrote:I give them credit because they absorbed knowledge well and he has the paper resume to back it up, but a bulking guide is fucking gay.
Considering most of their clients probably think he's jacked, it seems smart.

I will say though, in fairness, that whatshername needs to bulk her breasts up a bit.
She is skinny, that's an impossible thing to do with her frame unless she goes under the knife or eats like Mama Cass.
Aren't bolt-ons as much a part of the @F female look as LuluLemon and Vibrams?

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If it will help her pay for a set of aftermarket accessories then I will gladly buy an e-copy of her bulking article.
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After the "bulking" cycle, he still lost about 4-5 pounds of it.

7# of "clean mass gain".

What this means is that at 6'4" and 205#, he has now graduated through hard work to barely a 25.0 BMI, and that he is not "normal weight" any longer. #-o

Strength athletes should not be "normal weight", IMO, particularly as gauged by the BMI.

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as someone who appreciates small, perky tits over pendulous melons, i absolutely encourage melissa to avoid accessorizing. and to shoot some noodz for public consumption.
have you ever been as far as even considered go want to do look more like?
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Jay wrote:
Gin Master wrote:
Jay wrote:Really? A bulking guide from them?

I think someone said it best about hypertrophy and who you should learn it from... call me mistaken but they aren't the example of hypertrophy I am looking for.

Using Paleo to "bulk" is fucking retarded in my eyes. Jesus fucking christ I hate those Paleo disciples almost as much as I hate @fit.

And 5000 calories a day isn't shit. I'll show a motherfucker how to bulk and they won't need to spend a shitload of money at some pretentious bullshit seminar about eating fucking food to do it.
Some people/things/sites start off a niche program with good intentions. Then they get greedy and try to grab a little more of the market. By the time they become a one-stop shop, they've lost all credibility but made enough money huckstering that it doesn't matter anymore.

"Grass fed" and "bulking cycle" should never appear on the same page. But fuck that. I guess "DBol + Chinese buffet" is giving way to tapioca pudding and coconut milk.
Exactly... but I will say they rode Robb Wolf's coattails rather well.

If I really wanted to learn about mass and "clean" eating, I'd ask a bodybuilder not a glorified @fitter anyway.
Someone like this?

http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_art ... etting_fat


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WildGorillaMan wrote:I'd be keen to see A-Bomb Annie's bulking routine. I probably wouldn't pay for it, but only because I think I have a pretty clear idea of what it entails.
She mixed in a bit of @F foosball (confirmed) and a lot of anabolicos (uncomfirmed).


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Jay wrote:
CultBuster wrote:
I don't want to hate on the Whole9 folks a lot, I think they are basically good folks
I don't have beef w/ them and like the way they made @Fit HQ show true colors, but a bulking guide is gay.
I don't have a beef with them either but let's face it, a couple years ago nobody knew who they were and she followed Wolf around like a disciple learning all she needed to know from him. Now she's a nutrition guru.

At least Dallas is a legitimate university schooled man on the subjects of Anatomy and Physical Therapy and for as much as he looks like an Abercrombie model he does have a lot of intelligence in the field and some impressive hops.

I give them credit because they absorbed knowledge well and he has the paper resume to back it up, but a bulking guide is fucking gay.
Nutrition guruism has really come down 1) marketing, 2) "what do you eat to look like ______ or do ______," and 3) the actual biology/biochemistry behind it all. The biochemistry stuff is really like statistics as in you work backwards to justify whatever point it is you're trying to make in the first place. Hell, if I found that eating bat shit would make women look like Kelly Brook, I could make a million off a book. There would be one chapter on what to eat (that's the one everybody turns to first) and the rest of it would be bullshit to justify by $29.99 cover price.

So Melissa knows what she needs to know and has marketed it brilliantly (Whole9 is better written and more user friendly that Robb's book). I wish Dallas would do more PT discussions about the stupidity behind the @F movements. But you can only bit the hand that feeds so hard. Unless you're Lisa Lugo.

But the guide is still gay. If I wanted to a clean bulk (where's the fun in that), I'd look at Martin Berkhan or Lulz McD. Or Shaf's ebook.


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sanchezero wrote:as someone who appreciates small, perky tits over pendulous melons
Translation: I'M GAY!
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The Beer Jew wrote:Someone like this?

http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_art ... etting_fat
Fact: Matt K uses less anabolics than Anavar Annie
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I would really hate for anyone with a grudge to see this job posting and do nasty things after being hired. Maybe like in Office Space.


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They are putting more resources into their software?

Affiliates: Why aren't they putting resources into the RRG??
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