Anyone who reads our Arnold article(s) with an open mind will know what they are and what they are not .... they are a description of the selection process, a historical analysis, and then a model where we plug in info and see who the model predicts would make it if everyone expressed interest. There aren't any statements of fact, or statements on who applied (unless we have talked to a specific competitor) - it's for fun and to provide a different perspective. Since we don't state our model results as facts, I am not sure why a few people are construing them as such. Except for a couple people we've had a very positive response .... we do understand that predictions and previews can be risky business, they're never ever going to be completely accurate, but we'll continue to work at them and improve, and construct them in what we hope is a respectful way.
Siouxcountry "sniping" - I have never heard that accusation before. The positive environment that he has created over at MD is precisely the opposite of sniping, and the reason why, in my opinion, their boards are growing by leaps and bounds. It's a great place for positive exchanges, especially for the female athletes. I don't mean to be promoting a competitor board, I just think it is important that siouxcountry is recognized for what he has been able to accomplish over there - and the athletes appreciate it very much, everything I have heard has been overwhelmingly positive.
Regarding sources, we do credit tons of places all over our site - for our Arnold articles alone we credited multiple sources of our research including Jim Lorimer, Ironman, MD, and Muscle Memory. We are very, very careful not to use information from a couple of sites that have expressed sensitivity, regardless of whether it is credited or not. If information comes from the NPC or IFBB, such as competitor lists or other disseminated facts on contests or rules, etc., then we cite it as such as well. Those things are not secretly funnelled only through certain sources nor should they be. Overall, we view this as a team effort, on behalf of the athletes, and love working with others to achieve those goals whenever possible, but we understand that there a few who do not share that goal and are working in their own self interests. That happens in every business. Ron is not one of those people, I know he shares our goals of coverage and expansion of the industry and he has been very kind to some of the athletes on our team while they have been out in Cali and we appreciate that.
I'm happy to discuss with anyone who has taken the time to learn about the company (if you think it is just "Stephen," which seems to be a perception that pops up only on Getbig LOL, then you haven't taken the time to look at the site and get to know us
). TK, hopefully you're not *the* TK, the photographer who works with Femflex sometimes since if you were you would know better - but whoever you are drop me a note and I'll send a number so we can chat. On the site we're up front with our goals, which include promoting more muscle in figure and helping athletes get to the stage without stress and to assist them to compete more often.
Tre' feel free to fact check me too it is late at night. And let's save some cash for Femsport since we're bringing a team that we guarantee will win.
Scratch that, put us in a figure division (not against a Tazzie/Annie R/Robin C dream team) and we'll set some records that won't be broken - can you imagine a "figure" team that includes Ali, Jamie, Lindsey, Dani et al? Everyone is in and it's going to be something to watch. Just look at their training journals and you will see what I mean!! And $5k for the Arnold might be worth it if it includes air fare from down under - would love to see Arina and Rosa on stage.
Sorry to take so long to get over here and respond, I just found out about this thread. G'nite.
