I think it might be more like they copy and paste it into the email for the client.
Even worse.
I think it might be more like they copy and paste it into the email for the client.
Those doses are so light, it's up to the athlete to make sure they are in an optimal state when they start dieting, this includes stress levels, sleep, etc. Honestly, there is nothing even remotely extreme about that protocol.I am glad someone like Shawn Ray is speaking up and telling the truth. While the athlete does have the ultimate responsibility over their own body too many put 100% trust into these over priced GURUS. I have kept my mouth shut for 8 years about an experience my wife had with one of the individuals mentioned here. My wife turned pro a long time ago after winning the nationals in BB. She wanted to get back in the mix 10 years later and wanted some help. In her former country she had coaches lifting partners but diets and medications were provided by doctors that were paid for by her country. She was constantly monitored. None of that here.
In the 27 years of very high level competition in powerlifting I NEVER had anyone tell me what to do. I did it all myself. Trained with a lot of very good lifters but all they were is training partners. My wife won the nationals the same way with advice from training partners and muscle mags but medical doctors helped with drugs and diet. When she came to the USA she actually worked with one of these big name gurus mentioned, she was 51 years old at the time. I am not going to mention any name but it was a total waste of money and ended up costing us a few $1000 in endocrinologist bills. My wife followed the protocol specifically until it was hard to function in day to day life and was later diagnosed by an endocrinologist with adrenal insufficiency. Took months to recover from that. Never again. Here are the symptoms she had when I finally took her to see an endocrinologists.
Her immune system finally dropped to the point she was having throat infections etc weekly.
- chronic fatigue
- muscle weakness
- loss of appetite
- weight loss
- digestive issues (including abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea)
- low blood pressure
- dizziness/fainting
- mood changes - irritability to depression
- headaches
- cravings for salty foods
- low blood sugar
- trouble sleeping, feeling extremely tired
- night-sweating
- irregular and missed period
- low libido
I still have the protocol that she was given.
Here is part of it:
* Very low calorie, zero carb diet
She was at the gym at 5am doing cardio on an empty stomach 7 days a week for about 1 hour (HIIT/steady state)
(all to be done in the AM on an empty stomach):
25mcg T3 and 40mcg clenbuterol
Also take the following cocktail before all morning cardio sessions:
10mg yohimbine HCL
200mg caffeine
1,000mg l-tyrosine
What we found out from the doctor is continued high levels of stress, poor diet, and over training all lead to adrenal insufficiency. All of the stimulants caused a very high level of stress in the body, low calories and extreme exercise also lead to issues. A GURU/coach seriously needs to be there to recognize this stuff when it starts and this can't be done by email, my wife still takes the blame. Blood tests revealed that my wife's ACTH, cortisol, and aldosterone levels were way off. She was given ACTH at the doctor's office and a couple of other medications (methylprednisolone/ fludrocortisone ) and the rest was stopping all the stimulants, stopping the extreme exercise protocol and adding some calories back into the diet. She also had to add salt and potassium to her diet.
My wife blames herself but in her defense WE BOTH trusted this PRO to give her good advice, especially for the money spent. She wanted very badly to see results for what she paid. My wife won't pussy out and will continue and was very determined to make this work, she put 100% trust and faith in the advice she was given. I was working as a football coach and not home much so it took me a while to finally see things weren't right. I finally talked with her about it and got her to a doctor. It took almost a year to finally get back to feeling normal again. I have been very nice about this and never said anything until today. It happened 8 years ago. While we both accept full responsibility, it is little wonder people are dying following this ridiculous advice. Like Shawn said, these people are dangerous and talking money from people with BAD advice. NO TWO people can do the same protocol and get the same results since we are all different.
You hope, but what does your gut say?
I've followed drug tested IPF lifters and this kid equals some senior World Champs benches in pure strength at 14 years old. How likely is that? Dad a guy who gives juice advice to pros and amateurs. Mother a multiple time Ms Olympia.
Pro bodybuilding is based on doing illegal drugs, it's still an underground sport even though it has millions of participants, there is absolutely zero coverage of bodybuilding outside of the industry itself because of the drugs. Of course, coaches are going to be underground and almost everything they say will be illegal. You say you are 100% to blame but then say coaches should be 100% responsible?Yes and we both take 100% of the blame. Let the buyer be ware. But being a top level competitive athlete in several different sports for most all of my life as well as working with top level athletes I realize that athletes are willing to do what ever it takes to accomplish their goals, many times ignoring common sense. This at times makes us a bit gullible as well as high risk takers all for the sake of winning. Ask yourself, why anyone would step under a squat rack with 1000lbs on a bar and attempt to squat the weight. That's not even sane. One thing goes wrong and your in the hospital all for a $2 trophy. If it weren't for the risk taking and gullibility of athletes to get that edge, the entire supplement industry would not exist. I can't count the number of $$ I have wasted on snake oil in the hopes of being a tiny bit stronger. Of course its buyer beware, but at some point in time the those that are pushing the snake oil need to be exposed. I probably should have come out years ago about this and at least one woman's live might not have been lost.
