Do you practice what you preach?

chlaxman · 09-07-2005, 04:33 PM

I'm just wondering if everyone here practices what they preach or suggest in terms of lifting, nutrition, etc. Of course, most people do not go exactly by what they suggest because there are always extenuating circumstances. One of the problems I think that bb.com suffers from is that you have a board with a number of very dedicated people that follow strict nutrition, lifting habits, etc. and the rest of the members give the same suggestions but do not actually do everything they say. I don't think that you have to have first-hand experience in order to help and suggest ideas as long as you have done research and know what you are talking about. For example, I have not used AAS/PHs but I have researched them and probably know more about them than most users (I'm not an expert and will not claim to be one) so I feel that giving my opinion is warrented.

To be totally honest, I just wanted to start some discussion and I thought this was an interesting idea.

**johnsbod** · 09-07-2005, 04:35 PM

I try to practice what I preach. The hardest thing for me right now is eating right because of my current schedule, but I eat as clean as I can. As far as the lifting advice I give, I tend to give advice based on what works for me as most people probably do.

**NNTB** · 09-07-2005, 04:59 PM

For the most part i practice what i preach... However i dont think that you must in order to give good advice. I am sure that there are plenty of "gurus" out there that are fat slobs but really know their stuff... that being said, over at bb.com there are way too many little kids giving advice to grown men that is simply regurgitated(sp?) from someone elses posts without doing any actual research of their own.

chlaxman · 09-07-2005, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by noneedtobrag

For the most part i practice what i preach... However i dont think that you must in order to give good advice. I am sure that there are plenty of "gurus" out there that are fat slobs but really know their stuff... that being said, over at bb.com there are way too many little kids giving advice to grown men that is simply regurgitated(sp?) from someone elses posts without doing any actual research of their own.

That's my main problem with bb.com. I didn't want to imply that someone HAS to be in shape or anything in order to give good advice.

DarkFalcon · 09-07-2005, 09:37 PM

I practice most of what I preach but I'd be lying if I said my diet is what it should be. I know I could improve it 50% if I followed my own advice..lol. :umm:

GameDayDog · 09-07-2005, 10:42 PM

Well you guys can trust in me...

If I say it.. I do it... From my daily nutritional intake - to the way I workout, the exercyses, rep schemes, bodyparts etc.. - to the times I do cardio...

I follow all of my advice.. I've never cut before... so I'm going to do a cut from October 7th until Nov. 17th (6 weeks) ... just so I can practice the thyngs I preach about losing bodyfat.. as I'm not trying to lose just weight, but specifically bodyfat..

If I never become bigger than all the humans, it won't be because I didn't give 110% ... But, I'll never tell someone to do anythyng I wasn't willing to do myself... Even the routine I'm using... I made it for someone else and I believe in my own advyce so much, I told him I'd drop my old routine and do the one I created with him... After we brainstormed on a few thyngs... it's now our new routine...

Peace..~G

**skelooth** · 09-07-2005, 10:43 PM

I practice, or practiced, EVERYTHING that I preach. And if I'm giving advice that i haven't followed, I will usually note it in my comments, and tell them to do as I say, not as I do

**skelooth** · 09-07-2005, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by GameDayDog

Well you guys can trust in me...

If I say it.. I do it... From my daily nutritional intake - to the way I workout, the exercyses, rep schemes, bodyparts etc.. - to the times I do cardio...

You are so modest bro.... You've been on probably the most successful bulk I've ever seen in pictures.. in terms of size gains, lack of fat gain, and TIME FRAME. I think you really might get bigger than all humans. Ronnie and Jay better start finding ways to keep you off the stage in a few years

**dbflgirl** · 09-08-2005, 03:11 AM

I practice what I preach (although I hope I don't "preach"). If I suggest something I haven't done or don't believe in, I will say, "A lot of folks feel that...." etc. I think this is necessary for credibility, which is something I value in others and hope others value in me.

Vegeto · 09-08-2005, 03:44 AM

My sig says it all. But don't worry, I usually only give advice that I have either practiced in the past, or am practicing now. You definately wouldn't know it by looking at me right now though. :o :shifty: Well, I don't look that bad.

GameDayDog · 09-08-2005, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by skelooth

You are so modest bro.... You've been on probably the most successful bulk I've ever seen in pictures.. in terms of size gains, lack of fat gain, and TIME FRAME. I think you really might get bigger than all humans. Ronnie and Jay better start finding ways to keep you off the stage in a few years

Hahaha... Me.. Modest?? ...

