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**I certainly accept it. My main point in the post is that there are misconceptions. And I wasn't endorsing it for everyone, just trying to show that there's evidence that it may have a unique effect on body composition.

Understood [img]smile.gif[/img]

**Yeah, that'll be a tough sell. It's one thing to question an author's methodology at an open conference--it's another to get him to explain how he did it on a message board. It's available in the study, which is what Bryan used to try to replicate it. But Volek and Kraemer are two of the most respected researchers in the field and the study was read by a committee of their peers (researchers at other universities), so I suspect they would have detected a glaring error of signficance had it been made.

I'm certainly not naive enough to expect them to come here and explain their results. They're under no obligation to do so. It would be interesting to hear what they have to say, though

I was trying to say that because I'm not sure of the source's skill in replicating an analysis, that it's not appropriate for him to come to the conclusion that the researchers printed incorrect information.

I understand your point. But I think that he was simply presenting his interpretation. Anyone is free to agree or disagree with him (I'm guessing that you disagree [img]tongue.gif[/img] ).

PERHAPS, he was the one that made the errors. And perhaps he wasn't--but I'm not going to concede my point just because he said he did it right. We're talking about a researcher (Volek) who has published 95 peer-reviewed studies--so I'll put my confidence in him first.

Again, I understand your point. However, the last sentence is an 'argument from authority', so to speak. Volek's strong credentials don't negate the fact that Bryan could be correct.