A question for Layne....

[ChrisC]

Since you are involved in research I was interested to hear your thoughts on this

When reading most literature on nutrition (peer reviewed stuff). It is apparent that difficulties may exist when trying to apply the results to bodybuilding because the data used in the study often suffers from huge sample selection problems (at least in relation to bodybuilders). Typically studies are conducted using very sample sizes and more importantly the subjects are atypical of bodybuilders (i.e. non weight training indidividuals). Do you think it is possible to generalize the results from studies on non lifting individuals to bodybuilders?

Appreciate your thoughts on this!


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[str8flexed]

if it's a generalized study... it is very difficult to relate the effects to weight trainers. For example... many supplement companies like to use studies on type II diabetics to support their claims... which you couldn't choose a worse group of people to try and link to weight trainers.... you are talking about obese, insulin insensitive & glucose intolerant when weight trainers are on the opposite end of the spectrum.

Now, studies that examine mechanistic data are much more useful; for example studies examing arginine and it's conversion to NO are mechanistic studies that are well documented and examine something mechanistically based.

The answer to your question is... it depends on the study... it really does. I think my professor and I are going to do some work with weight lifters and bodybuilders in the upcoming years as he is really interested in that sort o thing

-Layne