They?

“They” say that performing fasted state cardio is the best way to shed fat. “They” also say that diets high(er) in protein are going to make your kidneys explode and that squats are bad for your knees . Who are they? I have no idea. Can you please point me in the direction of where “they” are so that I can have a little word with them (ie: drop kick them across the face).

I hate it when people refer to “they.” A past client of mine was adamant that training in the morning on an empty stomach was a sure fire way to burn off a ton of body fat. To quote him, “they said it was the best thing to do to get into shape.” Upon asking him who “they” were, he said, “my coaches back in college………..15 years ago.” Meanwhile this client was 40 lbs overweight, so his approach obviously worked really well for him (pssst: in case you didn’t catch on, I was being sarcastic just then).

Seriously who are “they”? I have an inkling that “they” are the registered dieticians and personal trainers who haven’t picked up a book in over ten years. “They” are also the hundreds of online gurus who have never trained one person in their lives, let alone be able to perform a deep squat without looking like their going to break their back. FYI: just because your post count is over 10,000 on four different forums, doesn’t make you an expert on anything except not having anything better to do; and yes, you're wrong.