Ruralgirl, hi and I'm glad you found something of use from the post. I spent a lot of time reading up on the subject and found some of the information pretty amazing as well - I had no idea about green tea and theanine.

Lately I've noticed a few people working out and working out w/o any time off, believing the old mantra "more is better" - I've been there myself. Overtraining happens, but it can be avoided. Hopefully this might help someone avoid that pitfal.

I sure hope your friend's knee heals up!
Nat