If there was no study before showing that increased muscle mass showed improved athletic ability I guess the study was merited how f-ing stupid it may sound...
Because you could draw that conclusion from just observational studys. Like why do 100m sprinters have high lean bodymass. Well obviously since it increases muscle strength and output. Why do all strength athletes have high bodymass. Because it increases their ability.. Why do we have weightclasses in sports, because it increases output and power.
Never the less the study seems badly made and not sure if he even actually used a group to test on or if he made it up in the tables. The whole PHD seems like something unmotivated high schooler would make for an exam at like 15...
He went and said his "thesis" was only a third of the paper. Other people wrote parts of it, such as his guidance professor or whatever he called it. Said people don't realize how much of a collaborative an effort a PhD is. I don't know how it all works, I don't live in that world but it sounded like excuses me. It was also just supposed to be something "simple" to help other coaches
Then he said "credentials" like PhDs don't mean much in themselves haha, how he doesn't think he has much of an ego. Has said he can learn a field of study in a year better than any expert on something specific because of his high IQ, so high it can't actually be tested, but well over 160. All this to say that I always disliked his attitude mainly, I didn't even want to hear if there was good info in there
Lyle is a madman with a nasty attitude sometimes but I still like him because he's "real" if you know what I mean. His point about there being cliques in the industry where people hold each others' backs is very true, dissenters are kept out no matter how right they are. Schoenfeld and Layne Norton are a couple of members of the circle jerk.
I think Mike has a strong ethnic identity too if you look at his close circle. Lyle might have some of it too as I think he's part Lebanese or something so he might dislike the Jewishness or 'Jewy' attitude of Mike. But facts can still be established if you are honest
