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06-26-2006, 07:04 PM
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Whatever you believe, don't believe in the "placebo effect"
I've always been a strong believer in the placebo effect. I think some of those people really are "cured" by that rascally minister on the stage. Granted, much of it is an act or just people who only think they are sick, but it shows the power of belief, faith, etc. Faith in God, a Doctor, or a pill; no matter.
But, what about those of us who believe so strongly in the placebo effect? We're practically screwed. One hint of a psychosomatic cure in others and the chance for my own cure is history.
Can I shield myself from researching a drug or supplement that I think may help me? Should I find a way to hide threads, here at JPFitness.com*, discussing the futility of using NO-Explode or glutamine?
Ahh... The good ol' days, when green tea kept me on track toward leanness. Gone. I'm already fat again!
Oh! I just got back from buying bigger polos to contain my rapidly growing arms, when I realized that creatine merely helps me do more work. And, just a little more. Only a little... I hope that lime green polo is still in style in the 2-3 years it's going to take me to fill it.
Where will it end? Does that extra bite of chicken really put me into a positive nitrogen balance? Spinach sounds too good to be true... Acid/base, smacid base! Iceberg's crunchier, anyway!
Google can find anything and everything. It locates the information at the speed of light, it seems. That's fast. Too fast. Is google a blessing or a curse? Back in the day, I would drive to the library to research something. Fun? No, not so much. Slow? Yes. I'm a lazy man, at heart. I'd easily burn off 10% of my fat mass with supplement x, before I ever got around to driving to the library. Plus, you have to pass the "free" copies of Flex on the way to the boring sections anyway (Flex has more supplement Ads! Score!!). Google just ruins everything...
I refuse to google any ingredient in my new Hot-Rox Extreme Fat Burners. Damn-it. 30 minutes in and I'm sweating. Every time I swallow two of these beautiful little capsules, sweat forms. It's either a true thermogenic quality or an allergic reaction. Either way, I figure my metabolism is soaring. I can feel the fat coming off.
Do not tell me they aren't working. They are. Not only am I a bit warm, but I also don't want to eat as much. Is it the appetite suppressing quality or the mild heartburn? Does it matter? Not so much...
When I do eat, I seem to be more careful. Does the secret formula (and tantalizing raspberry aroma) remind me to eat right, ceasing my cravings for crap? Or, do I merely envision more money going down the toilet every time the thermic effect of donuts reminds me of the $31.95 (plus shipping) that I shelled out to have abs? No matter.
I highly recommend the new Hot-Rox Extreme Fat Burners, currently on sale at a special introductory price, at t-nation.com.
* As such, I will not read any responses to this thread.**
** Unless I can't find my library card.
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06-26-2006, 07:48 PM
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Great piece LD,
I bought some HR extreme too and it is the shit. Seriously Biotest may have something here....
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06-26-2006, 09:19 PM
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Isn't it weird? All joking aside. I do feel warm all the time. and, less hungry. and, less prone to eat junk, which would basically mean I'm wasting my "investment."
I started last Thursday. You?
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06-26-2006, 09:39 PM
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About 2 weeks ago. I feel the same way.
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06-26-2006, 10:40 PM
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Is there a faint smell of raspberries about you all day?
I don't think anyone can actually smell it. But, I do.
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06-26-2006, 10:49 PM
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Junkies:p
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06-26-2006, 10:52 PM
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I can quit anytime I want to. But, that would be stupid. I don't want to. But, I could. Anytime.
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06-27-2006, 04:39 AM
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Haha, nicely written, albeit weird!
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06-27-2006, 06:06 AM
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Nope, I only smell the raspberry when I open the bottel.
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06-27-2006, 06:19 AM
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we are seeing the results of a sleep deprived, yet insanely awake LD. mua bueno
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06-27-2006, 08:21 AM
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I don't see why it wouldn't work. Last time I bit into a jalapeno I felt hot inside for 24 horus straight and couldn't eat anything at all! Worked like a charm!  |
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06-28-2006, 04:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Lost_Dog
Isn't it weird? All joking aside. I do feel warm all the time. and, less hungry. and, less prone to eat junk, which would basically mean I'm wasting my "investment."
I started last Thursday. You?
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I wont dissilusion ya at all by posting my thoughts then hey if its making ya stick to it all power :-)
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06-28-2006, 04:15 AM
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Originally Posted by gobbla
we are seeing the results of a sleep deprived, yet insanely awake LD. mua bueno
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that'll be all the caffeine like stiumlants he he sounds so wired he's gone hyper :p
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06-29-2006, 11:06 AM
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Awesome, Roland. Awesome.
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06-29-2006, 04:49 PM
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Nice stream of consciousness rant, LD! That should seriously be the article explaining HotRox at T-Nation.
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06-29-2006, 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by RedLefty
Awesome, Roland. Awesome.
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06-29-2006, 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Johnka
Nice stream of consciousness rant, LD! That should seriously be the article explaining HotRox at T-Nation.
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Or, in their lawsuit against me? |
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06-30-2006, 05:46 PM
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