My wife went IFBB Pro in 1990, she was on some very heavy androgens but was being monitored by medical doctors. She trusted me that this "IFBB Pro" knew what he was talking about. I don't train my wife and certainly don't tell her what to take, how to train or how to diet. Winning the nationals and going pro tells me she has plenty of knowledge. She is also grown woman and not a child that has to be told what to do. If I was the you type guy who tells my wife what to do she would be out the front door long ago. At the time I worked 12 hour+ a day 7 days a week so I hardly knew what was happening in my own house. While we both take full blame, this type of shit has to stop. These so called GURUS need to be held to the same level of accountability as all other professional coaches/trainers of any other sport. While I am now retired I still work in the industry as a professor of kinesiology and would definitely be fired if I gave idiotic advice that is not supported by good conscience, ethics or even science. I had a kid get hurt in a our college gym doing something he was not taught to do and the amount of paperwork, administrative reviews and attorneys I had to deal with were ridiculous. But I had to show I was not negligent. Maybe our GURUS need to be held to the same standard?
As a long time coach, and well respected strength coach and nutritionist I take 100% responsibility for my advice and coaching. I have never had a athlete injured from my advice and coaching in the 25 years I worked. Had I given out advice that caused injury, I would 1. be fired, 2. could be held civilly liable. There are consequences for being irresponsible. 25 years of athletes I trained trusted me 100% with their safety, understanding that I was going to push them to the edge but not get them hurt. For me to be arrogant enough to cause the injury of an athlete and then sit back and say it's YOUR FAULT because you were stupid enough to follow my advice is ridiculous. Most professionals that work as coaches, the job involves yearly training and yearly certification to help avoid injury because in the end you are very definitely liable. As a football coach, if a kids spears another and gets a neck injury, in a law suit the coach will have to prove he taught proper tackling methods and has been certified to coach that skill. There will also be a professional review board who also asks these questions. Most personal trainers now have to provide both certification and liability insurance as well as a educational back ground in the area. Only because so many idiots prior were giving bad advice and the gym owner was getting sued. Maybe what needs to happen is a huge lawsuit needs to be filed and start holding these guys accountable for the cookie cutter training and supplementation plans they are selling. My wife thought she was getting a personalized plan only to find out he gives the same damn plan to everyone to this date. Even I was shock to the point of my mouth being open when I listened to a video earlier taking about this guy. Really, everyone gets the cut and paste job? Talk about fraud! Most all other coaches are held to this same strict standards and its time these so called GURUS are held accountable for what they do to. This is not every going to happen when those that get hurt just walk off and say I should have known better....it my fault.
I just listened to a scathing video by a pro level female BB who called this same coach out. When she told the protocol others were doing HOLY SHIT. it is exactly the same as what my wife did. And we paid lots of money for this cut and paste job? I knew this guy personally and felt I could trust him better that this. I honestly though it was common knowledge in this business that one size doesn't fit all because we are ALL individual and react differently. This guy never gave a shit about the long questionnaire he sent and the questions about health and drugs being used. He give everyone the same fucking plan. This is dishonest and personally I felt like someone I had done some favors for and trusted stabbed me in the wife. Had I known, I would have never put my wife in tough with this guy. So yea it a little personal but I have now disclosed his name. Its not just about 1 guy its about a trend that has happened over the past 15-20 years.
Its a bit like putting a novice to the race track into a F1 car and telling them to go get it.Pro bodybuilding is based on doing illegal drugs, it's still an underground sport even though it has millions of participants, there is absolutely zero coverage of bodybuilding outside of the industry itself because of the drugs. Of course, coaches are going to be underground and almost everything they say will be illegal. You say you are 100% to blame but then say coaches should be 100% responsible?
Bodybuilding coaching used to be very rare and secretive because of the possible repercussions. Clearly what is happening here is that bodybuilding coaching has become so 'mainstream' that people who are not advanced enough in bodybuilding knowledge, specifically regarding contest prep, are now able to acquire and use that knowledge through a coach, the age-old story of "power without discipline." This aspect of Shawn Ray's opinion I agree with.
Agreed, I don't even think Milos's slin protocol was that extreme, it was totally reasonable.The reaction of Shelby was reportedly, "she didn't disclose her health issues." I think it was cancer as well as something else for the woman that died and kicked off this whole thing.
Milos was recently outed for dangerous advice but I think the athlete was unfair. He blamed Milos' 30-50iu of daily insulin for his cardiomyopathy but did not mention the several grams of test as a base as well as the dozen other compounds he took. To think the insulin specifically did that is ridiculous. Milos said he told the guy to cut his doses down to like 400mg EQ and 200mg of test every 4 days. Something like that, don't quote me, but it was LOW.
