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Vedic · 05-25-2008, 08:42 PM

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"i have studied nutrition since 1990 & have 2 nutrition degrees (now picture the "whoop-dee-doo" motion). i was a personal trainer from about 1990-1995, and from then on i went full time with nutrition consulting & continuing education lectures to professionals in the allied fields. ego masturbation aside, i'm absolutely positive that everything is learnable, formal degrees or not. anyone can improve their knowledge, all it takes is time, effort, & an intense interest. i truly believe that the real genius lies in the dilligent & dogged study of the basics. a good starting text for ex-phys is "Physiology of Sport & Exercise" by costill & willmore. a good starting text for nutrition is "Optimum Sports Nutrition" by michael colgan (this is a little dated, but there's some definite gems in there; dude was way ahead of his time). one of the best overall texts by far is "Sports Supplements" by researchers jose antonio & jeff stout. if you wanna go hardcore with the fundamentals, get "Advanced Nutrition and Human ****bolism" by groff, gropper, & hunt. the list goes on, but as the saying goes, gotta give due credit since we only stand on the shoulders of the giants who preceeded us."

05-25-2008, 08:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
Vedic Purple Belt Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,971	about Alan "i have studied nutrition since 1990 & have 2 nutrition degrees (now picture the "whoop-dee-doo" motion). i was a personal trainer from about 1990-1995, and from then on i went full time with nutrition consulting & continuing education lectures to professionals in the allied fields. ego masturbation aside, i'm absolutely positive that everything is learnable, formal degrees or not. anyone can improve their knowledge, all it takes is time, effort, & an intense interest. i truly believe that the real genius lies in the dilligent & dogged study of the basics. a good starting text for ex-phys is "Physiology of Sport & Exercise" by costill & willmore. a good starting text for nutrition is "Optimum Sports Nutrition" by michael colgan (this is a little dated, but there's some definite gems in there; dude was way ahead of his time). one of the best overall texts by far is "Sports Supplements" by researchers jose antonio & jeff stout. if you wanna go hardcore with the fundamentals, get "Advanced Nutrition and Human ****bolism" by groff, gropper, & hunt. the list goes on, but as the saying goes, gotta give due credit since we only stand on the shoulders of the giants who preceeded us." __________________ New more affordable ways to train. Gym now open. Contact me directly. "words are words, explanations are explanations, promises are promises but only performance is reality."