By David Barr
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A New Year is upon us and that
means all kinds of new resolutions and predictions are floating
around.
For my first resolutions I have
vowed to abstain from originality, and to begin the process
of fabricating wild statements that I can later deny ever
making (in spite of evidence to the contrary). With that,
I give you my Top 10 Predictions of 2009!
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Supplements
1. This will be the year of carnitine,
as compelling evidence continues to emerge about this interesting
compound. The ensuing carnitine wars will disrupt the lives of anyone
who has ever shopped at a GNC.
Canadians will rightly complain about
the fact that carnitine is still illegal in that country, but then
calm themselves with legally available marijuana.
2. Tocotrienols will begin to get
noticed as a novel form of Vitamin E, although it will be a year
or so before they take prominence on the supplement stage. Interest
in the nervous system, fat loss, and anti-aging, will help their
emergence from supplement limbo.
3. Interest in leucine will continue
to grow as the predominant nutrient regulator of muscle growth.
BCAA's will still be useful, but a shift toward this single BCAA
will become more apparent. Yet at the same time, no one will be
able to agree on an optimal dosing protocol.
Team Staley
4. Charles will continue his dominance
of the strength sports world, as he decides to don a kilt and toss
around a gigantic stick. The difference is that this year he will
do so outside the privacy of his own home.
5. Phil will still be huge and will
set even more records in the deadlift -this time in a different
weight class. Can a 700lb pull be far behind?
Unlikely Scenarios
of the Year
6. In opposition to continued use
of reason and evidence, millions of huge and ripped adolescent arginine
users take to the streets to prove the effectiveness of "nitric
oxide supplements". Thousands die as the resulting "extreme
vasodilation and muscle pumps" induces a precipitous fall in
cerebral blood pressure.
7. Already translated into 2 languages,
The Anabolic Index becomes the standard nutrition series of Latin
and ancient Chicomuceltec.
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Nutrition
8. As carbohydrates become
"new" again, people will begin to see the importance
of personalization for diets. Muscles will be fuller, energy
levels higher, and performance better as a result of subsequent
glycogen storage.
9. Having run out of macronutrients
to reduce for fad diets, micronutrition becomes the next
target. Water and vitamin C will become labeled as the worst
potentiators of fat gain, and their erroneous restriction
will be the source of numerous books (and subsequent hospital
visits for dehydration and scurvy).
Performance
and Recovery
10. The athletic world is
turned on its head as we begin to explore the completely
untapped power of the nervous system. The revolution begins
with my next book, and things will never be the same again.
Raise your expectations. Raise
The Barr!
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About The Author
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