{"id":2362,"date":"2014-03-26T12:09:46","date_gmt":"2014-03-26T12:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bulk.com\/uk\/blog\/?p=2362"},"modified":"2022-08-23T14:46:28","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T13:46:28","slug":"how-sad-young-douchebags-modern-britain-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bulk.com\/uk\/the-core\/how-sad-young-douchebags-modern-britain-response\/","title":{"rendered":"‘How sad young douchebags took over modern Britain\u2019 – Our response"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201c\u00a0<\/strong>Dear Clive Martin,<\/p>\n

We just read your article entitled \u2018How sad young douchebags took over modern Britain<\/a>\u2019. Wow.<\/p>\n

We get it – yep, don\u2019t think you are the first to raise objections to people working out. Back in the day people thought what Arnie was doing was \u2018freakish\u2019, but we highly suspect that the former Governor of California is the one laughing now.<\/p>\n

However, what\u2019s come as news to us is your slanderous opinion of creatine<\/a>. All over the UK there are men and women (you forgot about the women, Clive) who use creatine but do not spend their evenings taking \u2018Monster cocktails and creatine\u2019. In fact, creatine works best when taken about half an hour before and after a workout, and is usually mixed with water not Monster cocktails. Although when creatine is as cheap as \u00a31.99 per 100g it’s hard not to take it with every drink you consume. If the men in question have made some progress, it’s probably best to assume that their cocktail evening has been thought through and that they\u2019ve taken their creatine at the most optimum time of the day.<\/p>\n

You also make the statement that \u2018guys, who weren’t much bigger than me in our school days, had all become enormous, seemingly overnight\u2019. But, just so you know, no one becomes huge overnight. Instead, what happens is a series of choices about lifestyle and nutrition coupled with dedication, hard work and a healthy dose of mental strength. It might be that you happened to notice the effect of several peoples months of hard work and dedication at the same time. And don\u2019t forget that supplements aren\u2019t miracle workers. No one takes whey protein one day and wakes up the next looking ripped – they enable you to achieve your maximum but only when coupled with some effort on your part. These guys that you\u2019re slating have most likely worked pretty hard to look the way they do. Even if you dislike their aesthetics, don\u2019t they at least deserve an \u2018A\u2019 for effort?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s probably our fault that \u2018guys you’d never thought of as sporty or tough before\u2019 now are equipped with an envious physique. We\u2019ve been selling premium whey protein<\/a> at the cheapest prices in Europe for some time now, so it was only a matter of time before even the most unlikely of customers succumbed to our products.<\/p>\n

And because of our company policy to make only the best sports supplements with the highest quality ingredients, when you said that \u2018creatine, or any of the various protein powders that I imagine will end up being considered as my generation’s thalidomide or asbestos at some point in the future\u2019 you hurt our feelings. We could go as far to say this is slander, but we\u2019re nice guys, so instead we\u2019ll just tell you why this is a wildly untrue statement.<\/p>\n

– Whey protein is the same protein found in whey, produced when milk separates from curds when making cheese. It is not a chemically produced drug.<\/p>\n

– Whey protein is also used to help control asthma, high cholesterol and obesity, and assists in weight loss, allergy prevention and the management of late-stage cancers. Some people claim it helps to prevent colon cancer. We don\u2019t remember asbestos getting quite the same write-up.<\/p>\n

– Protein is a healthy part of a regular diet, so we\u2019re assuming that you mean the other ingredients that go into protein powders are the ones going to cause issues later in life? We can\u2019t speak for all the protein producers out there, but at BULK POWDERS\u2122 we test all of our ingredients at an independent laboratory<\/a>. We feel it’s important that our customers know exactly what they are taking, so our transparency across our entire range is clear to see – we list dosages and provide a full list of ingredients on the packaging of all of our products.<\/p>\n

What we do agree with though, is your opinion of the guys \u2018who look good on the beach but can’t fight for shit\u2019. And that’s because here at BULK POWDERS\u2122, we\u2019re lovers not fighters. (And we do look very good at the beach.)<\/p>\n

Yours Sincerely,
\nBULK POWDERS\u2122\u00a0\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Do you agree with Clive’s view on modern Britain, or are you the very audience that he is attacking? Whether you have a scab on your face or a face full of fake tan, let us know what you really think on our Facebook<\/a> page or via Twitter on @bulkpowders<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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