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Hey everyone! As you may have seen (and even used already) we’ve added some new topics to the board and made some changes.

One change we thought to make would be somewhat of an “Ask an IFBB Pro” section. We wanted to gather the interest in such a sub to see if it would be something the community would find useful.

Here’s how it was envisioned:
1. IFBB Pros on the board would need to verify their IFBB Pro status via the mods. We would ensure utmost confidentiality as we do in vetting our sources. Something like a pic of the Pro card and verification that the name on the Pro Card is in fact you.

2. IFBB Pros that verify would receive special flair that would inform others of their status only. No names will be revealed etc. You’d be of course free to post anywhere on the board and the flair would follow you.

3. Ask IFBB Pro section could be questions from users that anyone could answer, but obviously more weight would be given to the answer given by someone with verified flair. Questions on AAS, prep, mentality, tips and tricks, the struggle to turn pro, what DBZ character you like best, favorite Pokémon, rather fight 100 horse sized ducks or 100 duck sized horses, you get my point. Lol Can be anything in this section that you might see on any various podcast in the industry.

No other special features would be added to the IFBB Pro profile beyond the flair and we understand that in order to be verified, they would lose your anonymity to the mods and MODS ONLY. No names publicized or even your division/class unless you should so choose to do so.

If there is a fair bit of interest, we can get this started.

1. Post whether or not you would be interested in such a sub forum, what you would use it for, etc.
2. If a Pro, also indicate any interest in verifying yourself to the mods or any concerns you might have. Do not send anything in at this time until such time as we decide to open the sub forum per feedback from #1.

Capt
 

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Love this idea cap, you know me I've got plenty of questions to ask about training and compounds and such. I think this is a great spot for some legitimate information and not bro science lol

Thanks for this cap
 

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Newbies will eat that shit up but I'm of the opinion that since I cannot verify that they know what the fuck they're talking about then I don't really care. Unfortunately in order to keep anonymity these guys cannot reveal their identity to the general group and from my perspective that means they're just another literal who on the internet with an opinion that carriers no more weight than a sock puppet account. Instead, why don't you guys suggest they start up YT channels and begin doing informative content on their own like others (Larry, Rich Piana, Mark Bell, etc etc) that talk openly about gear, training, etc and field questions in the comments section or answer topics they see asked about here. Yeah there's no way to link that account to this forum, but if people here really want answers/info they'll scour the internet to find it and land on these various Pro's pages eventually. Ex: I'll take Kai Greene's advice from him on camera, but I will not take advice from some forum user that someone swears is really Kai Greene with no way for me to verify it.
 

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Newbies will eat that shit up but I'm of the opinion that since I cannot verify that they know what the fuck they're talking about then I don't really care. Unfortunately in order to keep anonymity these guys cannot reveal their identity to the general group and from my perspective that means they're just another literal who on the internet with an opinion that carriers no more weight than a sock puppet account. Instead, why don't you guys suggest they start up YT channels and begin doing informative content on their own like others (Larry, Rich Piana, Mark Bell, etc etc) that talk openly about gear, training, etc and field questions in the comments section or answer topics they see asked about here. Yeah there's no way to link that account to this forum, but if people here really want answers/info they'll scour the internet to find it and land on these various Pro's pages eventually. Ex: I'll take Kai Greene's advice from him on camera, but I will not take advice from some forum user that someone swears is really Kai Greene with no way for me to verify it.
So we'll trust random people's bathtub water to inject into our booty... But not some training advice?
 

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So we'll trust random people's bathtub water to inject into our booty... But not some training advice?

Yes. Blood work and my own progress both subjectively (physique) and objectively (strength, athleticism) verify that the bathtub water works. I have no such tests or metrics I can look at to verify whether or not username 'Butt_McStuffins' is Branch Warren or just some fat greasy faggot off Reddit.
 

