Maximum Muscle, Minimum Fat: the first annoyance already in the bag

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Hi ,

> > I always consume something post-workout, although one study

> found that

> > eating something within an hour pre-workout is 2.5 times as

> effective

> > as post-workout for muscle-building.

>

> Yeah I got burnt-out on the various studies back when I read the

> bodybuilding mags religiously.

I have found that I've gotten burned out on just about _every_ study out

there as my experience has grown over the past three years. The muscle mags

were just the worst of it.

Back in my Zone days I completely bought into that philosophy and avidly

looked at study data trying to support my experiences and beliefs. In fact,

it was Sears' comprehensive use of the existing data that convinced my wife

and me to enter the Zone. LOL. As my interests shifted towards building

muscle mass I read the magazines and absorbed the info until I started to

realize that most of the study data I was getting was skewed or incorrect

and that I was being manipulated.

As I came to see the light on other nutritional issues I found that my

interest in study data was waning. Too many studies proving things that

seem to be incorrect. For every study there is an equal and opposite study.

I've flipped over to the point now where I find my eyes glaze over when

someone starts quoting them. I recognize that _that_ is not a particularly

useful viewpoint, either, but it's where I'm at at the moment.

I'm currently much more interested in hearing what people have actually

done/are doing that has worked for them. Individual studies are sometimes

useful but by no means do they conclusively bear much resemblance to

reality.

Ron