CONTROVERSY
Hey guys... I'm just mad about something again.
First and foremost I'm almost down to goal weight again. Right now I look MUCH better than I ever have before. The secret is OXY ELITE PRO and MMA training. More on that later. Yes it's legal.
OK so there's this big issue in consumer reports about protein and heavy metals. Let me put some minds at ease...
1) This is good for the industry. Finally, companies will start to have their consumers in mind when they do QA. Trust me... before a former QA there are plenty of loopholes.
2) The report is complete bunk due to media slant. I will get into that later.
3) Food we eat has all this stuff in it. Arsenic, Lead, Cadmium, and Mercury are present in VERY high amounts in natural food. Foods as Potatoes, Leafy Greens, Meat, Eggs, Fish, and Soy all contain at least SOME of the above ingredients.
4) I have no fear of my supplements. My manufacturers love to do HPLC testing of batches and will send me a copy of it ON REQUEST.
5) I smell politics
6) The final part of the article states that the human body can only assimilate 8 - 9 grams of protein per hour. This statement is so untrue it's laughable. Just because the person is a registered nutritionist (Which is NOT the same as a registered dietician BTW) doesn't mean they know what they're talking about. Even people with Doctorates in research can be 30 years behind on their beliefs.
Let me start off with the bunk. If you READ the article carefully, you'll notice that the amounts are placed in micrograms per deciliter. The FDA food guidelines are stated in PPM. Here's how you read that.
1 PPM = 100 micrograms per deciliter.
Arsenic PER SERVING should equal 2 PPM or 200 micrograms/dL. The levels in the report state a maximum value of 16 Micrograms/dL for three servings. NOT EVEN CLOSE. Besides that fact, they took their limits from the pharmaceutical industry. NOT the FDA.
The fact that they combine three servings while representing 1 serving shows me that they are slanting the information.
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I eat tuna... I get more mercury there than my powders.
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Anybody notice that the three companies that tested high have some VERY prestigious sponsorships? EAS does the NFL. BSN does UFC. CYTOSPORT is officially part of the NCAA. Muscltech has A LOT of sponsorships. You would figure that they would do some EXTENSIVE quality testing in order to receive those sponsorships. Yet the ORGANIC company and the Wal Mart brand almost didn't register? How come nobody is mentioning how Optimum is doing a good job with theirs? Why not give credit where it's due if you're an "unbiased source?" I smell politics.
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Finally, if someone tells you that you can only absorb yada yada yada... they don't see the big picture. By the big picture, I mean that they don't understand physiology.
They body assimilates what it needs. Burn patients, children, women, men, teenagers, adults, endurance athletes, power athletes, and body builders all have different requirements due to activity levels, type of activity, genetics, and situation. IT's only a BASIC lesson in every single reputable nutrition manual in the world. Plus Joe Blow who sits on the couch isn't going to assimilate much.
However, when we speak of nutritional supplements are we talking about Joe Blow? Hell no! We're talking about people who kill themselves working. Saying that nobody needs extra protein is a blanket statement that no reputable scientist, nutritionist, or dietician would ever say.
Even Bruce Lee took extra protein.
Here are a few examples of people that will benefit from it.
Steroid user- let's just get that out of the way. Anabolics = anabolism. Anabolism = more food. Can't make protein out of carbs or fat. Muscle is protein. Math over.
Power athletes - breakdown of muscle. Recovery. More calories = more size.
Fighters - Average pro fighter works out 2 - 3 times a day. Grappling, striking, cardio, weight training, drills, etc. No extra protein for them? Get real.
The list goes on...
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In conclusion, I believe this report was slanted. Taking a stand without stating the facts and pushing people to believe your information over real proven information is slanting. Using a person's opinion who has NO qualifications or reputation to do so is just plain idiotic. Using the wrong measurements is a TYPICAL media slant. Finally, using the wrong GUIDELINES is just plain inexcusable.
In order to take these tests seriously it needs to be a single dose basis with the name of testing facility and actual printed results. I refuse to believe otherwise. The companies I buy from all use 3rd party testing. They will give me their results without question or hesitation. Can Consumer Reports do that? I guess the better question is WILL they do that? I don't think so.
I just believe that Consumer Reports has slanted its data due to misinformation and lack of knowledge. If only they had done a google search or talked to people who actually study the matter. Hell, if they got Patrick Arnold to help with the research, I would have believed it hook line and sinker.
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Side note... I guess I will have my pictures up in a month. Hold me to it people.
