Anyone can surf pubmed and become a 'guru'.
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TRUE. IT'S UP TO THE INDIVIDUAL TO FIGURE OUT WHO KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT. UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S OFTEN JUST A POPULARITY CONTEST. AT ANY RATE, I DO THINK IT'S MUCH BETTER HERE THAN BEFORE. I THINK PEOPLE SUCH AS MYSELF AND ANTHONY AND QUADSWEEP HAVE PROVEN TO DO MORE THAN JUST BE ON-LINE EXPERTS. AND THERE ARE GUYS WHO MAY NOT BE WELL KNOWN BUT ARE VERY INTELLIGENT. THAT'S WHAT MATTERS.
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Personally, I can't speak for the rest of you guys but if I were going to take advice regarding steroids and training from someone, they best LOOK like they know what the hell they are talking about. Armchair PTs are a dime a dozen. Practice what you preach if you believe it.
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I THINK IT'S BEST TO HAVE A COMBINATION. JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE IS BIG DOESN'T MEAN THEY'RE KNOWLEDGABLE. I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH SCIENCE GUYS WHO AREN'T BIG IF THEY HAVE SOMETHING TO OFFER. I DO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH SCIENCE GUYS WHO ACT ALL IMPERIOUS YET LACK PRESONAL EXPERIENCE. AND I HAVE THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WITH GUYS WHO USE A TON OF JUICE AND LOOK "FIT." I HAVE MORE RESPECT FOR THE GUY WHO GAINED 10 POUNDS ON 500 MGS THAN THE GUY WHO GAINED 11 POUNDS ON A 2000MGS.
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It doesn't take long for even the most clueless newbie to realize you have to wade through too much bullshit before you can see things for how they truly are.
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SOMETIMES IT TAKES QUITE A WHILE. AGAIN...FONZ, ULTER, JUICE AUTHORITY, SATCHBOOGIE...THESE GUYS HAD CONTROL FOR YEARS AND WERE CONSIDERED EXPERTS AND "GOOD BROS." PHONIES AND SCAMMERS, EVERY ONE OF THEM.