Comments on: It’s okay to disagree.

By: Toby @ Does P90X Work

Toby @ Does P90X Work — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:03:22 +0000

Great blog title – ideal for stimulating debate. Thanks for the link to WannaBeBig.com – It never ceases to amaze me how so many folks will refuse to believe the idea of eating numerous small meals is better for assimilating more nutrients. I have a friend who simply doesn’t believe that could ever be a limit to how much protein someone can assimilate in one sitting. He is very conditioned by his upbringing, and comes out with some golden one-liners “What you wanna eat is a meal like this for breakfast… it’ll set you up for the rest of the day”. He’d never buy the notion that some of the protein in a 10 oz steak might actually go to waste.

By: Javier

Javier — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 15:01:17 +0000

“there cannot be a single factor attibutable to crippling public health”.
In fact there is, the single factor attributable to crippling public health is no lifting heavy ass weights!

By: amcık

amcık — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 08:49:35 +0000

“I can’t believe LeBron is going to the Bulls, he should really just stay where he is.”

By: Alan Aragon

Alan Aragon — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 05:40:49 +0000

T-Money — I know you just subbed to AARR, so check out the Feb 2010 issue, it should more than cover your Q’s.

By: T-Money

T-Money — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 00:54:03 +0000

SOrry link didn’t come through. Here it is
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showpost.php?p=555566393&postcount=13

By: T-Money

T-Money — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 00:53:20 +0000

Alan-Whats your thoughts on this video? Marc starts talking at about the 3 min mark on BCAA’s.

By: Alan Aragon

Alan Aragon — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 18:00:27 +0000

Donald — Thanks for the link, another debate with a doc sounds like fun . I’ll check that out when I’m done with this AARR issue. sure hope Connelly isn’t harping too much about insulin, given that MetRx & other such products pack a nice insulinogenic wallop.

By: Donald Lee

Donald Lee — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 02:15:52 +0000

Hey Alan,

How about a bitter truth about insulin post?

Look at this ridiculousness:

http://journal.crossfit.com/2010/04/insulin-body-weight-and-energy-production.tpl

By: Alan Aragon

Alan Aragon — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:27:42 +0000

Darkseeker,

In my opinion, Rip’s calculations don’t match up with what I can see from the pics. He calculated about a 60% lean gain, whereas I estimated a greater gain in fat than muscle (appx 50 lbs fat, 30 lbs lean mass). Do I think Rip’s lying? No. Do I think that calipers have their limitations, especially in estimating the contribution of visceral fat gain? Yes, and this is the case I see with the posted stats. Do I think 30 lbs of lean mass gain in 6 months is an exceptional feat? Yes. However, I personally wouldn’t consider an equal or greater amount of fat gained along with it to be healthy or even necessary for the lean gains to occur. I do think it makes for an interesting case study in outliers that blow past the normal “standard” rates of gain. I also think that people need to have the proper perspective of the varying potential for gain given an individual’s starting status. To give a couple of rebound examples, Casey Viator gained a reported 60 lbs of lean mass in about a month under the supervision of Arthur Jones. However, this gain occurred after Casey was hospitalized & severly underfed for about 4 months. I have a personal friend who’s bodybuilding client gained about 20 lbs in less than 3 days postcontest. I have no knowledge of just how sub-optimal Zach’s eating & training habits were before starting Rip’s program. Either way, it’s a hell of a gain in a short period, and I don’t think it’s realistic for most novices to set a goal of 30 lbs of lean mass gain in 6 months. I wrote about realistic rates of gain for the majority of natural trainees in-depth here:
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/muscle-gain/supplement-marketing-on-steroids-by-alan-aragon.html

By: darkseeker

darkseeker — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:36:45 +0000

Alan,

Not to stir the pot since it’s already calmed down, but what are your thoughts on the whole Lyle/Rippetoe fiasco? Do you believe Rip’s claims about Zach? Here’s the link to Rip’s forum thread showing his stats: http://startingstrength.com/resources/forum/showthread.php?t=15386