Don't know if I could blame Rex, you can only regurgitate the same generic answers for so long, even for a positive guy like him. That weird ass, "back in my day" old anal fissure spartan, was one of the most obnoxious characters that's ever been here. Lot of you welcomed him into the circle jerk, but he was a fucking idiot. That shit was cringe. Just because it seemed cool to some of you, didn't mean it was repulsive to any potential people who drifted in here.
Get over it guys, corporate doesn't owe you anything. Don't be bitter that athletes aren't required to stop in here and rub tummy sticks with y'all to make you feel special. Don't you guys have anything better to do? Enjoy life, spend time with your kids, lay some pipe with your lady? Projects around your house? Maybe even train more? Evan is still very active on IG. Interacts with people on the regular.
And to be honest, lot of you put way too much stock in Animal's products. Other than the products designed to enhance your health, Pak, Omega, maybe Flex, all this other stuff doesn't do shit. BCAA's?? Lol. Eat nutrient dense food, and a lot of it. Train hard and smart. Do things to recover and enhance your health. And if you want supplements that really work, get on some fucking test or tren and stop acting like peter pan, thinking that anabolics are cheating or shameful. Use them responsibly and realize how much money you've been wasting on natural test boosters, pump products and all the other gimmicks.
Oh how I've missed your violent moody responses to things =) Sparty was great and still is now it seems he's back again. I enjoy people who don't blindly follow a system or mentality and ask questions even if they're uncomfortable questions that might "offend" a few folks.
Originally Posted by Nmowery
I don’t think it’s so much that anyone thinks they owe us shit, but there was a certain vibe here that turned me onto posting on this forum, and now that’s just gone. Having sponsored athletes like dan green and Pete Rubish discussing the ins and outs of their training is much more fascinating to me than watching an IG video of them doing a lift. I don’t know how many times dan reviewed and picked apart people’s entire training programs and videos, and helped them come up with peaking strategies, or new accessory lifts, or whatever.
All of the ABCs, charity events, etc - there seemed to be a sense of community that was built around this forum, which was created and driven by the people at animal, but they seem to have been sucked into the clicks and views social media culture instead. Long story short, I think a lot of us viewed animal as more than JUST a supplement company, and now they’re just another logo in the crowd.
W O R D!!!!!! Gotta keep in mind, they're a corporation and exist to make money. At the end of the day you cannot fault them for that.
Originally Posted by Preston
^^^^ This. Solid advice - I would definitely look at this for an answer to your question OP.
Many thanks! Always here to help.
Originally Posted by spartan300
Hey Beast, you know what, I can't imagine anyone as nice as you ruffling any feathers. =)
LOL!!!!! Sooooooooooo glad to have you back around. NMotta likes you too but he has his bad days like everyone else =)
Oh how I've missed your violent moody responses to things =) Sparty was great and still is now it seems he's back again. I enjoy people who don't blindly follow a system or mentality and ask questions even if they're uncomfortable questions that might "offend" a few folks.
W O R D!!!!!! Gotta keep in mind, they're a corporation and exist to make money. At the end of the day you cannot fault them for that.
Many thanks! Always here to help.
LOL!!!!! Sooooooooooo glad to have you back around. NMotta likes you too but he has his bad days like everyone else =)
I hope the fella that started this thread got some answers because it has gone way left field now. Its unfortunate to see a guys post go from a genuine question to some of the stuff that is being said. I hope for his sake he returns and is able to read through what he needs. Guys enjoy the forum for what it is and what we can still do. All this stuff about who is or isn't doing what isn't going anywhere. At least not on guys personal questions post.
You’re right - 100%
Some of us need to just accept it for what it is, enjoy what we had and still have, and stop crying like bitches!
Several people gave honest advice to the post question. Ive been waiting for some follow up from Nukeguy to see what his thoughts or if he tried any of the above suggestions. As far as every thing else in this post... its all honest and personal opinions even if I don't agree with everything that was posted above. For some of us...escaping into the threads mid day while stuck in the office is a pretty good part of the day. Not to mention, I know what I am lifting after work and may steal new ideas for that body part off other peoples posts. In all reality there are a handful of people that get involved with these kind of conversations like the one above, a handful of guys that only post their workouts, and people that just read the posts....and I am fine with all of them. we have had great conversations in threads that turned to left field, other great threads started strong and fizzled, but at the end of the day we are all taking time out of our day to pop into a familiar place and say hey and see what's going on with others that enjoy lifting. And yes...I have actually said in the gym, " Yeah, I got this idea from a pro off the forum that I am on." Does that make me less of a person? No, it makes me a guy that values knowledge from all and might be extra stoked when I get advice from a person that makes a living doing what I love to do.
What Dusty fails to realize is that it is a process we use to extract the fact from the fantasy. And frankly to curtail that process would just be wrong!