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Yes. Blood work and my own progress both subjectively (physique) and objectively (strength, athleticism) verify that the bathtub water works. I have no such tests or metrics I can look at to verify whether or not username 'Butt_McStuffins' is Branch Warren or just some fat greasy faggot off Reddit.
Well they wouldn’t be a fat greasy off Reddit. We would have verified they are a pro. Whether or not that pro knows what he/she may be talking about might be a different story. What their real name is would be the only unknown
 

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Well they wouldn’t be a fat greasy off Reddit. We would have verified they are a pro. Whether or not that pro knows what he/she may be talking about might be a different story. What their real name is would be the only unknown

I understand that. The point I'm making is from a personal perspective unless I verify someone's identity myself there's no way to know that they're who anyone claims they are. Yes, you may know the identity of a poster and vet them but I'm not you; I don't honestly believe anyone with Pro credentials browses here at all and unless they come out and state as such themselves on an account that they publicly verify as their own I can't really put any stock in what they have to say. As far as I can tell the only loose link we have to any 'Pro' is Ben Pollack since he wore a Tejas Cardinal hat once but that's a very loose link and I highly doubt he browses around here dropping info, besides he answers questions on his public socials all the time anyway so no need to do it on here behind some weird username. I think there's a disconnect in what I'm saying and what people are hearing, which is fine I'm just giving my own opinion here since the thread is asking for them.
 

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Yes. Blood work and my own progress both subjectively (physique) and objectively (strength, athleticism) verify that the bathtub water works. I have no such tests or metrics I can look at to verify whether or not username 'Butt_McStuffins' is Branch Warren or just some fat greasy faggot off Reddit.
You can apply their advice and test it just the same as we test gear lol... But hey, I AM just a greasy faggot off reddit LMAO
 

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I understand that. The point I'm making is from a personal perspective unless I verify someone's identity myself there's no way to know that they're who anyone claims they are. Yes, you may know the identity of a poster and vet them but I'm not you; I don't honestly believe anyone with Pro credentials browses here at all and unless they come out and state as such themselves on an account that they publicly verify as their own I can't really put any stock in what they have to say. As far as I can tell the only loose link we have to any 'Pro' is Ben Pollack since he wore a Tejas Cardinal hat once but that's a very loose link and I highly doubt he browses around here dropping info, besides he answers questions on his public socials all the time anyway so no need to do it on here behind some weird username. I think there's a disconnect in what I'm saying and what people are hearing, which is fine I'm just giving my own opinion here since the thread is asking for them.
I think dudes just being a dildo for the sake of being a dildo... Like I said, we inject mystery stuff into our bodies weekly from people we do not and will never know lol, yet he's skeptical of taking diet or lifting advice from the same area?

Seems that lifting/diet/gear advice would be the less dangerous of the 2.

The other fun thing would be.... How are we gonna find pros with the desire and/or time to come here? I mean, Boston loyd shit the bed and he already had his own thing SOOOOOO maybe John Hack? He seems to be a meme lord lol
 

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I think dudes just being a dildo for the sake of being a dildo... Like I said, we inject mystery stuff into our bodies weekly from people we do not and will never know lol, yet he's skeptical of taking diet or lifting advice from the same area?

Seems that lifting/diet/gear advice would be the less dangerous of the 2.

The other fun thing would be.... How are we gonna find pros with the desire and/or time to come here? I mean, Boston loyd shit the bed and he already had his own thing SOOOOOO maybe John Hack? He seems to be a meme lord lol
We have pros on the board. Not looking to go the route you describe. Just people already here that would like a cool flair and give advise to the up and coming pros on the board
 

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You can apply their advice and test it just the same as we test gear lol... But hey, I AM just a greasy faggot off reddit LMAO
I think dudes just being a dildo for the sake of being a dildo... Like I said, we inject mystery stuff into our bodies weekly from people we do not and will never know lol, yet he's skeptical of taking diet or lifting advice from the same area?

Seems that lifting/diet/gear advice would be the less dangerous of the 2.

