Thread: Muscle gains

Naturaly... just muscle no fat....not much. For a natural bodybuilder to put on 7 or so pounds of muscle in a year is doing great. But if your starting from totally non working out and your eating right you could gain more. It takes time and dedication to build muscle.

In 7 years I went from 155 to 205. I'm cutting and am down to 195 at 10%BF. To be shredded I need to lose 10 lbs. Thats 30 lbs LBM in 7 years. Thats a 4 + lb average a year, and I work hard. Until you diet down after 5+ years of hard work, you don't realize how little real muscle you have built. Its tough but wort it.

I will be extremely happy if after 12 years, I have put on 60lbs of real muscle. I will be 215 lbs shredded (hard to imagine)! There are no (natural) short cuts.

The muscle may come slow later down the line, but the first 3-6 months of training will yield dramatic results, especially if you have already lifted at any point in your life. I weigh approximately 200 pounds right now at 15% bf (30 pounds). When I started lifting less than a year ago I was 165 with maybe 12% bf (19.8 pounds). So, I have put on like 25 pounds of muscle in less than a year. The last 5 pounds have come a lot slower though. The first 20 pounds took maybe 4-5 months.

I'm a lean (but not ripped) 191 lbs the now, been training 18 year but only strength training 7 year, due to other sports it's a mix of cardio and weight training i do the now.

Not sure about bodyfat amount but i increase in weight by about 4-8lbs over 6 month.

Only supplement i use is a protein powder, probably would use other supplements if had the chance but get drug tested, i follow a strict diet and training routine and drink a lot of water.

Reason i was asking is a guy at the local gym claims in 3-6 month he can easily gain 10-12lbs of lean muscle naturally, wasn't sure if this sounded normal, he been training longer than me.

10-12 pounds of lean muscle is a stretch even for chemically enhanced guy`s.Tell your friend that an increase in bodyweight doesn`t always equate to an increase in lean muscle totally.There is a lot of waterweight involved plus fat gain.

in 3-6 month he can easily gain 10-12lbs of lean muscle naturally,

HAHA if possible why isnt he a pro? I seriously doubt thats possible.

20 raw pounds versus 20 pounds of muscle is quite a bit. On me 20 raw pounds is about an inch on my arms, LBM I have no idea. On a shorter guy thats pretty astounding, for many 10-15 pounds is an inch on the arms.

hey mudge how tall are you?

ive found after taking a month out and doing no training whatsoever, then going straight into a pretty heavy month of training i can gain 3 lbs but it doesnt last the next month i might not gain much at all.. i need another month off

Originally posted by scottrtrout
Naturaly... just muscle no fat....not much. For a natural bodybuilder to put on 7 or so pounds of muscle in a year is doing great. But if your starting from totally non working out and your eating right you could gain more. It takes time and dedication to build muscle.

7 Pounds is right on the norm, but whenever starting after taking a while off it could be different. Muscle has memory. I gained around 15 pounds in a year and lost BF% naturally. But thats just a personal experience.