.. you can tell we just met..

... Seriously, thanks a lot bro... I'm just as impressed by your fat loss as you are by my weight gain.. seriously... As I thynk they both require the same amount of discipline...

Peace..~G

OmgSexy · 09-08-2005, 09:08 PM

To put it simply...Yes!

**Peaked_18** · 09-09-2005, 12:24 AM

Haven't for a while.

I stress what works for people though.

Master Of Puppets · 09-09-2005, 02:37 AM

I try my best.

I have cut down on my "preaching, though. No one takes advice from me anyways. :p

MOP

**Peaked_18** · 09-09-2005, 02:40 AM

I know a few people to learn a thing or two...2Ripped4U.

That little kid...I feel so sorry for him.

Master Of Puppets · 09-09-2005, 02:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Peaked_18

I know a few people to learn a thing or two...2Ripped4U.

That little kid...I feel so sorry for him.

lol. I know what you mean.

MOP

Andrew69 · 09-12-2005, 11:36 AM

Everything I preach has been well practiced before I open my fat trap.
But, Im not here to preach, Im here to LEARN!

Minotaur · 09-12-2005, 05:29 PM

Yes, I pretty much practice what I preach. Right now I am doing Max-OT and a ckd and I say so. I try to follow both as closely as I can, but being human I sometimes fall short. That is, I was visiting my sister and brother-in-law in their new house last week. For dinner I stayed exactly on keto target (roast chicken, green beans, green salad, water), but I had a pastry after dinner with coffee. I occasionally skip a set or two in lifting, and I am less than diligent about cardio. But I'm largely true to what I say I do.

**powerman2000** · 09-12-2005, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew69

Everything I preach has been well practiced before I open my fat trap.

Indeed.

What I practice, now, and what I preach are widely known and highly successful training and nutrition protocols.

Frankly, I trained for years in the same basic rut with reps at 6-8 every week and the same exercises 1x per week done in the exact same order every time. I was gaining absolutely nothing year after year. I wasn't giving my muscle fibers any reason at all to grow any new muscle because they had completely accommodated themselves to my workouts.

What I will preach today are the things that I've learned over the last 6-12 months. At the age of 41 years old, and not having grown any new muscle for probably aro

09-07-2005, 04:33 PM	#1
chlaxman Pro Stature Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Maine baby Posts: 560 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 9	Do you practice what you preach? I'm just wondering if everyone here practices what they preach or suggest in terms of lifting, nutrition, etc. Of course, most people do not go exactly by what they suggest because there are always extenuating circumstances. One of the problems I think that bb.com suffers from is that you have a board with a number of very dedicated people that follow strict nutrition, lifting habits, etc. and the rest of the members give the same suggestions but do not actually do everything they say. I don't think that you have to have first-hand experience in order to help and suggest ideas as long as you have done research and know what you are talking about. For example, I have not used AAS/PHs but I have researched them and probably know more about them than most users (I'm not an expert and will not claim to be one) so I feel that giving my opinion is warrented. To be totally honest, I just wanted to start some discussion and I thought this was an interesting idea. __________________ Tempora mutantur, et nos mutamur in illis. :weight_li :dumbells: :bed2: :friday:

09-07-2005, 04:35 PM	#2
johnsbod Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 2,733 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 60	I try to practice what I preach. The hardest thing for me right now is eating right because of my current schedule, but I eat as clean as I can. As far as the lifting advice I give, I tend to give advice based on what works for me as most people probably do. __________________ Wenn Sie Deutsch sprechen können, posten Sie hier. Misc Perv #69

09-07-2005, 04:59 PM	#3
NNTB rEVOLutionary Join Date: May 2005 Location: FL Posts: 2,447 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 163	For the most part i practice what i preach... However i dont think that you must in order to give good advice. I am sure that there are plenty of "gurus" out there that are fat slobs but really know their stuff... that being said, over at bb.com there are way too many little kids giving advice to grown men that is simply regurgitated(sp?) from someone elses posts without doing any actual research of their own. __________________ "This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or exercise their revolutionary right to overthrow it." Abraham Lincoln

