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Makes sense.


Someone asked me to look into those, too. They were based on a VERY VERY flimsy premise, IMO.

The personality types are based upon the action of drugs on invidduals. See:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2810834/

and

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rob...ZuPR3e8URA


That idea might just resonate with some personalities, though, which makes for a great selling point.

Confirmation bias is a powerful psychological phenomenon.


Yes, of course.

The word "efficiency" gets used a lot by bodybuilders, but this is rarely defined. It has a specific meaning (and is contrasted with economy) in exercise physiology, but I really have no idea what is means *specifically* as you use it here. From a physiologist's perspective, you'd have to have some means of measuring this. (I can think of ways it could be done, but I doubt you had these in mind.)


From the first reference above:

"Pharmacological studies that examined the associations between extremes in temperament types and classes of antidepressants that primarily act on certain neurotransmitters or prevent their breakdown have produced highly inconsistent findings (Joyce, Mulder & Cloninger, 1994; Joyce et al., 2004; Nelson & Cloninger, 1995, 1997; Newman et al., 2000; Sato et al., 1999; Tome, Cloninger, Watson & Isaac, 1997). These mixed findings challenge assertions concerning simple one-to-one associations between temperament extremes and neurotramitter functions, as well as the utility of temperament profiles in informing choices among pharmacological interventions. Additionally, in some research, there is an indication that character rather than temperament dimensions better predict response to antidepressant treatment (Sato et al., 1999), which is also inconsistent with Cloninger’s model (Svrakic et al., 2002).

Tests of Cloninger’s (1987a) hypotheses concerning the association of temperament with sensitivity to environmental cues (e.g., to novelty, reward and punishment cues) and responsiveness to such cues (e.g., exploratory pursuit, appetitive approach, passive avoidance) have also yielded mixed findings (Chapman et al., 2003; Corr et al., 1995; Farmer et al., 2003). There are further indications that the associations between TCI temperament dimensions and prototypical stimulus-response profiles are not as simple and straightforward as Cloninger originally proposed (Farmer, Whitehead, & Woolcock, 2007).

Finally, Cloninger’s theory asserts that temperament and character development occur sequentially, with temperament development preceding that of character (Cloninger & Gilligan, 1987). Findings from Constantino et al. (2002), however, indicate that temperament and character dimensions among preschoolers are about equally stable between 30 months to 65 months of age, and that character dimension scores do not significantly correlate with age.

Overall, there is not strong support for the main assumptions of Cloninger’s theory, nor is their solid support for the hypothesized structure of personality traits as measured in several versions of his inventory. Perhaps because of its appealing simplicity and readily testable hypotheses, Cloninger’s theory has frequently served as the foundation for research investigations into personality and psychopathology. Although such investigations have produced many useful findings, it is becoming increasingly clear that the model and the measures used to operationalize its main elements have several significant flaws, and have limited utility in exploring and explaining important processes related to personality and psychopathology."

There are a number of personality


Sounds like a plan.

FWIW, for bodybuilding purposes, moving with the greatest power output through your exercises may not be the best course of action. And becoming the biggest / best bodybuilder possible certainly doesn't go hand in hand with becoming the best power athlete, so you're looking at a trade off here either way.

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I don't know how to break the response into quote squares like you did so I will just respond in one clump.

As far as the personality stuff I can see how that works out. Basically I think what they did there was take some personality traits and make a program that would be more fun for someone with that type of personality. Which could result in them sticking with it / enjoying the workouts more.

However simply enjoying the type of workout and getting the best results are not always the same thing.


Yeah, as far as the speed goes you are right, and I already know this... I typically like to stay well rounded, or that has been my focus for the last few years. However to do my best at the show, I am going to need to focus purely on hypertrophy, and not worry about the other factors until after the competition.

It's not like speed is a hard thing to retrain, especially for someone who is naturally explosive.