Comments on: Starting to look back a lot more.

By: Im Jung Kwuon-Koziol (wife)

Im Jung Kwuon-Koziol (wife) — Wed, 04 May 2011 12:56:35 +0000

I wrote wrong web name earlier. Pls ck updates on Brian’s condition

By: Im Jung Kwuon-Koziol (wife)

Im Jung Kwuon-Koziol (wife) — Wed, 04 May 2011 12:50:16 +0000

Terrible news, Brian Koziol is in a coma after suffering a heart attack. ck with updates. He would have loved your blog comments about his passion, connecting with students.

By: Alan Aragon

Alan Aragon — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 04:50:39 +0000

Paul — I hear what you’re saying. I think that the goal would be to find that elusive place where you’re enjoying the field & the job within it. It’s a good thing the fitness field has so many facet/avenues to delve into & find a good fit.

All — Thanks again for the feedback.

By: Paul Skavland

Paul Skavland — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 22:40:56 +0000

I loved this post. Only one caveat: sometimes the job attached to the field one is interested in can suck. (e.g. just because you love cooking doesn’t mean you’ll enjoy being a professional chef. Or, just because you love training doesn’t mean you’ll love training other people.)
Truly enjoy the way you write and what you write about!

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 09:08:48 +0000

I really enjoyed this blog post, as it’s very timely for me. I was a horrible student through high school and college. My academic career could be summed up as “Do what it takes….but not much else.” I’m about to return to school after many years, and I find myself excited at the prospect. I have a feeling things will be very different this time.

By: Mike T Nelson

Mike T Nelson — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:36:03 +0000

Excellent article Alan! Loved it!

Everyone needs to realized that their time on earth is limited, so get out there and do what you are passionate about. The world needs more passionate people doing what they love.

Kudos to you for doing it! I am working down the same path, and many days when my dissertation is causing me hair loss and off the charts cortisol levels, I need to remind myself of the journey and that I am blessed to be on the path that I want to be on and truly love.

Rock on
Mike T Nelson PhD(c)

By: Alan Aragon

Alan Aragon — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:31:19 +0000

Fredrik — Yes, in the hypothetical scenario of an all-protein diet, a surplus of protein calories would indeed get stored as fat. The unanswered question is what proportion of it would get stored as fat, and of course, this would vary according to other variables.

By: Fredrik Gyllensten

Fredrik Gyllensten — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 14:57:31 +0000

Alan, in regards to bannedNSguywholostweight’s question; I’m sure that protein would be stored as fat if one where to have a big calorie surpluss coming from protien? Let’s say 4000 calories for a 2500 calorie guy, where 95 % of the calories come from protein, he would surely have to gain fat? I know those ammounts would be difficult, but theoretically..?

By: Alan Aragon

Alan Aragon — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:12:12 +0000

BannedNSguy — I interact very occasionally with primary researchers. They are generally competent, but it’s tough to make any judgements with such a small body of interaction to draw from. A lot of my time is spent working with clients & writing, so peers (& would-be peers) often must get the tiny leftovers of communication. But, it’s all good since they understand the nature of my work.

By: David Miklas - snorkelman

David Miklas - snorkelman — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:34:51 +0000

bannedNSguywholostweight, take a look 2 blogs back re: Alan’s interaction with Dr. Robert Lustig. As for Tallon’s CEE study that is in litigation, apparently Alan has spoken to or emailed Tallon and received some response. I’d love to hear any details if Alan is at liberty to share, as the response I received from him was curt and basically just told me to wait and see and that he was sticking to his claims.