Originally Posted by
handicapme
So I just finished listening to this at work. I will preference this by saying that I truly believe 408 is a waste of life and a drain on our society. He is a train wreck, and when he kills himself (and trust me on this one day he will) I will be happy as he will no longer be a drain and cause me to give money out of my paychecks for his welfare… I will be as objective as I possibly can with my thoughts about the show. I will also say that it took an overall of 8-9 hours to listen to the whole thing since I can’t have my head phones in all day so maybe I missed some things.
He speaks as if he is very knowledgeable about lifting, weight loss, and supplement use. In reality it is mostly “BRO science” that you pick up at the gym and read from juice heads that will have saggy ass tits in 10 years. However, with that said, some of his advice is actually pretty good. I think for someone who is at a beginner level this show would be “okay” as long as you understand that his statistics are VERY incorrect and should only ever be used as a starting point. I also, have to disagree with some of the things he said about weight loss, but alas he did also make some good points as well.
Also, I think he has embellished many of his past success stories and his background to gain creditability. At one point he states that you can lose 30lb within 6 weeks and actually maintain it off AND be healthy about. Stating a direct source where a lady went into his supplement store he ran (I doubt this, like I doubt his step father made a donation in regards to the $50 he owes vegas) and said to him “I have 6 months to live unless I lose x amount of weight”. First off, if you lose 30lb within 6 weeks that is a calorie deficient of 17500 (5lb a week at 3500 per lb)… either this person is hospitalized or they just gave up on eating… you could die from doing this or cause serious damage to your body. (UNLESS you are talking about pure water weight which you can gain back or lose in 1 day…) Also, the point of just losing the fat and not worry about your muscle is also incorrect. Not only is it healthier for you to gain muscle or maintain muscle while you are attempting to lose weight, it can also help you lose weight faster AND keep it off.
All and all, it wasn’t a train wreck like I thought it would be. It was filled with many lies, and misinformation, BUT there are small things you can take away from it. So for someone who is just starting out, sure the show isn’t horrible… but before you take any of the advice you hear on it, I would still google it and do research. (now back to sarcasm) I do think my fav part was when china asked him why he doesn’t do this for a living, he said something along the lines of “well this is my bread and butter” but he hated the fact that all they cared about in the industry was “money” (I highly advise you listen to it yourself as I can’t do it justice, but it was totally LOL)
ALSO, China… want to lose weight and KEEP it off. Talk to vegas, guy saved my life about a year and a half ago actually… (not really saved my life, but I’m down 85lb AND look fucking great, no homo). No fad diets, no crazy workouts, just talk to the guy and do research on what he is saying.
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