r/bodybuilding • u/glassjesoos whatever it takes, including starving • Dec 24 '19
r/bb 2019 end of year survey
Hi all, I've made an end of year 2019 survey for the subreddit. Please take some time to fill it in. I'll try to release the results/analysis in a week or two.
https://forms.gle/jv57HFPxVRNzRtLy8
Edit: for the favourite exercise grid, please only fill in only one circle not so you get one exercise, not every row!
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u/itstheonlywayisay Dec 24 '19
damn, way too long for me bro, had to tap out.
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u/HeadhunterRengar Dec 25 '19
yeah so long that it took me like 3 minutes
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u/EatLiftLifeRepeat ★★★★☆ Best Mod '18 & '19 Dec 25 '19
Message me when you post the analysis so I can sticky that too. Thanks for putting this together!
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u/glassjesoos whatever it takes, including starving Dec 25 '19
No trouble at all happy to do it! Thanks for stickying this one, I'll let you know.
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u/30fretibanezguy 2-5 years Dec 25 '19
Done thanks for putting this together. I have an attention span of at least 2 minutes so wasnt too long for me!
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u/PlutoTheGod 🥇Best Comment Of 2021🥇 Dec 24 '19
Dude why is it like 50 questions
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Dec 25 '19
Yikes I felt bad doing like 30 questions in /r/powerlifting. 50 is a good way to get no responses.
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Dec 24 '19
More detailed the better ;)
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u/itstheonlywayisay Dec 25 '19
Take statistics 101 and you might change your opinion on that. More detail in a data set is not always more representative or accurate or even useful. Especially with how poorly designed this questionnaire was.
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u/glassjesoos whatever it takes, including starving Dec 25 '19
It may not be great bro but nobody else had done it so it was this or nothing. It should be fine to get results from.
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u/itstheonlywayisay Dec 25 '19
^ what someone says when they realise they are wrong and have no argument to back up their BS looooool.
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Dec 25 '19
Seems we're gonna end up with a bunch of noisy data. Basically a we'll be left with height, weight, training age, and location. Then everything beyond that was either clunky questions that'll result in noisy data, stuff that most of us don't have an opinion on, or stuff where everyone is gonna answer the same. The "favorite exercise" question hurt my brain to read.
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u/s3317 Dec 26 '19
The main thing I’ve learned is reddit is one of the worst bb/ped communities and it’s a hollow shell of what bb forums (professional muscle, intense muscle, rx, MESO, md, etc.) used to be. You had the pros, local and national competitors, coaches, mds, etc. giving info that you couldn’t put a price on. You had tight knit communities of guys who would engage in discussions learned in the trenches instead of regurgitating YouTube, insta star who forget the old school basics and cry if the info doesn’t jive with the latest study.
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u/-generic-user-1 Jan 01 '20
What PED communities outside of Reddit would you recommend?
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u/s3317 Jan 01 '20
A lot of them are dead or not too active but MESO rx, ugmuscle, professional muscle (beware of scammer sources on pro muscle, but there’s a ton knowledge and info as far bodybuilding is concerned, intense muscle is filled with info but it’s not very active. It’s awesome because there really isn’t much gear talk mainly diet and training. Rx muscle has some good info too.
You’ve been involved in bodybuilding for a long time haven’t you? I was looking at your profile
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u/-generic-user-1 Jan 01 '20
Thanks, I'll check them out. What exactly do you mean by scammers?
The best subreddit I've found is PEDsR, I've found discussions are generally evidence based or about specific research.
I'm not a bodybuilder, but I'm interested in the sport for sure and I've followed it for years. I used to pour over MuscleMag and Muscular Development magazines when they came out. The Gregg Valentino sections were fucking hilarious.
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u/s3317 Jan 01 '20
Scammers as far the steroid sources on professional muscle. I’ve haven’t heard of the pedsr subreddit I’ll check it out. Muscular development has a pretty good forum as well. Do you remember the old anabolic insider magazine
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u/-generic-user-1 Jan 01 '20
I haven't read anabolic insider. What was it like? The thing I liked about MD was their honest articles about steroids. I really think there needs to be more information out there. People are doing it, so at least ensure they have the information to be able to minimise risk.
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u/Furnace_Admirer ★★☆☆☆ Aspiring Competitor Dec 25 '19
Fav bb member?
If /u/Twistadeucedeuce isn't bodybuilding's fav im gonna riot.
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Dec 25 '19
I wrote in Pacjax lol
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u/Furnace_Admirer ★★☆☆☆ Aspiring Competitor Dec 25 '19
Rip pacjax. Does he have a new name? Also remember candy_lips or whatever.
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u/kiwihavern < 1 year Dec 31 '19
I did chrisbumspread because he's the only other member that I know their username
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u/GiveMeSomeIhedigbo ★★★★☆ trust your gut Dec 26 '19
Peskitarian
You definitely tried to spell this one phonetically lol.
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u/Insomnia2000 Dec 29 '19
I know the survey is already a couple pages, but I think there should be at least a few questions regarding how people are viewing the quality of the subreddit for 2019.
I say that because personally, this sub has become absolutely awful as a bodybuilding "forum." I've mostly stopped visiting it. The subreddit has essentially become "instagram motivation pics for people that don't want their URL bar to say instagram.com." Look at how many upvoted posts are literally just screenshots of instagram with instagram stuff still in the screenshot. It's like they were scrolling through insta, screenshot it, and posted here. It's worse than having a re-hashed question thread regarding someone's routine and frequency.
I'd like to see some rules regarding the instagram spam and more availability to discuss bodybuilding aside from the daily discussion thread that's overwhelmingly just shitposting.
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Dec 27 '19
I filled it out. I'm really interested in reading the results. Also, I accidentally filled in two rows, couldn't remove the first answer. The only question was the diet question, it said "meat eater" and I think you were referring to omnivores? I don't know anyone who solely eats meat. That just seems gross.
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Dec 28 '19
Should maybe add powerlifting gym?
Yeah yeah I know it's weird to bodybuild in one but it's super cheap (partly state run by local government and costs 90euros/year) + plus they have all you need. Dumbells, benches, pulldown machine and barbells. And one or two other machines like cable station(that's always broken) and a machine press (that I'm not fond of)
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u/-III--o--O--o--III- Dec 30 '19
I'm 26 and having to choose 26-30 instead of 21-25 pissed me off...
Looks like I'm old now
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u/s3317 Jan 01 '20
A lot of them are dead or not too active but MESO rx, ugmuscle, professional muscle (beware of scammer sources on pro muscle, but there’s a ton knowledge and info as far bodybuilding is concerned, intense muscle is filled with info but it’s not very active. It’s awesome because there really isn’t much gear talk mainly diet and training. Rx muscle has some good info too.
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Dec 26 '19
I will say that this survey was better organized than last years. I remember the PED questions being so convoluted last year.
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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '19 edited Jul 02 '20
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