The other fun thing would be.... How are we gonna find pros with the desire and/or time to come here? I mean, Boston loyd shit the bed and he already had his own thing SOOOOOO maybe John Hack? He seems to be a meme lord lol

Nigga are you legit retarded?
Gear can be tested to prove it's real and the results can be measured.
You have absolutely no way to verify who I am behind this username. I could be Joe Nobody posting here or Phil Heath, and you have zero ways to verify which it is.
Read this post over and over again until you understand it.
 

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Nigga are you legit retarded?
Gear can be tested to prove it's real and the results can be measured.
You have absolutely no way to verify who I am behind this username. I could be Joe Nobody posting here or Phil Heath, and you have zero ways to verify which it is.
Read this post over and over again until you understand it.
Well hold on there.. just about anything can be measured. If it's a single change with exact consistency then yeah you could speak to it's efficacy. Of course it's not as simple as a quantitative and qualitative testing of gear but to that end you are trusting a source to send you what's been shown as tested and trusting that test. For example someone makes a batch of properly dosed test cyp and tests it but sends out an under dosed batch.

So the gear really is up to you to trust or not.
Now..someone giving advice..also up to you to trust or not, regardless of verification which it's 2023 brother you don't know who has what capability to verify *anything*. These dudes you're responding to, it's just as likely that they already know who you actually are as it is that they don't or couldn't find out. It's speculation and all are legitimate and real possibilities. Likelihood is irrelevant in all situations without a control. So it comes down to this:

Trust the gear, test it yourself, cause you can't 100% trust results unless you are the one testing it. Use it and quantify results (which is also difficult because it's not simply the addition of an aas that determines your results, food, sleep, training, consistency etc and everyone is different. Say 5iu of gh will affect me differently than you).

Trust the "pro". Listen to what they say, employ it with consistency, if it's the only thing thats changed in your routine you can theoretically qualify the result. But no more than anything else without having 100% control over *everything*.

Or, Don't. Either way I feel like you can let people have an opinion on this without having to correct them. No one person is just "right" here.
 
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Nigga are you legit retarded?
Gear can be tested to prove it's real and the results can be measured.
You have absolutely no way to verify who I am behind this username. I could be Joe Nobody posting here or Phil Heath, and you have zero ways to verify which it is.
Read this post over and over again until you understand it.
Ah, so your just a moron that doesn't understand how to verify information. Someone suggests a thing and you test the thing.... Or don't. A single test means nothing when the next batch could be bunk, it only means that one single vial is ok LOL
 

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Well hold on there.. just about anything can be measured. If it's a single change with exact consistency then yeah you could speak to it's efficacy. Of course it's not as simple as a quantitative and qualitative testing of gear but to that end you are trusting a source to send you what's been shown as tested and trusting that test. For example someone makes a batch of properly dosed test cyp and tests it but sends out an under dosed batch.

So the gear really is up to you to trust or not.
Now..someone giving advice..also up to you to trust or not, regardless of verification which it's 2023 brother you don't know who has what capability to verify *anything*. These dudes you're responding to, it's just as likely that they already know who you actually are as it is that they don't or couldn't find out. It's speculation and all are legitimate and real possibilities. Likelihood is irrelevant in all situations without a control. So it comes down to this:

Trust the gear, test it yourself, cause you can't 100% trust results unless you are the one testing it. Use it and quantify results (which is also difficult because it's not simply the addition of an aas that determines your results, food, sleep, training, consistency etc and everyone is different. Say 5iu of gh will affect me differently than you).

Trust the "pro". Listen to what they say, employ it with consistency, if it's the only thing thats changed in your routine you can theoretically qualify the result. But no more than anything else without having 100% control over *everything*.

