I asked Eavesy a straight question but instead of answering it he lost his temper. Protein overdosing - which Eavesy was advising on the 'today's gym session' thread - was in full swing during the seventies. It came about because supplement companies who sold protein powders saw a way to take advantage of the tremendous change in physiques brought about by anabolic steroids. So they sponsored some of the top bodybuilders who in return promoted the protein lie.
Anyway that is how it started and that is how it is today. The same old nonsense spread from one generation to the next with the same old victims - usually teen age boys - getting hoodwinked by the new breed of steroid users.
I'm not too bothered about adults who are foolish enough to buy into the 'one gram per pound' philosophy; they get what they deserve for listening to iron heads and ignoring nutritional science. I think though that it is good to guide youngsters toward rational advice, so they can achieve their fitness goals safely and without wasting the little money they have.
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