Mehdi banned me from Stronglifts forum! page 5

[jasonph]

I don't necessarily disagree that you need a caloric deficit to lose weight, but it's a question of whether it's necessary and/or sufficient. I think it's indisputable that it may be necessary, but it is not sufficient. There are other factors that go into it, most of which aren't understood. Things aren't as simple as Taubes puts it, since there are many groups that eat high carb diets without gaining weight. (note, not refined carbs, I'm talking about the groups that eat sweet potatoes all the time.)

Steven Guyanot at wholehealthsource.blogspot.com has a nice takedown of the whole issue in his post on the twinkie diet.

I agree that he's not totally correct, but still, his point that calories in alters calories out and vice versa holds true (as well as that the type of calories and other factors alter both of those)

[The Chris]

Mehdi can be close minded, but his strength regimen works. Remember that the website is about strength. I use stronglifts for my training and this site for dietary advice (not a bad combination).

[Leida]

I never bothered with the SL forms after Mehdi started tightening the rules and made it all private. That's no way to run a forum imo.

[tfarny]

Mehdi can be close minded, but his strength regimen works. Remember that the website is about strength. I use stronglifts for my training and this site for dietary advice (not a bad combination).

It works because it's the same thing as Starting Strength but with more (and unneccessary) sets at the beginning. Funny that this thread got resurrected from 2010.

[BennettC]

After doing stronglifts a week, im losing definition in certain areas. I read his book and after looking at peoples before and after pictures im not impressed. sure hes strong, but look at his physique...its terrible. not someone regimen I want to follow. ive come to the conclusion that hes full of shit

[2tall]

After doing stronglifts a week, im losing definition in certain areas. I read his book and after looking at peoples before and after pictures im not impressed. sure hes strong, but look at his physique...its terrible. not someone regimen I want to follow. ive come to the conclusion that hes full of shit

I heard he wasn't that strong either.

But his routine? Since it's basically a modified copy of SS, it's got roots.

[tfarny]

After doing stronglifts a week, im losing definition in certain areas. I read his book and after looking at peoples before and after pictures im not impressed. sure hes strong, but look at his physique...its terrible. not someone regimen I want to follow. ive come to the conclusion that hes full of shit

Well, it, and the Starting Strength program that it is a copy of, are not bodybuilding programs in any way. They don't promise anything about "definition" or "physique" - they promise that you'll be squatting 300 and deadlifting 400 within a year. Go look at the form check videos on the Starting Strength forum - there are lots of middle aged and overweight guys getting darn strong, but not necessarily with great physiques.
strong does not = looking strong.

[Leida]

That's even truer for women.

[paleo-bunny]

You are obviously well-liked and respected here tfarny. No need to propose that Mehdi might indeed be a bit of a muppet.

[Alex Good]

Links to these threads so we can post... uh... constructively... on his forums?

edit: I'M KIDDING WE ARE NOT 30 PENISES A DAY FORUMS

edit2: oh god, I meant 30 bananas a day, same difference

Is that a penis in your mouth or did you go vegan?