Mael

1. The other things I disagree with, I'll post later, cause it's late, and I don't feel like cracking out the books right now. Well, maybe I will. Guess it'll have to be a surprise.

2. Turns out, I am wrong about the .8 grams. Seems as I was up late reading, I misread the passage. Unfortuantly for you, so are you. To quote...

"The normal diet in modern nations provides considerably more protein than the relatively small amount required for muscle development. In fact, a 175-pound adult requires only 80 grams of protein per day (1 gram of protein for every 2.2 pounds of body weight), which is less than 3 ounces of protein daily."

This comes from page 250-251 of ACE's Personal Trainer Manual, Second Edition.

3. Studying fitness and muscle growth doesn't mean you have a clue better than anyone else. Eight years of studying the wrong things doesn't make them right. One thing that you'll often read people as saying, usually those who work in the fitness industry and have Phd's in Exercise Physiology or other related fields, and bodybuilders that study exercise, is that a lot of people who body build do it wrong. But if you have good genetics for muscle growth, bad form and not doing it right can be overcome easily.

And for the record, I'm not disagreeing with you to be argumentative or an ass, but considering the poster is 16 and inexperianced with lifting, giving advice is one thing, but claiming to be the be all and end of knowledge (which is the impression i got from reading your journal), isn't gonna get this kid anywhere when you're not necessarily right or when there are other ways that may or may not work better for him.

And Anon, this may be a great time for you to start reading up and learning (from as many sources as possible) about exercise on your own.