***Teen Section Rules/Guidelines, Important Info- EVERYONE READ BEFORE POSTING!***

[Bignbuff]

These rules are brought to you by pogue and I added some that apply to this section.

Welcome to the bodybuilding.com forums! We have a few simple rules for our members, so everyone can have a more productive and enjoyable time here. Please read through these rules carefully before posting. If you have any questions about them, please PM(private message) a moderator

1) Do not attempt to start flamewars (ie: no baiting). Posts that are irrelevant, insulting, or simply stupid that are posted in an attempt to start flamewars, increase post count or generally cause aggrevation will be closed or deleted. Repeated violations of this rule will result in a ban.

2) Do not be a post whore. This essentially means that we do not want members to post simply for the sake of increasing their post count. Here is a general definition of a post whore Definition by dio
This behavior will be dealt with on a post-by-post and user-by-user basis. Please DO NOT REPORT post whoring. If we continously see post whoring, it will be dealt with by deleting the majority of the users posts (to lower post count) along with a warning. If the actions continue, it can be a bannable offense.

3) No posting links to online accumulative count increase games (browser based). These include virtualbodybuilder, outwar, kingofchaos, druglords, etc. These are games whereby an individual has numerous people click a link, which increases their score. Posting these will result in an IMMEDIATE BAN and we will report them as spam to the game, which will result in you losing your overall score.

4) Be respectful of women. Please do not refer to women as bitches, whores, hoes, sluts, skanks, etc. These are offensive terms and threads containing these terms (in reference to women) will be edited, closed or deleted. Repeated warnings will result in a ban.

5) Trolling will not be tolerated. Trolling (posting bull****, nonsense, or attention getting threads) with false accounts, with the intention of disrupting this forum, causing harm, or aggrevation of the members of the mods will get you banned. If you continue to reregister accounts, we will report you to your ISP for spamming & violation of their terms of service and have your account canceled.

6) Posting SICK or DISGUSTING pictures/movies/websites will result in AUTOMATIC BAN! Pictures of tubgirl, goatse.cz, etc will result in an IMMEDIATE ban. This includes images of death, gore, sexual pictures, or anything just obsene or gross.

7) Keep signatures SHORT. We are all sick & tired of seeing members with page long signatures. The first time, we will simply ask you to change it, if you don't cooperate you will be banned. Just keep your signature less than 10 lines or so and you should be fine.

8) There is no advertising allowed on the forum, and posting links to outside vendors is not allowed. This board is run and sponsored by Bodybuilding.com, but we want the truth about the products, good or bad, to be posted here so you can make a smart decision. You are welcome to post links to the cyberstore within the site, but we do not allow discussion of other supplement store sites for obvious reasons. If you attempt to post about other stores, you may notice they are blocked out with asterisks (***). Although you are welcome to discuss any manufacturer's products, you may not publicly display other places to purchase these products. If you are a supplement company or store owner, you are welcome to post here - but advertising links in your signature are not allowed. Advertising of products is also not allowed, however discussion of products whether they are sold through the Bodybuilding.com store or not, is allowed with some exceptions. (There a few brands that we do not allow to be discussed because of abuse.) If you are a supplement company owner or representative, please make it clear to us your affiliation with the company. Other unrelated advertising is not allowed, but you may PM a mod if you wish to post a link to your website in the misc forum. We do not allow links to online auctions or to advertise to other members if you are trying to sell your supplements or other products. This includes ebay auctions, online stores, personal forums, etc.

If you want to post your referral link for FreeIpods, FreeFlat screens, FreeDesktop, Freevideogames, etc please do so in this thread: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hreadid=306813
Starting new threads with attempt to advertise this will be closed and deleted and you will be banned if you continue these actions.

9) Be respectful of the other members. Racism, bigotry & sexism will not be tolerated. We do allow frank discussion with the other members, and like to have a laugh, but some things are not appropriate. Repeatedly flaming, insulting and attempting to cause fights with other members will not be allowed and can result in a ban. Please be respectful to the board, the members and moderators. If you have a problem with another board member, please PM a moderator about it.

10) No posting sources or asking about sources for prescription or illegal drugs (including steroids). We want to protect our members safety from scammers and illegal purchases. We can no longer allow individuals asking for ancillary drug sources such as Clenbuterol, T3, Online pharmacies, etc. There is a steroid forum on this board, and you can find information about most of these drugs in there. This includes discussion of PH/Test boosters or anything similar. Failure to observe this rule will result in an automatic ban at the direction of the board adminstration.

11) Moderators decisions are final. Our moderators are all unpaid volunteers who are looking out for the best interests of our members. We want to help each and every member get the best experience possible on our board, but there will always be individuals who choose to break the rules and be banned. THERE IS NO PUBLIC DISCUSSION ON THIS. If you have a problem with a decision a moderator makes, please PM (private message) them and discuss with them the issue. We will be glad to discuss it with you there, but starting threads about it is not allowed. These threads will be closed or deleted.

12) Do not cross post. There are many catagories in this forum, which should have subjects pertaining to them. Please make sure you are posting your thread in the correct section. For misc topics, go to the misc section. DO NOT post your question in more than one forum. Multiple threads will be closed or deleted.

