Alan Aragon article I copied

[Vedic]

Sure there is. Unless it is copyrighted I will copy and paste it where I like. Just like people can do to my blog.

Numerous times I said who wrote it and how great I thought it was. Might be different if I wasn't differing a superior knowledge to the guy.

Until you are a mod, don't try to practice preaching Policy.

[joshetc]

Originally Posted by Loomy

Sorry guys, alan posted it originally and only on the bodybuilding.com forums. So either you source the original or you copy it.

It grinds my gears because it isn't just amateur, it can be sleazy and misleading. You could have changed something in his post and the people reading this wouldn't know. The original could be updated and people reading this wouldn't know. In the real world you can't get away with just copying and pasting things willy nilly.

If you want to do things right, just link the original source next time, that's it, no way around it.

I think you just have reading comprehension issues, man. I don't know why it bothers you so much.

He makes a post talking about some dude he finds has good material, writes his name, then posts the article.

When you write a paper for college and source a book some dude wrote, you don't buy a copy of the book and turn it in to the professor. You write the name of the book and the author, and if the professor cares, he can look-up the source himself.

If anything, I think it is more mature to NOT plug some bodybuilding site, just to make people aware of Alan Aragon's words. It isn't as if the article was posted and being claimed as original work by Alan. Vedic clearly says that Alan is something of a nutritional buff and the fact that Vedic respects the words of Alan and finds him to be very credible as a writer.

Did you just not read the post, or what?

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Title - Alan Aragon article I copied
Introduction - For those that don't know I find Alan to be one of the smartest in the field of sports nutrition. Top five to me. So when he speaks I listen. Here are some of his thoughts on pre and PWO. Hope everyone is having a good holiday weekend.

[MikeMartial]

Either way is fine. There is a policy about not promoting other websites in the Sherdog forums, but it's aimed at other MMA sites, and enforced on a case-by-case basis.

Reposting an article saves readers from opening up another browser or tab. A completely minor issue, and more of a courtesy. When I post, sometimes it's the article/study, sometimes just the link.

An easy remedy to this issue (which really is a non-issue, IMO) is to post the article, and then the original link at the end.

[ChingChang]

alan aragon knows his stuff

I posted one of his articles on sweet potatoes vs white potatoes, and everyone said it was BS white potatoes ftw

[Monger]

Originally Posted by ChingChang

alan aragon knows his stuff

I posted one of his articles on sweet potatoes vs white potatoes, and everyone said it was BS white potatoes ftw

Did you post it on this site? I'd be interested in taking a look at it.

[T_Money_]

Here it is monger.

5 Food Rules to Break - MSN Health & Fitness - Fitness

Seems pretty lame to just say, "ya, its high GI, but we usually pile fat on top so it's cool." Although now AA says he doesn't even care about GI.

[joshetc]

Originally Posted by T_Money_

Here it is monger.

5 Food Rules to Break - MSN Health & Fitness - Fitness

Seems pretty lame to just say, "ya, its high GI, but we usually pile fat on top so it's cool." Although now AA says he doesn't even care about GI.

Thanks for the link. Alan Aragon is a really informative guy. Does anyone know if he's got a blog? I'm interested to read it.

I do think it is kind of lame to add piles of fat to high GI foods to lower the GI, but if were talking real sour cream and decent cheese, it really isn't all too bad for you. Obviously we need healthy fats, too. Adding a slice of shit american singles obviously won't be very good for you. I guess for me the point is moot anyway, since I don't really eat dairy or faux-dairy items, other than butter.

[T_Money_]

The main reason I think it's dumb is that the only time I'm gonna be eating potatoes is PWO, when I don't want fat anyway.

[Monger]

Originally Posted by T_Money_

Although now AA says he doesn't even care about GI.

Thanks for the link. In regards to the comment above, I was under the impression that Alan no longer cared about the GI of carbs in reference to peri-WO carbs only. I thought he stated that science hasn't been able to prove any particular GI of carb to be better than another in terms of recovery and that's why he doesn't care about GI peri-WO. That was my take anyway. I still think GI or, probably more importantly, glycemic load definitely matters in daily nutrition.

The article its self was interesting. I can't say that I learned anything new from it but it was interesting, nonetheless. I liked reading his

Myth #4: "High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is more fattening than regular sugar is."

. I've discussed that with people on these boards before and some individuals still insist that there's some evil secret ingredient in HFCS besides glucose and fructose.

The potato thing makes sense to me. It sounds like his bottom line is just that they both have pros and cons and in the end it's a wash.

[T_Money_]

Originally Posted by Monger

The potato thing makes sense to me. It sounds like his bottom line is just that they both have pros and cons and in the end it's a wash.

I guess I don't see the cons of sweet potatoes? I guess they don't have as many micronutrients, but that's like saying screw fruit because it doesn't have enough protein.