09-07-2005, 10:42 PM	#6
GameDayDog The Dawg Is Back!! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Doin Compound Movements 4 Scooby Snacks! Posts: 1,914 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 32	Trust In GDD Well you guys can trust in me... If I say it.. I do it... From my daily nutritional intake - to the way I workout, the exercyses, rep schemes, bodyparts etc.. - to the times I do cardio... I follow all of my advice.. I've never cut before... so I'm going to do a cut from October 7th until Nov. 17th (6 weeks) ... just so I can practice the thyngs I preach about losing bodyfat.. as I'm not trying to lose just weight, but specifically bodyfat.. If I never become bigger than all the humans, it won't be because I didn't give 110% ... But, I'll never tell someone to do anythyng I wasn't willing to do myself... Even the routine I'm using... I made it for someone else and I believe in my own advyce so much, I told him I'd drop my old routine and do the one I created with him... After we brainstormed on a few thyngs... it's now our new routine... Peace..~G __________________ I am Thee Alpha.. RaSP is Thee oMEGA.. Between the 2 of us - We have everythyng covered... I want to be bigger than all the humans!! "I'm sure I should be doing cardio too....but I don't run from anything...so why practice?" - 1stInDoor Goal - 200#'s 5/27/07 - 4/27/07 - 175# 3/27/07 - 167#

09-07-2005, 10:43 PM	#7
skelooth eh heh heh Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Behind you Posts: 7,205 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 158	I practice, or practiced, EVERYTHING that I preach. And if I'm giving advice that i haven't followed, I will usually note it in my comments, and tell them to do as I say, not as I do __________________ R I P

09-07-2005, 09:37 PM	#5
DarkFalcon I've got a RAGING clue! Join Date: May 2005 Location: dnyc99's cleaning staff Posts: 11,511 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 299	I practice most of what I preach but I'd be lying if I said my diet is what it should be. I know I could improve it 50% if I followed my own advice..lol. :umm:

09-08-2005, 03:11 AM	#9
dbflgirl Silver Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hurricane Alley Posts: 646 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 19	I practice what I preach (although I hope I don't "preach"). If I suggest something I haven't done or don't believe in, I will say, "A lot of folks feel that...." etc. I think this is necessary for credibility, which is something I value in others and hope others value in me.

09-08-2005, 03:44 AM	#10
Vegeto blameless sinner Join Date: May 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 803 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 15	My sig says it all. But don't worry, I usually only give advice that I have either practiced in the past, or am practicing now. You definately wouldn't know it by looking at me right now though. :o :shifty: Well, I don't look that bad. __________________ ______________ ________________ ......Busy Training...... __________________ ________________ __________________

09-08-2005, 09:08 PM	#12
OmgSexy Pro Stature Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 120 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 5	To put it simply...Yes!

09-09-2005, 12:24 AM	#13
Peaked_18 a la commode Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,247 Recipes: 2 Rep Power: 96	Haven't for a while. I stress what works for people though.

09-09-2005, 02:37 AM	#14
Master Of Puppets Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,043 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 47	I try my best. I have cut down on my "preaching, though. No one takes advice from me anyways. :p MOP __________________ Trautman: How will you live, John? Rambo: Day by day. -Rambo: First Blood Part II

09-09-2005, 02:40 AM	#15
Peaked_18 a la commode Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,247 Recipes: 2 Rep Power: 96	I know a few people to learn a thing or two...2Ripped4U. That little kid...I feel so sorry for him.

09-12-2005, 11:36 AM	#17
Andrew69 Amateur Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Right here, where are you? Posts: 52 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 4	Everything I preach has been well practiced before I open my fat trap. But, Im not here to preach, Im here to LEARN! __________________

09-12-2005, 05:29 PM	#18
Minotaur Pro Stature Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Monmouth County, New Jersey Posts: 103 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 6	Yes, I pretty much practice what I preach. Right now I am doing Max-OT and a ckd and I say so. I try to follow both as closely as I can, but being human I sometimes fall short. That is, I was visiting my sister and brother-in-law in their new house last week. For dinner I stayed exactly on keto target (roast chicken, green beans, green salad, water), but I had a pastry after dinner with coffee. I occasionally skip a set or two in lifting, and I am less than diligent about cardio. But I'm largely true to what I say I do. __________________ "You monsters are such interesting creatures! I was just saying to my girlfriend, just the other day, 'Monsters are such interesting people! Why I'll bet they lead such interesting lives!' The things you must see and the things you must do! My stars!"