Why is it that bbs that have trained and made the vast majority of their progress alone suddenly need a trainer and a nutritionist? A training partner is fine, but a trainer and a nutrionist? They've been training for years on their own and full-time nutrionist....gimme a fuggin break.
You are right - there is a difference between getting advice on fine tuning (for example, bring up your triceps with more close grip bench presses), and - what looks like - "I do what I am told to do - I do not think on my own". This IS a thinking persons sport. It should be an evolving partnership of collaboration. Not "here I am, how much weight, how many reps - when do I eat, when do I go to the bathroom, what is my name, where am I?
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I blame my teachers for not getting better grades, ...... Of course on the other hand, this debate cant be won --- in Bodybuilding there are so many elements that have to come together - diet, supplements, other supplements, rest, sleep, water, stress, massage, weight training - intensity, the right exercises, the right specialization, form - -- I could go on, but it is very much experimenting and oh - "LEARNING YOU BODY"