I have DB Bench as the first exercise on chest day....and I don't have the best genetics either, but considering when I started (about 2 years ago) I was 135 lbs, started benching with a 50lb BB and I could only curl 10 lbs an arm...I'd say that the 250lbs I bench now and the 55lbs I curl in each arm shows that I can work hard. ;)

I tried doing multiple muscle groups per day, like you said Peter, back and chest. When I do my workouts I always go full out and I find I don't have enough energy to do two intense workouts on major muscle groups, so I've been trying to do a major group by itself and then do multiple muscle groups with smaller muscles. I guess you could say that I do Max Effort almost 90% of the time.

Dave, diet is good, I have a really high metabolism too which doenst help much. I try and get about 1-1.5 grams of protein per lb of bodyweight per day (right now I'm at 165lbs). I don't eat alot of junk food for the most part. I've never supplemented with anything, I've seen great results just eating smart and eating ALOT.

So far everything has been going well, weights have been increasing on almost all of the exercises, the poundages are starting to get pretty high