Hey, no problem, whatever helps, I am 21 and have been training seriously since I was 16. When I first started training I was bone thin, weighing in at 130 lbs. at 5'5". I am now about 5'8 at roughly 155 lbs. I train heavy and always use proper form (I have confirmed this with multiple personal trainers in my gym). My diet consists of between 6-7 meals daily (including 2 protein shakes). I eat more than my friends can believe, and each of them weighs a good fifty lbs. more than me, haha. Daily caloric intake is roughly 4,000 calories and I am a big fan of egg whites, double hamburgers, steak hoagies (double steak), vegetables, chocolate or strawberry milkshakes, almonds, toast lathered in heavy amts of peanut butter, tuna, ect. I stay sure I don't exceed 2 1/2 hours without some source of a high-calorie meal containing 35-40 grams of protein. My gains came to a stop about 9 months ago, and I am unable to exceed a max of 215lbs on a flat bench, 235 on squat, and 225 on deadlift, and can't put on an ounce for the life of me
. I do NO cardio in fear that I will burn needed calories. I've decided that gear may in fact be the only way I can achieve the kind of results I have in mind. Does this help at all...?