OTOH Milos has also said that if you want safe go do another sport, bodybuilding is extreme. Milos had several close calls himself, from thyroid, Synthol etc. He even did the plasma expanders Chad and Nasser said they were joking about.
Exactly, but imagine being so dumb that you go to a racetrack and rent an F1 car without even knowing if you have the skill or even ability to drive one. This is the direction modern society is going, everyone wants a safety net and thinks they can do anything.Its a bit like putting a novice to the race track into a F1 car and telling them to go get it.
I am glad someone like Shawn Ray is speaking up and telling the truth. While the athlete does have the ultimate responsibility over their own body too many put 100% trust into these over priced GURUS. I have kept my mouth shut for 8 years about an experience my wife had with one of the individuals mentioned here. My wife turned pro a long time ago after winning the nationals in BB. She wanted to get back in the mix 10 years later and wanted some help. In her former country she had coaches lifting partners but diets and medications were provided by doctors that were paid for by her country. She was constantly monitored. None of that here.
In the 27 years of very high level competition in powerlifting I NEVER had anyone tell me what to do. I did it all myself. Trained with a lot of very good lifters but all they were is training partners. My wife won the nationals the same way with advice from training partners and muscle mags but medical doctors helped with drugs and diet. When she came to the USA she actually worked with one of these big name gurus mentioned, she was 51 years old at the time. I am not going to mention any name but it was a total waste of money and ended up costing us a few $1000 in endocrinologist bills. My wife followed the protocol specifically until it was hard to function in day to day life and was later diagnosed by an endocrinologist with adrenal insufficiency. Took months to recover from that. Never again. Here are the symptoms she had when I finally took her to see an endocrinologists.
Her immune system finally dropped to the point she was having throat infections etc weekly.
- chronic fatigue
- muscle weakness
- loss of appetite
- weight loss
- digestive issues (including abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea)
- low blood pressure
- dizziness/fainting
- mood changes - irritability to depression
- headaches
- cravings for salty foods
- low blood sugar
- trouble sleeping, feeling extremely tired
- night-sweating
- irregular and missed period
- low libido
I still have the protocol that she was given.
Here is part of it:
* Very low calorie, zero carb diet
She was at the gym at 5am doing cardio on an empty stomach 7 days a week for about 1 hour (HIIT/steady state)
(all to be done in the AM on an empty stomach):
25mcg T3 and 40mcg clenbuterol
Also take the following cocktail before all morning cardio sessions:
10mg yohimbine HCL
200mg caffeine
1,000mg l-tyrosine
What we found out from the doctor is continued high levels of stress, poor diet, and over training all lead to adrenal insufficiency. All of the stimulants caused a very high level of stress in the body, low calories and extreme exercise also lead to issues. A GURU/coach seriously needs to be there to recognize this stuff when it starts and this can't be done by email, my wife still takes the blame. Blood tests revealed that my wife's ACTH, cortisol, and aldosterone levels were way off. She was given ACTH at the doctor's office and a couple of other medications (methylprednisolone/ fludrocortisone ) and the rest was stopping all the stimulants, stopping the extreme exercise protocol and adding some calories back into the diet. She also had to add salt and potassium to her diet.
My wife blames herself but in her defense WE BOTH trusted this PRO to give her good advice, especially for the money spent. She wanted very badly to see results for what she paid. My wife won't pussy out and will continue and was very determined to make this work, she put 100% trust and faith in the advice she was given. I was working as a football coach and not home much so it took me a while to finally see things weren't right. I finally talked with her about it and got her to a doctor. It took almost a year to finally get back to feeling normal again. I have been very nice about this and never said anything until today. It happened 8 years ago. While we both accept full responsibility, it is little wonder people are dying following this ridiculous advice. Like Shawn said, these people are dangerous and talking money from people with BAD advice. NO TWO people can do the same protocol and get the same results since we are all different.
Most coaches are going to start off with a cookie-cutter approach, the idea that you could "personalize" a program based on some questions and stats is crazy, personalized programs happen slowly over time as coaches make adjustments.Thank you Maldorf......in our case this is exactly what happened. We still have the questionnaire, the email with the protocol. I emailed him and sent the cash, he emailed my wife, she emailed back the questionnaire, and boom, she gets a protocol. No questions were asked about the questionnaire, no discussions or concerns with any health issues going on. Just a fucking copy and paste job. Despite being told that ALL plans are personalized. Honestly because I thought I knew the guy pretty well, I too trusted him to do better than this. I saw 1st hand the plan was a disaster despite my wife being determined to make it work, and 8 years later I find out this is the same plan he gives to every women he trains, exactly. The same plan that has cause a few deaths. That is fucking BULLSHIT. It not personalized just a one size fits all copy and paste job. For the money we paid my wife should have gotten better than this. But I know better than to try getting a refund. I am just glad she too didn't die. Of all people I should have known better but my personal trust caused me to let my guard down. Another lesson learned. I love the fitness industry including sports and lord knows my whole life has been dedicated to it, but there are tons of charlatans and frauds out there stealing from gullible people. Thank GOD my wife never made it to the fucking silly ass, irresponsible diuretic protocol.
