Without FLAMES, With RESTRAINT!

[Behemoth]

I havent been around that long....just a few months...

when I first posted....I had been given a handful of gear and really didnt know what to do with it. I came here after much searching trying to find an informative site that I could learn from.

It was like an oasis to me....The vets and Mods were pretty ruff on me for not doing any research and insisting on using that gear even though i had no idea what i was doing....but i learned and am still learning.

I am thankful for the vets....

 

[Slopain]

Good post. I will admitt I have gotten into a couple of flames, I tend to get fired up when someone says somthing assanine. I have since been trying to chill and impart what knowledge I have gathered in 22 years of training 16 years of competitive BB, And 9 years of gear use, Oh yeah new year now ....Make that almost 10 years! I hope the day comes when I can reach Moderator status. In the meantime I will do what I can to help.

Peace to you all

I have read a few of your posts, this thread was not intended toward you, for the most part you seem knowledgable and back up your points of view, which is all we want - now there were a few threads of question. <clearing throat> j/k bro. You know who the types the general gist of this post is directed too: ill manered, unpatient, get to 250 4 % in 4 week, immature ones.

 

[Pharm Animal]

Re: Re: what's up guys?

Another Appears! Hawaii to washington state? not much of a climate change there eh? good to see more Reason peeking in for a hello!

heheh....hey bro, it's always cool to lurk on elite every month or 2, like i have been doing....but i figured it wouldn't hurt any if i posted every once in a while

hawaii was VERY good to me, and so was San Diego before hawaii.....but i went back into the army and got stationed in Fort Lewis, my hometown. i used to compete around these parts back in the mid-90's, but now i'm coming back a hell of a lot bigger and ready to kick ass of those who've beaten me in the past years

although i have been competing and using longer that when i first found elite fitness, it is here that was my starting place in the world of online juice knowledge. i will be in from time to time, commenting on interesting threads...you guys know where to find me; i have mod duties on some OTHER board....LOL

PS what the hell is this KARMA shit?

 

[Slopain]

Re: I havent been around that long....just a few months...

when I first posted....I had been given a handful of gear and really didnt know what to do with it. I came here after much searching trying to find an informative site that I could learn from.

It was like an oasis to me....The vets and Mods were pretty ruff on me for not doing any research and insisting on using that gear even though i had no idea what i was doing....but i learned and am still learning.

I am thankful for the vets....

EXACTLY! This is how most of us were initatiated, ask a dumb question their would be some well manered flames BUT in those flames would be constructive criticism, mainly do some research on this and read up. The archives hold such a wealth of knowledge, a newbie would be better off reading through the archives for a few months to get a qood backround of cycling, techniques, and products.

Tis is the attitude we all should have: maybe I know alot maybe I don't but we are always learning and open to well reasoned thoughts.

 

[GARAGE GORILLA]

Great post Slopain. I learned everything I know about juice on this board, AF and self experimentation. I check this board just about everyday for new info. It sucks to see how little the vets that I learned from post anymore. Don't get me wrong there is still a wealth of knowledge here but this board used to be overflowing with knowledgeable bros who have since all but moved on or RARELY post anymore.

 

[TxLonghorn]

Nice post Slopain. These boards are supposed to be fun. When they stop being fun, I stop posting. And elite hasn't been fun for a looooong time.

And I agree that some of those vets have unreal knowledge, just waiting to be imparted to those who need it. However, not in a climate like this.

 

[Sassy69]

Just wanted to throw some support your way from the ladies' board as well. Thanks to WarLobo and our other vigilent mods, we have a benevolent but zero bullshit tolerance and there is some fantastic information, support and commeradery over there, and above all, respect for those who know and those who want to learn. I was a classic example of the uniformed public, even though I've been around gyms for several years already - all I knew about AS was what the media taught me - not much.

Since I"ve been on elite I've learned more than 2 natural competitions, a couple low budget trainers and one very expensive trainer could teach me about training, diet & AS. Coming from that background, I can tell you that the newbies are the ones who need the MOST to know what the hell they are doing and not to start spouting their extremely limited (if any) knowledge about AS. If there is ANY topic that should make people stop and pay attention to the vets, it is the use of hormone, emotion & metabolism-affecting chemicals .

Props to the gurus that have kept the rest of us out of dire trouble so far and respect for those who continue, despite the juvenile delinquents who are next to get burned.

 

[spentagn]

Lots of us are guilty of being "testy" with posters, I know I am. But even when I registered, which wasn't that long ago, 2thick and Ranger still battled on a regular basis. Those threads, while having comedic value, contained more valuable information than I've probably seen posted in the last two months. I now troll around at AF to see probably the most insightful anabolics threads on the net. It's amazing to think that most of those guys used to participate over here as well. It's a shame that they no longer, or rarely, do so any more.

 

[Daeo]

Doesn't it seem like there's a post like this just about every other week or so. I still love this place though...

 

[jbone]

Thank you Slopain. I thought that I noticed the flames getting hotter but wasn't sure if I was being overly sensative or not. Glad to see I wasn't the only one. Maybe some folks will get a clue before they post.