I agree on informing yourself, which is why I tend to stay clear of anyone called a “guru” 😉 I prefer rationalism over egotism. I like Lyle McDonald’s articles on diet and fitness. For a more holistic approach I like to just listen to how I feel.

As much as possible, base your knowledge of general health, exercise performance, and nutrition on objective, rationally derived knowledge. In other words, clinical research, published studies, and so on. From this pool of accurate and objective knowledge, you can extract what works for you and thus form a personal and subjective routine/diet/etc.

The problem with most fitness gurus is that they take subjective knowledge (what works for THEM) and advance that as objective knowledge that should work for everyone. Don’t get me wrong. If you’re watching these videos strictly for motivation or that momentary lift to get through workouts during a hard week, that’s different. Just don’t take everything they say at face value. Question it, investigate for yourself, then arrive at your own conclusion.

If you want rational, objective, clinically backed articles on exercise performance and nutrition, visit my blog. I won’t post the link here; my intent is not to advertise my website. Find the link in my profile and browse the exercise performance and nutrition sections.

If you have specific questions, contact me via the contact page.

Best of luck with your studies and your pursuits.