13) No posts about RACE. We do not allow posts asking about preferences or functions of various races, ethnicities or creeds. This always end up turning bad and will be closed or deleted.

14) If you wish to discuss Religion and Politics, please do so in that section. Religion and Politics Forum

15) Do not register multiple usernames. This is self explanatory. If you are caught using multiple usernames, your accounts will be banned, and if you reregister you will be IP banned and your ISP will be contacted to report abuse.

16) Do not place "Banned" under your username. This is annoying and we have enough to worry about having to deal without this nonsense. If you place the word "Banned" under your username, expect to become banned.

17) Only report posts that need to be reported. This means messages that are spam, advertisements, violations of these rules and problematic harrasment posts.

[Bignbuff]

18) There is absolutely no discussion about Anabolic Steroids (AAS), PHs, or any type of Illegal Drugs in this forum These posts will be deleted on the spot, and you will be banned. Drugs are not safe for teens to use. There will also be no discussion of underage drinking. It has no place in this section.

19) Do not start a thread about How much can you bench??, How Big Are Your Biceps??, etc. These posts will be closed as soon as a mod sees them.

20) Do not start threads about Richard Sandrak or Andrew Taylor. Both have been discussed plenty on here. The threads usually go nowhere.

21) Do not ask for evaluation on you if you don't post pictures of yourself.

22) When someone posts pictures of themselves, be constructive with your responses. No saying you're ugly dude, you look like you got beaten with an ugly stick?, or your physique sucks. Instead of your physique sucks?, say it looks like you should start a bulking cycle so you can gain some mass.?

23) Please give good advice. We are dealing with our bodies and our health here. If you don't know the answer or cannot give an educated answer to what someone posted, please let someone who does know respond.

24) Keep thread titles specific. If you post a thread with a title such as Help?, I have a question?, or Confused, your post will be closed. It is courteous to other members to give them an idea of what they are opening when they click on a thread.

25) Before asking questions, please run a search. This is one of the largest bodybuilding forums on the internet. We have thousands of members, who just like you, have questions to ask. There is nothing wrong with asking a question. However, the same question you have, has probably been answered already. So please run a search. If your thread could easily be answered by running a search, it will be closed.

26) Raids. Anyone initiating one will be permabanned. All other participants will at least receive a temp ban. This is at the direction of the board administration.


By being a registered user on the bodybuilding.com forums, you agree to these rules. These rules can change any time, without notice. These rules apply in this section of the forum, as well as all other forum categories.

Repeated warnings of any of violations of any of these rules can result in a ban. Please use the "Report this Post to a Moderator" function if you see anyone violating these rules, or find an offensive post.

Above all, we want you to have a pleasant experience on bodybuilding.com so you can learn how to achieve your fitness goals. If you have a question about any of these rules, please PM a moderator.

[Bignbuff]

Non bodybuilding related threads should be posted in the misc section, NOT in here.

The occasional off topic thread will be allowed, if it directly relates to teens. A few examples of acceptable off topic posts would be concerning: school, part time jobs, and any experiences that you faced which other teenagers have, or might in the future. You should put O/T (off topic) in the thread title if you feel you need to post an off topic thread in this forum.

If your thread does not pertain to teens or bodybuilding, DO NOT post it in here. Your thread will be closed.

Thanks.

[Bignbuff]

We recently had the addition to a few pros to our forums. To distinguish the difference between the pros and posers, we made some special changes:

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HOW TO DETERMINE WHO IS A PRO & WHO IS A POSER?
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Name: All pros names will appear in bold.

Profile Title: All pros will say IFBB Pro Bodybuilder Or Fitness/Figure Competitor.

Picture: All pros and ONLY pros, will have a 50x50 size picture under their name. We are only doing this for the pros so that we can distinguish the difference between a poser and a real pro. Thanks for understanding. We can not make it so that everyone has pics with over 65,000 members, our board will be slower than the other bodybuilding forums combined. We want to keep the board fast and clean!

We have to remember, over 70% of internet users still use a 56k modem!

[Bignbuff]

I helped Bignbuff create a Best of the Workout Section thread, and that helped clear up some more board room over at the Workout Programs forum, so I thought that if I made one of those regarding the Teen Bodybuilding forum, it would free up some more board space. I will use links from other forums, but also links from the teen forum, as well as some of the stickies.

