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Straz85 · 02-20-2009, 07:22 AM

I do quite a bit of reading on this forum, so I've gained some knowledge over the past year or so. A couple days ago I was posting on a backpacking forum I am a member of, and it turned into a debate about weight loss, which frustrated me. So this is a bit of a rant...

Someone posted saying his wife hit a "weight loss wall". I read it, he got several responses, some were relevant, some were useless. I came across a post where he said something about her doing preacher curls. I responded to it by saying she should stay away from iso's unless she has a specific reason she's doing them. I then went into an explanation of why she should be doing more compound movements, etc. I then get this guy responding (who everyone respects quite a bit on that forum) saying I am "dead wrong" and that iso's are much better for long term fat loss. I explained why he was wrong, and his info was somewhat outdated. I also mentioned some stuff that Lou Schuler said, as well as things my orthopedic surgeon and my physical therapist told me. He insists that his info is "more than up to date" and that MY info is old. Ugh, so frustrating. Worst part, I know everyone on there looks like all his info like he's a god, so they're probably taking his advice as gospel and not listening to me at all. Anyway, I told him I want to know where he got his info, still waiting for a response...

Sorry for the rant, it's been frustrating!

02-20-2009, 07:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
Straz85 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Fall River, MA Posts: 14	Debating fitness with people on non-fitness forums...ugh. I do quite a bit of reading on this forum, so I've gained some knowledge over the past year or so. A couple days ago I was posting on a backpacking forum I am a member of, and it turned into a debate about weight loss, which frustrated me. So this is a bit of a rant... Someone posted saying his wife hit a "weight loss wall". I read it, he got several responses, some were relevant, some were useless. I came across a post where he said something about her doing preacher curls. I responded to it by saying she should stay away from iso's unless she has a specific reason she's doing them. I then went into an explanation of why she should be doing more compound movements, etc. I then get this guy responding (who everyone respects quite a bit on that forum) saying I am "dead wrong" and that iso's are much better for long term fat loss. I explained why he was wrong, and his info was somewhat outdated. I also mentioned some stuff that Lou Schuler said, as well as things my orthopedic surgeon and my physical therapist told me. He insists that his info is "more than up to date" and that MY info is old. Ugh, so frustrating. Worst part, I know everyone on there looks like all his info like he's a god, so they're probably taking his advice as gospel and not listening to me at all. Anyway, I told him I want to know where he got his info, still waiting for a response... Sorry for the rant, it's been frustrating!