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... INTERCEPTED DOCUMENT ... LEVEL 9 ACCESS ONLY ..... The arrogance of some authors and site contributors amazes me. So many state they are experts. Beware the self confessed experts. Most people on forums know little more than anyone else they are trying to help. Just because you have won a show or taken a course of gear does not make you an expert but boy look at how many who post think that they know it all and why are so many always negative to new ideas, different opinions or others trying to do a similar thing to them? Another article there I guess. After all an egotist can say they are an expert at something and believe me degrees do not automatically mean you are an expert or anywhere near. The plain fact is that if we are honest very few people are experts in their entire field. For that means you know everything about everything, 100 % no errors. Can anyone really state that? I know a hell of a lot about bodybuilding. I was told by a competitive bodybuilder who read our book The Manifesto of Mass that he knew two high level title winners who are not as knowledgeable as the author. Does that mean that the author now calls himself an expert? He has the qualifications , he has the knowledge as shown in that book, his articles and other books yet I have never have heard him or see him write that such arrogant statements or call himself an expert or guru. In fact it is my opinion that he has no ego. My advice for what it is worth is be very wary of so called nutritional or steroid experts when they are self confessed or think they know it all. For when they display this level of arrogance or you see articles that are so black and white (this is how you do it and everyone else or says something else is an idiot type thing) is it really helpful? I know all the bodybuilders who come to this site respect the fact that we admit we do not know it all, but what we know works and we give this advice freely. If we thought we knew it all I would say do not do what we say. Why? Because such people will hardly ever see anyone's view as valid if it conflicts with their own. They don't bring anything interesting or new up because they don't want to try anything new, especially if it costs them money ( through their banner adverts selling supplements!) or means that their own ideas will be challenged. They will tell you this is the way to do things even when they know otherwise simply because they would then have to admit that they are wrong. They delete posts by people with different opinions or outright attack them with petty insults and remarks. They see everyone as an enemy unless you agree with them entirely. If you have a site that is making them money or you agree with what they say then you will be free to say what you want. It is a shame that so many blogs and forums are now heavily dependant on advertising. It makes them little better than the mainstream mags. Why? Say they sell a Whey powder they are then unlikely to tell you that it is not the ideal solution for muscle building over say a protein blend. Or that free form amino acids, if their advertisers sell them, are pretty ineffective and so on. Its not that they lie to you they just don't show you the whole picture. This happens all the time. People get misinformed to keep the advertisers happy and the money coming into the site. Its not just bodybuilding, this happens on almost anything where money comes from certain opinions or stances. We have a correspondence coaching service but I will tell you this; anyone is welcome to e-mail area 9 as many times as they want as long as it is genuine and polite we will answer your questions for free. We spit out a burn negative e-mails and they always make us laugh because no one kicks a dead dog, we must be doing something right if people are bothered by us! If we lose book sales or coaching slots (which this free service does) we don't care, we really don't. Area Nine has the immense luxury of not having to worry about making money. This is not our main source of income by a mile, it is a hobby that all of us are passionate about. That's what makes this job a pleasure and why we can actually tell you the truth because we see you as fellow friends on the same path to bodybuilding greatness, not a pound signs like 99% of other commercial blogs, forums and sites. See how many people would answer your e-mails or posts if you were not, in someway past, present or future going to make them money! We are here, bodybuilders for bodybuilders ,to help , for free, when ever possible. We do not call ourselves experts or gurus (although others do so which is nice but pretty unimportant to us) and we will always admit when we were wrong or try new ideas even when they conflict with our own because we want the sport to progress and information to be shared. We have posted articles that conflict with some others, or our own recommendations because it was right to do so. So always be aware that most people in this commercial side of the sport want your money. This is not always wrong, people have to make money to survive, just be wary that they can and often do tell you anything and everything (right or wrong) to get a sale from you, now or in the future. Look why do I need to say all this other than the fact that it is true? I'm not going to make any friends, no extra book sales or coaching clients. I'm saying it because I am telling you how I see it. I do not want people to get purposely mislead or used as a profit booster for people who just look down on people. Its a pity that the such good resources on the internet are becoming nothing more that money making vehicles at the expense of the people who matter most, you the people who visit. Be your own master and read between the lines of such sites, see how the owners treat you and look at the motivation behind such sites. This is the easiest way to protect your self from getting mislead or wasting your time bodybuilding for years the wrong way. ... DOCUMENT LOG ENDED .....
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