tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835524249360195666.post5612598746471643257..comments2024-01-18T10:01:07.136-05:00Comments on Chaos and Pain: *I Only Eat Food In Bar Form (The Supplements You Own End Up Owning You, Addendum)Jamie Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182869171233847161noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835524249360195666.post-7427711259189227842010-12-24T15:43:48.294-05:002010-12-24T15:43:48.294-05:00As a personal trainer I encourage clients to make ...As a personal trainer I encourage clients to make their own protein bars - it only takes whey, PB, and oats - but many of them settle for the convenience of builder bars! I'll have to share this with some of them.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05571765808116534719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835524249360195666.post-19387304928043063932010-11-29T03:04:40.863-05:002010-11-29T03:04:40.863-05:00Choose a right protein shake or protein powder is ...Choose a right protein shake or protein powder is the best way to make your muscle growth.<br />- <a href="http://www.energyfirst.com/" rel="nofollow">fish oil</a>JS Grame-Smith https://www.blogger.com/profile/08044980824246466664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835524249360195666.post-3327822603306976872010-09-29T05:44:54.336-04:002010-09-29T05:44:54.336-04:00One has to read this blog before eating more food....One has to read this blog before eating more food.<br />Very nice blog I like it very much and would like to bookmark it.<br /><br /><br /><br />Smith Alan<br /><a href="http://www.raymeds.com/purchase/silagra.aspx" rel="nofollow">silagra online </a> | <a href="http://www.raymeds.com/purchase/penegra.aspx" rel="nofollow"> penegra online </a>cheapest generic viagrahttp://www.raymeds.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835524249360195666.post-29282158433610841012010-02-01T18:49:50.812-05:002010-02-01T18:49:50.812-05:00Jaime...John here,
Well it's about fucking t...Jaime...John here, <br /><br />Well it's about fucking time someone wrote all this. So, when is someone going to actually produce a good bar that is mass marketed (or in existence at all)? I think all corporate food producers are chasing the taste phenomenon, assuming that the consuming public is too fucking stupid to want something that doesn't heavily stroke their manufactured need for sugar. I'm not as skeptical about my fellow man. I say produce something that doesn't suck balls, and the public will catch on and eat the shit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835524249360195666.post-75197455302231091162010-02-01T13:25:44.658-05:002010-02-01T13:25:44.658-05:00I enjoy reading his comments. If you don't, th...I enjoy reading his comments. If you don't, then don't read them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835524249360195666.post-62565135209923441632010-02-01T13:11:28.000-05:002010-02-01T13:11:28.000-05:00He should stick to posting on his blog. There'...He should stick to posting on his blog. There's long-winded and there's just posting a completely new blog in the comments (which is what he's doing).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835524249360195666.post-22887229154245184692010-02-01T13:03:10.565-05:002010-02-01T13:03:10.565-05:00I just so happen to like longwinded discussions in...I just so happen to like longwinded discussions in the comments, especially since it's usually J.Ja and he's not a fucking moron like with every other giant blog comment on the internet.<br /><br />Also, J.Ja actually does have his own blog...drayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01485898408046401676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835524249360195666.post-35178679642962367952010-01-31T22:58:55.771-05:002010-01-31T22:58:55.771-05:00I don't blindly follow anyone. My sources incl...I don't blindly follow anyone. My sources include a solid base of facts, evidence, and references. The kind of person that continues to shovel processed bars in their mouth hoping to achieve good health is a person that goes with the accepted knowledge, without questioning why he is doing it.AJMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835524249360195666.post-69318246860198875292010-01-31T17:59:27.228-05:002010-01-31T17:59:27.228-05:00Good post J.Ja
you are damn rightGood post J.Ja <br />you are damn rightAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835524249360195666.post-74919876338332469462010-01-31T16:53:19.139-05:002010-01-31T16:53:19.139-05:00J. Ja...how much do you love yourself? My Christ,...J. Ja...how much do you love yourself? My Christ, post a two-line comment about the blog topic. Or start your own blog. Do you pat yourself on the back in public like you do on here? You're just the cat's meow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835524249360195666.post-61127873116834337182010-01-31T11:52:47.107-05:002010-01-31T11:52:47.107-05:00AJM -
Yeah, that's very true. The problem is ...AJM -<br /><br />Yeah, that's very true. The problem is that you are missing the "expert" factor. People cede their decisions to "experts" because it is easier. For example, there are probably people reading this site right now who would go shovel a cow pie in their motuh if Jamie said that it would be good for them, because Jamie has established himself as a knowledgable resource. Likewise, in my area of expertise (IT, software development), there are people who I know for a fact have made career changing decisions based on something I said to them in an email or posted on my blog.<br /><br />Part of me is snide and cynical about this... "people should do the research and make a decision on their own!" At the same time, that's the problem with bad "experts", when someone looks to them for information and gets bad (or self-serving) information, they don't know any better. If the "experts" at some supplement company have declared that their product is great for you, then are you going to then take the time and investigate every ingredient on the label? You personally might, but the average person won't. After all, if you can't trust the expert, what's the point of one? And who is to say that the expert's information was based on something that is simply outdated?<br /><br />A great example of this is taking training advice for Arnold. He's one of the folks that (to the best of my knowledge) doesn't stand to gain from handing out bad advice. Again, to the best of my knowledge, he doesn't have a financial hand in any supplement companies, equipment companies, etc. Sure, there are indirect ties, but everyone has those. At the same time, much of Arnold's information is not te best, simply because he learned it in the 60's and 70's, and much (if not most) of his personal experience is not applicable to the average person, because he is a true genetic freak and was on high quality, "real deal" steroids for ages. Yet, people hang on his every word, because he body is proof positive that he knows what he is talking about.