{"id":6883,"date":"2012-07-28T19:20:22","date_gmt":"2012-07-28T23:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/?p=6883"},"modified":"2014-10-16T17:23:53","modified_gmt":"2014-10-16T21:23:53","slug":"the-truth-about-broscience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/the-truth-about-broscience\/","title":{"rendered":"The Truth About BroScience"},"content":{"rendered":"

What Is BroScience?<\/strong><\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

According to the urban dictionary…
\nBroscience is the predominant brand of reasoning in bodybuilding circles where the anecdotal reports of jacked dudes are considered more credible than scientific research.<\/font><\/i><\/p>\n

If you have spent anytime following the online bodybuilding and fitness guys, reading the forums, reading the YouTube comments, and all that stuff then I’m sure you’ve heard and maybe even used the term “BroScience”<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Now most people shoot down “BroScience” and use the term in a negative way. But ultimately I don’t believe that anything or method is “right”<\/em> or “wrong”<\/em>. It all depends on the particular situation and context in which it is used. When you break it down, BroScience is just another way of saying real world experience.<\/p>\n

A lot of guys get their panties in a knot and get wrapped up in heated debates over BroScience<\/strong> VS. Real Science<\/strong> or laboratory studies. I think it’s a bloody waste of time myself because when it comes to building muscle, losing fat, and getting in your best shape the focus needs to be on what works best for YOU in the real world. <\/p>\n

Yes, scientific lab studies can help point us in the right direction and answer a lot of questions. But what really matters the most is real world results. <\/p>\n

Just because something makes sense on paper doesn’t always mean that it will translate into more muscle and less fat on your body. And on the flip side, sometimes you may do something diet and training wise that makes no sense from a scientific stand point, yet it works for YOU and you’ve gotten solid results from doing it. Does that mean you should stop doing what works because you can’t prove it on paper in a formal research study? Hell no, do what works in the real world!<\/u><\/p>\n


\nBroScience VS. Real Science
\nIt’s like comparing the doers and the thinkers…<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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It is certainly good to do your research and think things through, but you need to realize that results only come when you get off your ass and start doing something.<\/p>\n


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This is a story that I got from the Urban Dictionary<\/a> which gives a good overall explanation of this concept…<\/p>\n

Professor Shnootgarten:<\/strong> What are you drinking there?<\/p>\n

Tommy:<\/strong> Just a protein shake with some carbs; I need to get my 350 grams daily.<\/p>\n

Professor Shnootgarten:<\/strong> According to the 30 pubmed studies that I\u2019ve downloaded, any amount greater than 22.341 grams of protein post workout is superfluous for greater protein synthesis. Additionally, insulin spiking, if that\u2019s your intended objective, is neither necessary nor helpful toward replenishing glycogen stores unless, of course, your focus is high rep, time under tension endurance tolerance rather than maximal load, low rep hypertrophy stimulation.<\/p>\n

Tommy:<\/strong> Dude, over the last 8 years, I\u2019ve gone from a 148 pound weakling to a 220 pound beast doing the same stuff that worked for my dad, and you\u2019re a buck fifteen and have never actually seen the inside of a gym.<\/p>\n

Professor Shnootgarten:<\/strong> Well, according to last year\u2019s in-vitro study of skeletal-muscle glycogen phosphorylase done at the University of Stuttgart School of Bio-Organic Chemistry Deluxe…<\/p>\n

Tommy:<\/strong> Spare me the science lesson Mr. Wizard; you\u2019ll change your mind next week when new studies reveal the opposite conclusions. You can take your research and your weak pale self, and I\u2019ll take the 500+lb.deadlift that I got with hard work and a little help from broscience.
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Real World Example…<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n\n\n
\nTo give you a real world example of this. I remember watching a strength training seminar by Dave Tate from Elite FTS<\/a>. And Dave told the story of how he was powerlifting in college and after several years of training he hit a major plateau and he couldn’t get out of this training rut.<\/p>\n

He was desperate to find a solution and resorted to reading numerous books on strength training and seeking advice from his professors and kinesiology guys at school. And basically they told him that he had reached his “genetic limit”<\/em><\/strong> and that further strength gains were impossible.\n<\/td>\n

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Long story short… <\/em>
\nHe ended up training at West Side Barbell with the “Dump Truck Boys”<\/em> as he referred to them. Note: this was before the days of the Internet and the term BroScience wasn’t around then. But I’m sure it meant the same thing. <\/p>\n

Dave found that the guys who trained in these hardcore dungeon gyms and moved a shit load of weight while pushing each other to constantly improve made the best gains. These guys didn’t worry about what the dude in the lab coat thought was possible or impossible. Or what the fitness experts considered right or wrong. They basically did what worked form them and as a result created some of the biggest and strongest human beings on the planet.<\/p>\n

Conclusion…<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

So the moral of the story is that yes science will lay the foundation for all the muscle building and strength training information that’s out there. However, actually realizing your bodybuilding and fitness goals ultimately comes down to doing what works for people in the real world. And with all the buzz words that are floating around on the Internet today, this is often referred to as “BroScience”<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Now I realize that with this blog post I’ve probably opened up a can of worms. Some people are going to love it and agree with me. Others are going to think I’m an F-ing idiot and hate my guts, but that’s ok, the world will keep on spinning.<\/p>\n

I’d love to hear your feedback on this topic. So please feel free to post your comments about Science VS. BroScience and what has worked the best for YOU.<\/p>\n

I’ll chat to you in the comments below \ud83d\ude09 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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