Or, Don't. Either way I feel like you can let people have an opinion on this without having to correct them. No one person is just "right" here.
Ah, so your just a moron that doesn't understand how to verify information. Someone suggests a thing and you test the thing.... Or don't. A single test means nothing when the next batch could be bunk, it only means that one single vial is ok LOL


K.
I'm Dave Hoff ATWR holder. Don't bother telling me I'm not and don't bother trying to argue about it because I've said it and therefor it is true beyond all reasonable doubt. Take any and all advice I give because I am literally the best powerlifter of all time.

If you think that sounds stupid, it's because it is; That is what you people are arguing in favor of right now. GG literally gonna further support the concept of the blind leading the blind which already runs rampant here. Reminder 99% of the people here look like shit and lift like shit and that's who y'all will have folks taking advice from. This place has turned into r/steroids and it's fuckin sad.
 

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I'm Dave Hoff ATWR holder. Don't bother telling me I'm not and don't bother trying to argue about it because I've said it and therefor it is true beyond all reasonable doubt. Take any and all advice I give because I am literally the best powerlifter of all time.

If you think that sounds stupid, it's because it is; That is what you people are arguing in favor of right now. GG literally gonna further support the concept of the blind leading the blind which already runs rampant here. Reminder 99% of the people here look like shit and lift like shit and that's who y'all will have folks taking advice from. This place has turned into r/steroids and it's fuckin sad.
We only think you sound stupid to be honest. Injects bathtub water but is too scared to take cycle/lifting advice from a stranger. Interesting priorities there
 

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Hey everyone! As you may have seen (and even used already) we’ve added some new topics to the board and made some changes.

One change we thought to make would be somewhat of an “Ask an IFBB Pro” section. We wanted to gather the interest in such a sub to see if it would be something the community would find useful.

Here’s how it was envisioned:
1. IFBB Pros on the board would need to verify their IFBB Pro status via the mods. We would ensure utmost confidentiality as we do in vetting our sources. Something like a pic of the Pro card and verification that the name on the Pro Card is in fact you.

2. IFBB Pros that verify would receive special flair that would inform others of their status only. No names will be revealed etc. You’d be of course free to post anywhere on the board and the flair would follow you.

3. Ask IFBB Pro section could be questions from users that anyone could answer, but obviously more weight would be given to the answer given by someone with verified flair. Questions on AAS, prep, mentality, tips and tricks, the struggle to turn pro, what DBZ character you like best, favorite Pokémon, rather fight 100 horse sized ducks or 100 duck sized horses, you get my point. Lol Can be anything in this section that you might see on any various podcast in the industry.

No other special features would be added to the IFBB Pro profile beyond the flair and we understand that in order to be verified, they would lose your anonymity to the mods and MODS ONLY. No names publicized or even your division/class unless you should so choose to do so.

If there is a fair bit of interest, we can get this started.

1. Post whether or not you would be interested in such a sub forum, what you would use it for, etc.
2. If a Pro, also indicate any interest in verifying yourself to the mods or any concerns you might have. Do not send anything in at this time until such time as we decide to open the sub forum per feedback from #1.

Capt
IFBB pro here (classic physique) I would be happy to verify my status via a pro card pic. As long as we aren’t required to post any sort of overly identifiable information.

My pro card doesn’t have a name on it so I feel comfortable with it. Also I believe they change colors year to year. Just renewed mine and it’s orange. I think mine was green in 2020. This might be relevant if you want to verify their credibility, as I suppose someone out there might fake their status for the flare.
 

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IFBB pro here (classic physique) I would be happy to verify my status via a pro card pic. As long as we aren’t required to post any sort of overly identifiable information.

My pro card doesn’t have a name on it so I feel comfortable with it. Also I believe they change colors year to year. Just renewed mine and it’s orange. I think mine was green in 2020. This might be relevant if you want to verify their credibility, as I suppose someone out there might fake their status for the flare.
It would need to have a name on it. You would need to prove to mods only via modmail (not post anything) so mods would have a way to verify. Can't photoshop a pro card to the mods just for flair lol
 
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