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Silent Method
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Before I get to the main thrust of this thread, everyone needs to understand something about this board and the athletes who frequent it:
This is ELITE Fitness. We are athletes (many of whom are quite elite) and as such we come here to seek information leading to optimal performance and adaptation.
That being said, NONE OF US HERE GIVES A SHIT ABOUT "COMMON KNOWLEDGE" OR THE "TRADITIONAL WAY THINGS ARE DONE" IF IT DOES NOT LEAD TO OPTIMAL PHYSIOLOGICAL ADAPTATION! NOT ONE OF US!
Now it is very true that a great many (if not the majority) us, upon learning that past practices have been sub-optimal, will at first meet the "new truth" with rejection - even scorn. HOWEVER (and this is a big however), if we find evidence that this "new truth" can lead us to the realization of greater physiological adaptation we will jump on it.
There will always be disputes over what constitutes optimal diet and training in regard to athletic adaptation. In turn, there will always be advancement AND retrogression in the value of the practices of athletes.
The retrogression and sub-optimal nature of a good deal of athletic practice is due to MISINFORMATION, for whatever reason, every damn bit as much as ignorance. In order for advancement to occur, in order for us to climb the ladder towards that which IS optimal, we must base our practices, as well as any theory, which guides them, on the foundations of observable phenomena and science.
The bottom line is this: If you have evidence or any reason to believe that a given practice serves only circumvent optimal performance and/or adaptation, BY ALL MEANS POST IT IN THIS FORUM!
HOWEVER, when you do so, you must, AT THE VERY LEAST, provide some supporting explanation for such theory. Better yet, provide some supporting reference for the idea. If you do not, we, as a society seeking truth, suffer.
This is ELITE Fitness. We are athletes (many of whom are quite elite) and as such we come here to seek information leading to optimal performance and adaptation.
That being said, NONE OF US HERE GIVES A SHIT ABOUT "COMMON KNOWLEDGE" OR THE "TRADITIONAL WAY THINGS ARE DONE" IF IT DOES NOT LEAD TO OPTIMAL PHYSIOLOGICAL ADAPTATION! NOT ONE OF US!
Now it is very true that a great many (if not the majority) us, upon learning that past practices have been sub-optimal, will at first meet the "new truth" with rejection - even scorn. HOWEVER (and this is a big however), if we find evidence that this "new truth" can lead us to the realization of greater physiological adaptation we will jump on it.
There will always be disputes over what constitutes optimal diet and training in regard to athletic adaptation. In turn, there will always be advancement AND retrogression in the value of the practices of athletes.
The retrogression and sub-optimal nature of a good deal of athletic practice is due to MISINFORMATION, for whatever reason, every damn bit as much as ignorance. In order for advancement to occur, in order for us to climb the ladder towards that which IS optimal, we must base our practices, as well as any theory, which guides them, on the foundations of observable phenomena and science.
The bottom line is this: If you have evidence or any reason to believe that a given practice serves only circumvent optimal performance and/or adaptation, BY ALL MEANS POST IT IN THIS FORUM!
HOWEVER, when you do so, you must, AT THE VERY LEAST, provide some supporting explanation for such theory. Better yet, provide some supporting reference for the idea. If you do not, we, as a society seeking truth, suffer.
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. Great post SM -> keep em coming!
