Nice post bro
I personally believe anybody who takes BB seriously knows the mental conception of the sport.The determination to suceed and the drive even to enter the gym is all mental.This is a trait that one either possess or not.It will follow you through life and will be apparant in every day pursuits.
As for flaming if the guys who reply to posts advising on different methods can only supply so much info I believe it is up to that person who asks the ? to utilise there own requirements and research and learn.IMO if you don,t have a good understanding of training or diet you should never consider doing AS.I have never done training courses and what I have learnt is from reading and researching
They are just my views but you have a good post and that will educate a lot of newbies and intermediate guys.
Billy