<br /><br />I highly suggest you read "Influence: Science and Practice" (http://www.amazon.com/Influence-Practice-Robert-B-Cialdini/dp/0205609996/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1264956418&sr=8-1), which is just about the best book available if you are interesting in understand why people do the things that they do, instead of just slamming them. I am sure that you trust experts without research all day long and think nothing of it. When your mechanic tells you that you have a bad transmission, do you ask him to show you all of the parts, you go get some mechanic books, and verify that's what happened? Of course not. Do you rip open the walls in your house and inspect all of the wiring yourself to ensure that it is not a fire hazard? Of course not. Do you re-do your 1040 just to make sure that H&R Block or the tax software did it 100% right? Of course not. Likewise, you can't expect that everyone who is taking a supplement has researched every single aspect of the supplement... in a busy world where people have crazy jobs, families, problems, etc., that is asking a lot of them. And that's why only those who are truly dedicated to training, fitness, health, etc. take the time to do the research, because for them, spending that time is a priority.<br /><br />J.JaJustin Jameshttp://www.thesophist.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835524249360195666.post-43236632758219220172010-01-31T11:36:39.050-05:002010-01-31T11:36:39.050-05:00Yeah, seeing that video from the event, combined w...Yeah, seeing that video from the event, combined with just wrapping up the Code Camp here, is what gave me the idea. Beleive it or not, doing an event isn't hard. Sponsors LOVE this kind of stuff, because it is loads cheaper and more effective than advertising in some magazine, and let's them get some "face time" with folks. Alternatively, maybe we could organize some sort of "clinic"? I'm sure we'll discuss this in the coming days, but I think we can definitely pull this off, and it would be an awesome time for all.<br /><br />J.JaJustin Jameshttp://www.thesophist.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835524249360195666.post-47243126259960125182010-01-31T10:48:28.149-05:002010-01-31T10:48:28.149-05:00The funniest part is that the Clif bars marketing ...The funniest part is that the Clif bars marketing makes the company seem like they are some holy, anti corporate establishment that is providing a healthy alternative to mainstream energy/food bars.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835524249360195666.post-50536099976746448332010-01-31T10:39:49.754-05:002010-01-31T10:39:49.754-05:00If you're stupid enough not to know what to ea...If you're stupid enough not to know what to eat, then you deserve the crap you shove in your mouth. I knew more about nutrition in 10th grade of high school than most adults will ever know. It literally takes about 5 minutes of research to figure out that these processed bars are crap.AJMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835524249360195666.post-84780719545529901842010-01-31T09:56:22.479-05:002010-01-31T09:56:22.479-05:00That'd be pretty fucking fun. Too bad Steve&#...That'd be pretty fucking fun. Too bad Steve's all the way up in Philly, because the last comp I did at his gym was just like that.Jamie Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16182869171233847161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835524249360195666.post-50230160640013904452010-01-30T23:39:33.151-05:002010-01-30T23:39:33.151-05:00The best part was, it was on someone else's di...The best part was, it was on someone else's dime. Too bad you weren't in town... we went to Delaney's for the "speaker dinner" last night, one of our corporate sponsors called in an AmEx card for us to eat on, not too many people showed up. If I didn't have to get home, I would have ordered a 4th steak. I was thinking of those Bulgarian powerlifters while chowing down. I am now of the beleif that if I spread each steak out over 30 minutes, with a 30 minute gap between servings, that I could potentially eat all day long without interruption. I'm going to have to put that to the test one day.<br /><br />I figured out my plan... I need to find one of those places that do "if you can finish this giant steak/pizza/sub/whatever, you eat free" and eat there on every cheat window.<br /><br />I just had an idea... now that I have a little bit of event planning experience under my belt, how would you feel about some sort of contest/competition? Columbia has a gap in the fall in terms of contests. There are PL meets in April, July (or June), and December, BB shows in spring and summer. That gives us plenty of time to put together a CnP event, maybe work with some of the folks we know? It could be a mix of PL stuff and strongman stuff, definitely some sort of deadlift and some sort of squat, plus farmer's, tire flips, sled dragging? Just throwing stuff out there off the top of my head.<br /><br />J.JaJustin Jameshttp://www.thesophist.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835524249360195666.post-13304728909461650382010-01-30T23:03:51.686-05:002010-01-30T23:03:51.686-05:00Nice!Nice!Jamie Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16182869171233847161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835524249360195666.post-48215809618461301952010-01-30T22:32:38.632-05:002010-01-30T22:32:38.632-05:00I fell into the Clif Bar trap for a while. It is s...I fell into the Clif Bar trap for a while. It is so tempting, they taste delightful (with all of that sugar, of course they do!) and they have "organic" all over the label so it looks "healthy". After a certain point, I "stepped up" to the Builder's Bars because I knew needed more protein. In fairness to the regular Clif Bars, they are an "energy bar" (with all of that sugar plus all of the oats, yeah, they have a lot of "energy" in them as measured in calories), so at least they aren't miss labeled, and the "Builder Bars" only *hint* at weightlifting (with the "Builder" part of the name). A while back, when I learned more about soy, that's when I dropped them from my diet.<br /><br />I put these things into the same category as "multigrain", it's a world that is purely valueless, but the consumer *perceives* it as having healthy connotations. It takes a lot of education, learning, knowledge, AND common sense to realize that there things are wretched for you, and unfortunately, most people just will never find out.<br /><br />On that note, I ate 2.5 lbs. of steak last night spread out over 90 minutes, and I was still hungry. :)<br /><br />J.Ja<br /><br />J.JaJustin Jameshttp://www.thesophist.comnoreply@blogger.com