I probably would have never mentioned this again, but when I saw this video and hear the guy's name mentioned it all kind of came back and I got pissed off again. Like I said, this is a systemic problem in our industry and certainly not about 1 guy. This GURU is just part of a big problem that needs to be stopped.
I know Aceto throws diuretics at guys without understanding them. I can't see his protocols being any worse than what I have seen recently. Luke Sandoe came out about it but then back tracked and went back to him after his show. I have also seen some crazy protocols for men (especially Middle Eastern) that consist of 4-5 days without fluids but that doesn't excuse the protocols that have come out recently. The human body is very resilient so even if people don't die there are multiple girls who have come out who ended up in hospital post show. Bodybuilding is extreme but some of this stuff is simply wrong.Agreed, I don't even think Milos's slin protocol was that extreme, it was totally reasonable.
Also, the diuretic protocols being used by the top men's coaches are pretty crazy, even the 'safe' coaches like Aceto. Armchair bodybuilders on the internet would shit their pants if they heard them.
As far as I know, there are 2 women who died, every time someone mentions 'some other person who died' they can't give a name? I agree 2 is too many but there is a lot of lying with an agenda going on in these interviews.
You obviously have an agenda (as you clearly state) and are not aware of what other 'big name' coaches are up to because they are doing the same shit.@BigTex, sorry y’all had to deal with the health issues. Sounds like you got taken for a ride by a con-artist, but one that has a good reputation. Glad to hear your wife has fully recovered. Best thing to do is spread the word in your circle to NOT utilize this coach. In time hopefully they’ll lose clients. Eventually word spreads and they’ll develop the wrong rep and be yesterday’s news!
Cage
The fact that JM was relatively safe and still died is a perfect example of how dangerous bodybuilding is.I agree but I chalked it up to just a dumb meathead thing he said, I don’t think he was saying Meadows was pushing bad drug protocols. At least I hope he wasn’t saying that. John has always pushed health first. Ray would be a piece of shit if he was trying to imply Meadows had been one of the Death Gurus.
You obviously have an agenda (as you clearly state) and are not aware of what other 'big name' coaches are up to because they are doing the same shit.
True that.The fact that JM was relatively safe and still died is a perfect example of how dangerous bodybuilding is.
^THAT is an agenda, obviouslyBest thing to do is spread the word in your circle to NOT utilize this coach. In time hopefully they’ll lose clients. Eventually word spreads and they’ll develop the wrong rep and be yesterday’s news!
Cage
I've never seen anyone say that."if you are paying a coach why are you asking? Just do what the coach says, that's what you pay him for!"
^THAT is an agenda, obviously
just did a 5 minute search of proM from google and found multiple instances of “just listen to your coach” “you’re paying him why don’t you follow his advice” etcI've never seen anyone say that.
I used 250 mg of test e to set 14 world records. I tried 300mg for 1 week and I could hardly control myself. What seems low for some is high for others thus what seems low for some is extremely high for others. That is why plans are individualized not just blindly doled out, one size fits all. When you take stimulants on an empty stomach and vomit and then have the shits, something needs to be changed. This just ain't working so well. When you pay $500 to someone who should know better and this is what you get that is pretty fucked up. Quite frankly I was very embarrassed as this was my idea.I have just noticed the doses and they are not high at all and very light. I think with your wife it was just a case of her body reacting badly to the extreme diet and Shelby not understanding how to rectify the situation (or not given the chance). Many have posted about starvation diets early on from him and for some it will work and for many it won't and for some it's just going to dig them in a hole they struggle to get out off.
It's no wonder if the guy is training hundreds of people at the same time. Even if he stays at home and never goes out there is no way you can personalize 400 plans. A lot of these guys simply have an autoreply of upping drugs/fatburners and lowering calories no matter the feedback from the client. It will work but it will fuck up so many women and it's totally not needed. It's weird because many guys are stating it's the clients fault and Shelby can't be blamed but the same guys often post stuff like you hire a coach for a reason, so you don't have to think, for his expertise and you should simply listen to your coach and follow his advice and not question it. As I posted I see both sides but this is not good and it sounds like he fucked up many women to the point they stopped competing. If I had a wife/gf and she was given that protocol I certainly wouldn't be happy and I am sure the same guys defending him on here would be the same way.