*Training Articles*

A Beginner's Guide To Bodybuilding by Poppa Pump

A Guide to Bodybuilding by Peaked

More Bodybuilding Basics: A Definitive Guide by Peaked_18

Fundamental Bodybuilding Information by Sychokid

The Bodybuilding.com Bible by Deciever and Bignbuff

Doing The Splits (Solid Routines Here) by BRIT_BEEF

Different Types of Training Explained by Hepennypacker52

Updated Different Types of Training Explained/The Faces of Weightlifting

High Frequency Training by meathead198

The Official List of Exercises Needed to Gain Mass by Big Daddy Shane

The Cardio Compilation by Bignbuff

Muscle Groups by the regulars by Midian

The Ab Guide: Getting That Visible Six Pack by Hepennypacker52

HST For Dummies by Hepennypacker52

Hypertrophy Program by FortifiedIron

*The Teen Competition*

The First Ever Teen Fourm Competition!!! by BOZZ

The Official Competitors List by BOZZ

Competition Rules by BOZZ

*Supplement and Nutrition Articles*

Nutrients by back-lock

Creatine Facts by FortifiedIron

Weight Gaining Basics 101 by juanca

How To Eat Your Meals During Class in High School by not so big

Pre, During, and Postworkout Nutrition by alan aragon

Teenagers and Prohormones/Steroids by pogue

Acne, Stretch Marks, and Gyno by Red-Level

*Training Discussions*

Proper Gym Behavior

Upright Rows Discussion

Muscle Fiber Discussion

Max-OT vs. HST

Lifting Fast vs. Lifting Slow

The One Day Arm Cure

Reps for Building Mass

Teen FAQ

Bodybuilding Link Guide for Beginners by juanca


Theses aren't all of the good articles and threads out there, but it takes out a big chunk of them. If anybody has anymore articles/discussions to be added to the list, PM me.

[Bignbuff]

Fellas


If you notice a thread that is blatantly trying to provoke a reaction or seek attention i.e trolling, then please don't post in it, just ignore it.


Trolls start threads in order to get a reaction out of us..........take that away from them and they will have little point in visiting this forum. You have to understand that these sad individuals actually get a thrill out you reacting to them, not only that but by posting in the thread you are keeping it BUMPED to the top of the forum.


Would appreciate if you could help the site by doing this.

[Bignbuff]

Seeing as though this site has countless members that register everyday looking for advice, I thought it would be a good idea to make a thread about the best ways to benefit from using this forum. There is an abundance of good and unfortunately bad information on here. This thread was created to make your stay more pleasant.

Ten Tips to Better Forum Usage

1) Search Funtion- This is probably your most important tool when doing research. Since this site has so many members just like yourself. It only makes sense that they have asked the same question that you’re going to ask. Learn to use it properly and you’ll become a bodybuilding guru.

The Search Funtion

How to Use the Search Funtion

2) Sticky’s- At the top of each forum are sticky’s. These are threads that have been approved by a moderator or administrator as extremely important. Sticky’s generally contain valuable information regarding the forum’s rules or info on the subject of the forum.

3) Watch Out for Misinformation- While there is a multitude of good members on the boards, there is also a bunch of newbies posting misinformation. If you don’t agree with something, simply ask the member who posted to explain what they’re posting and/or back it up with scientific evidence. As a rule of thumb, you can generally trust that what the moderators and veterans are posting is correct information.

4) Report the Post Function- In the bottom of each post there is a button entitled “Report this post to a moderator?”. In the event you see a thread with racial remarks, spam advertising messages, harassment, etc. you should report the thread. That way, a moderator can take the correct course of action with the thread.

5) Private Messaging- If you have a question or comment for one particular member, use the Private Messaging system the board has. It works sort of like E-Mail except it’ only with members of the board. If you have problems with a member or moderator, it is always best to use this function.

6) Oh so many posts!-Since there are so many posts every day in this forum it’s quite common for you not to be able to find a thread you posted in. All you have to do when you first come back to the forum to find your posts is simple. Go to the search function and type in your username where it says search by username. It will run the search for you, and all the threads with yellow arrows pointing down next to them are the threads that have been posted in since your last visit.

7) But I want to become a moderator!-There’s tons of members on this board that would love to become moderators. The moderators and administrator choose who will become a moderator. Your best bet is not to spam the board about becoming one. Instead, post lots of good information, follow the rules, contribute to the board in a positive manner, and they’ll notice.

8) Informative Thread Titles- As common courtesy to members. Include some information about the subject of the thread when posting one. If you do not, the thread will probably get closed. Examples of inappropriate titled include Help? or Question?.

9) Posting Multiple Threads on the Same Topic- If you ask a question in one section, please do not post it in another, or at least wait a couple days to. In the event your question doesn’ get answered at first, simply reply to your own thread with “bump?” and it will go back to the top. If it still doesn’t get answered after a couple of days, then try a new section.

10) Common Forum Abbreviations and Sayings

Bump- This has two purposes. Primarily, it is used to bump a thread back up to the top of the page so more people can view it. Secondly, it is used as a form of agreement if you agree with what was said.

Troll- Someone who comes to the site to cause trouble and is banned by moderators. They are known to come back and back.

Flame- Harassment of another member. This is not tolerated by the moderators.

TTT- To the top. This is basically the same thing as bump.

LOL- Laughing out loud.

ROTF- Rolling on the floor

LMAO- Laughing my ass off

PM- Private Messaging

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[Arlecchino]

Rules have been updated at the direction of the board administration. Pay particular attention to the rules about raids and AAS/PH/DS.

[PLANETGETLOW]

We can no longer allow discussion of pro hormones or steroids taken medically or otherwise on the forums.

Please refrain from discussions of these topics as moderators will now be monitoring for those posts.

Thanks everyone!