With all the advancements in nutrition, sports science, exercise adaptation and manipulating the body to do many things, the fitness industry is still creating flaws that are slowly killing the real application for what fitness is in the first place....About TRUE HEALTH!!! Sure there have been enhanced breakthroughs where people have longer life spans than what the average age was let's say in 1930 but there are still problems that aren't getting attention that spills crisis and that's the issue with those who take things to the extreme.
Just yesterday I read more than 25 bodybuilders alone that we know of, averaging 35 years old and up dropped dead due to many factors beyond steroid usage. That scares the shit out of me cause I'm over 40 and outliving some of these guys when they should be having lives that end too soon. It has become a serious issue in the industry as to why these things are becoming a normal thing when in reality it shouldn't be normal at all. Granted Bodybuilding today is a sport that has little to nothing to do with health and since the dawn of guys like Dorian Yates and Ronnie Coleman, it is destroying the very foundation to what is healthy and living a long life of quality.
With 8 billion people in the world, the speck amount that are bodybuilders and pro athletes dying young can go by the way side and I get it but when it comes to those who are focused on their health or are starting out, are already pre-conditioned to believe that those in the magazines, those videos of men and women on Generation Iron and the extreme training modalities are the only ways to be "fit" when those can be the very things that can kill you. This goes beyond bodybuilding, it's the flashy and "cool" looking stuff that gets the most attention when basics of movement and awareness are the true keys that keep you going. Coming from a guy who also promotes supplements, that aspect of the industry has gotten pretty ridiculous too.
Supplements should be treated as the word implies, supplementary or small additions to what you're doing with your current training regimen or goals. Do you necessarily NEED them? That depends on the individual but from a general perspective, no you don't. People rely way too much on supplementation as if its the the true way to health which it isn't. If that were the case, why would we need food anymore? They can just come in pill form right? Again, it sounds contradictory coming from me who works with Lost Empire Herbs and take certain things like Creatine & Spark but I don't rely on these things to keep me healthy, they're just part of the journey. Like anyone else I still believe in eating well as best as possible keeping things stocked up like Chicken, Beef, Rice, Fruits, Veggies and other great stuff. Limit the amount of junk to near zero which isn't impossible but it's not so easy as knowing what 1+2 is.
In a multi billion dollar industry, supplementation has had people taken aspects of real food out and taught to only use supplements as a means to be healthy. There are dark sides to what people will do. Luckily, there are people out there who treat health the way it is meant to and teach those how to balance things according to their needs and not some textbook generic outlook to what someone has to do. The problem is, many of those who practice don't get the credit they deserve or even get recognized for actually helping an industry that has many flaws.
There are a lot of mistakes that need to be corrected. Will it ever be completely corrected? Most likely not but we will do what we can to help those find the best resources available so they can do things and research on what can be useful that will give them a long and sustainable life training smart, eating better and understanding how supplementation really works.
There are those in this world that treat training and overall health like it's a fucking joke and think they can get away with teaching people that smoking cigs and drinking enough espresso to give an elephant a heart attack is part of a healthy lifestyle. Train to the extreme everyday without any repercussions and that if you don't go hard all the time, you're a F@ggot and Loser. To me, that's not inspiring nor MORAL, it's pure bullshit evil that can get a lot of people hurt while banking on their misery and pain. Training is about balance and understanding your body and what it needs to be successful in your journey. I've never smoked a day in my life and don't plan on taking it up ever and caffeine has different effects on me than others but I don't take it to be so wired my hair might stand up like from an electric shock, I take enough of it that it helps with focus and energy without crashing. As a matter of fact, caffeine barely gets my wired at all, it has more of a calming effect on me instead of jumping around like a madman on Angel Dust.
Overall, learn what can be suited to you and research into things that can be helpful. I do believe in questioning things because you never know who's trustworthy in this industry. There are 100's of thousands of people all over the world selling and making many things in their respective fields in fitness and health but at its core, you'd be lucky to find 10 (not thousand) people that are worth trusting and knowing the true aspects of what it means to be fit, healthy and pain free. You have the power to make something happen, make it worthwhile but don't stress or try to kill yourself doing it. Find your balance, make your goals come true and keep a good head on your shoulders in your journey. You do have options and I'm right here to help you find them as best as I can because I want you to kill it in your own life and be successful in your endeavors. Be amazingly awesome.
