Quote Originally Posted by bigspenda73
Must be nice going through life thinking you're always correct Wuf.
i think im correct no more than anybody else thinks they're correct. there are however two differences between me and most others.

1. i know how to admit to being wrong. one great example is back when i was big into pseudo-science stuff and posted on t-nation. if you went through my posts you would find one long ass thread where i adamantly defended the efficacy of homeopathy, yet later admitted to being wrong since i researched the subject thoroughly enough.

if you or anybody ever show me where im wrong then i will very gladly admit my position to be wrong. i do this because i hate fallacies, love learning, and a great way to learn is from mistakes.

2. i do my best to adhere to logic and the scientific method.


now for reasons why phelps doesnt consume what the program says.

1. that specific presentation is laughable since they're suggesting he eats the same thing every fucking day. this is super unlikely. maybe he did this once, or something that seems similar but is more different than meets the eye.

2. it is very well documented that the media knows fuckall about things regarding nutrition and athletic training. this is even the case when they're 'provided the information' from the source. the reason for this is...

3. it is very well documented that athletes have many illusions about their nutrition and training. it is also very well documented that exaggerations abound in this arena.

4. this scenario falls into the category of 'magic'. somehow phelps is a superhero. somehow he can do what those who right up there with him cannot, or what those who are substantially heavier than him cannot.

5. the only way this can be rationalized is if his training during the olympics is mega mega mega mega insane. its not. peaking doesnt work that way. you may see media sources say he burns like 8k cals a day from training alone, but he doesnt because if he did he would be a superhero since he would still be on top while his training was very sub-optimal. like i said, peaking does not work this way, and there is no fucking way that his coach doesn't understand peaking.

6. also, he has said, and articles have been written, where he consumes 7k calories. this is far more likely. its also likely that exaggerations are involved, but not to as great a degree.

i am not claiming that there is no way that he does what the media says because i know that there is a greater than zero possibility for anything. i am however claiming that evidence is very strong that this is inaccurate information.