Growing MAB - Input

[beam]

I would like to see a recipe section. If you want to put all the macro's great. I get sick of eating the same thing week in week out. I am sure everyone can add something worth eating to this section. How many people do you think google eating healthy on a daily basis. I think it should be only recipes not loaded with questions and comments. We know what we like and can sub or leave out whatever we want.

[BendtheBar]

Originally Posted by beam

I would like to see a recipe section. If you want to put all the macro's great. I get sick of eating the same thing week in week out. I am sure everyone can add something worth eating to this section. How many people do you think google eating healthy on a daily basis. I think it should be only recipes not loaded with questions and comments. We know what we like and can sub or leave out whatever we want.

That's a great idea Beam.

My question...would you guys prefer a recipe section on the site, or as a sub-forum with recipe categories such as "beef", "soups", etc...?

[kman025]

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

That's a great idea Beam.

My question...would you guys prefer a recipe section on the site, or as a sub-forum with recipe categories such as "beef", "soups", etc...?

my vote is on the site.... but with categories such as what you posted if this is possible

[BendtheBar]

Originally Posted by kman025

my vote is on the site.... but with categories such as what you posted if this is possible

Sounds good. It will be better organized that way. We'll have to start a forum thread for recipes, and make sure we agree on categories.

[BendtheBar]

Originally Posted by strkout35

yeah i figured it's a pain in the *** to put together, but if there's a complete database of exercise videos here that could be a major part of getting more people to the site

It is a pain, but will be very cool when done. And I want all exercises...powerlifting and strongman...no one has those.

[BendtheBar]

Originally Posted by DocColossus

Have you considered reformatting peoples profiles to be a bit more like bb.com or Facebook, aka easier and more user friendly?

I would love to. The development on this would cost probably well over 10K unless I could find a kicka$$ forum modification.

Originally Posted by DocColossus

Also, an events calendar (to be viewed publicly) would be useful, a message board per state per region where any upcoming shows, contests, celebrity appearances...etc. would be seen by those who also live within that region. Maybe you could have a zip code search engine built into it so people can locate events within 50 miles of their hometown or whatever...

That's definitely on the to do list. Another good idea.

Originally Posted by DocColossus

Having an archive for strongmen, power lifters, Oly lifters and bb'ers would be nice too. Have each archive be separate from one another, each with athlete bio's, links to their pages/websites, links to their personal journals if they have one (I chat with Travis Ortmeyer in his journal). Have videos linked to Youtube or wherever for each athlete, photo gallery, etc.

Another great idea. No one has bios on powerlifters, Oly lifters and strongmen.

Originally Posted by DocColossus

Lastly I think you should add another smiley for the Doc haha... a smiley of the Xman Colossus, having him look baddass and angry, and this smiley would be used anytime people were feeling like ripping someone in half after a great training session, or after finding out they only have a week to live, and everything in between... And call the smiley The Doc. That's just my opinion though haha...

Lol...we'll have to have a town hall meeting on that

[kman025]

Docs ideas are extremely GREAT. do them now!

[BendtheBar]

There is a social network that would integrate with Vbulletin. It's called PHPFox and runs $300. It would cost me maybe $600 to get it up and integrated, but users would have everything from blogs to Facebook/BB.com style profiles.

Here are some features:

Features » phpFox - Social Networking Script

Any thoughts? I don't have $600 to pull out of my butt right now, but where there's a will there's a way...

[strkout35]

that looks really cool, i like the little IM feature that'd be awesome

[kitarpyar]

Originally Posted by BenReilly

Kit would be all over this one

Lol, yeah, I am all for it

I dont think I have much to add over and above what everyone else has said. I notice Doc already mentioned an events calendar. Was just thinking one feature to add in the events calendar would be to allow members to update a "personal" event calendar whereas they can upload if they are traveling someplace etc. What I am getting at is such a tool can actually help members meet face to face and may be have a workout / PWO meal together, especially everyone thinks of this site as a fairly close community.

I was actually hoping to talk to a GL and Ben if they happen to be in Houston until my October conference plan over there got scuppered