First and foremost I'm almost down to goal weight again. Right now I look MUCH better than I ever have before. The secret is OXY ELITE PRO and MMA training. More on that later. Yes it's legal.
OK so there's this big issue in consumer reports about protein and heavy metals. Let me put some minds at ease...
1) This is good for the industry. Finally, companies will start to have their consumers in mind when they do QA. Trust me... before a former QA there are plenty of loopholes.
2) The report is complete bunk due to media slant. I will get into that later.
3) Food we eat has all this stuff in it. Arsenic, Lead, Cadmium, and Mercury are present in VERY high amounts in natural food. Foods as Potatoes, Leafy Greens, Meat, Eggs, Fish, and Soy all contain at least SOME of the above ingredients.
4) I have no fear of my supplements. My manufacturers love to do HPLC testing of batches and will send me a copy of it ON REQUEST.
5) I smell politics
6) The final part of the article states that the human body can only assimilate 8 - 9 grams of protein per hour. This statement is so untrue it's laughable. Just because the person is a registered nutritionist (Which is NOT the same as a registered dietician BTW) doesn't mean they know what they're talking about. Even people with Doctorates in research can be 30 years behind on their beliefs.
Let me start off with the bunk. If you READ the article carefully, you'll notice that the amounts are placed in micrograms per deciliter. The FDA food guidelines are stated in PPM. Here's how you read that.
1 PPM = 100 micrograms per deciliter.
Arsenic PER SERVING should equal 2 PPM or 200 micrograms/dL. The levels in the report state a maximum value of 16 Micrograms/dL for three servings. NOT EVEN CLOSE. Besides that fact, they took their limits from the pharmaceutical industry. NOT the FDA.
The fact that they combine three servings while representing 1 serving shows me that they are slanting the information.
------
I eat tuna... I get more mercury there than my powders.
------
Anybody notice that the three companies that tested high have some VERY prestigious sponsorships? EAS does the NFL. BSN does UFC. CYTOSPORT is officially part of the NCAA. Muscltech has A LOT of sponsorships. You would figure that they would do some EXTENSIVE quality testing in order to receive those sponsorships. Yet the ORGANIC company and the Wal Mart brand almost didn't register? How come nobody is mentioning how Optimum is doing a good job with theirs? Why not give credit where it's due if you're an "unbiased source?" I smell politics.
------
Finally, if someone tells you that you can only absorb yada yada yada... they don't see the big picture. By the big picture, I mean that they don't understand physiology.
They body assimilates what it needs. Burn patients, children, women, men, teenagers, adults, endurance athletes, power athletes, and body builders all have different requirements due to activity levels, type of activity, genetics, and situation. IT's only a BASIC lesson in every single reputable nutrition manual in the world. Plus Joe Blow who sits on the couch isn't going to assimilate much.
However, when we speak of nutritional supplements are we talking about Joe Blow? Hell no! We're talking about people who kill themselves working. Saying that nobody needs extra protein is a blanket statement that no reputable scientist, nutritionist, or dietician would ever say.
Even Bruce Lee took extra protein.
Here are a few examples of people that will benefit from it.
Steroid user- let's just get that out of the way. Anabolics = anabolism. Anabolism = more food. Can't make protein out of carbs or fat. Muscle is protein. Math over.
Power athletes - breakdown of muscle. Recovery. More calories = more size.
Fighters - Average pro fighter works out 2 - 3 times a day. Grappling, striking, cardio, weight training, drills, etc. No extra protein for them? Get real.
The list goes on...
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In conclusion, I believe this report was slanted. Taking a stand without stating the facts and pushing people to believe your information over real proven information is slanting. Using a person's opinion who has NO qualifications or reputation to do so is just plain idiotic. Using the wrong measurements is a TYPICAL media slant. Finally, using the wrong GUIDELINES is just plain inexcusable.
In order to take these tests seriously it needs to be a single dose basis with the name of testing facility and actual printed results. I refuse to believe otherwise. The companies I buy from all use 3rd party testing. They will give me their results without question or hesitation. Can Consumer Reports do that? I guess the better question is WILL they do that? I don't think so.
I just believe that Consumer Reports has slanted its data due to misinformation and lack of knowledge. If only they had done a google search or talked to people who actually study the matter. Hell, if they got Patrick Arnold to help with the research, I would have believed it hook line and sinker.
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Side note... I guess I will have my pictures up in a month. Hold me to it people.