posted May 12, 2000 10:45 AM            

calories daily=2300

protein=44% 253 grams daily
fats=28% 71.6 grams daily
carbs=28% 161 grams daily

i have eaten most of my carbs in the daytime and at night past 5 i eat about 60% protein,30% fats and 10% carbs.
i always work out with weights around 5-6 in the evening and then eat and eat again at 10:00 p.m but i still cant get the bottom layer of abs to show, i have really built my top 4 abs, they are doing greatly and can see them better than ever, but i cant really see my bottom abs and they feel like half the size as the top 4 abs, i do crunches every other day and about half of them are for the bottom abs, i do leg raises,reverse crunches,and the hi knee crunches where you lift your legs and bend your knees, anyways the bottom ones just will not build.is there any chance i may have torn muscles there or something?i am only 4% bodyfat and everywhere else i am very toned up except for that part.

my other questions are these

what effect does coffee have on building muscle?i drink alot of coffee but have cut the caffeine way down, i use a tiny bit of coffee mix when i make it,it looks more like water or tea when it gets done, and i was wondering if there is anything wrong with some caffeine in a bodybuilding stage.

my last question is steroids. i have had many people ask me if i am taking them, i am only 153 pounds but somehow i have a 200 pounder build, my shoulders are 22 inches,arms are 13.5,hell my calves are 14.5 and my thighs are 20, but my waist is only 28, i was wondering what does the steroids really do to you, would you just put on mucle or would you add fat as well?i have amazingly put on 15 pounds of muscle in the last three weeks and added no fat, my main goal is to add only muscle and no fat that way i will not have to lose any weight as soon as i get to my desired muscle level,

i cant believe how much i have improved because i do eat things with sugar in them like in the morning i eat a bowl of dried frosted flakes and another bowl at 3:00 before i play basketball, does the food really matter as long as you burn it off

well if anyone can help me i would appreciate it, one thing though i have noticed around the bottom abs they are right beside my belly button, so if they did show they wouldnt look right, for som reason my belly button is higher than it should be, any help would be appreciated

joe