w.a.r_32

swordfish

5x5. 25 lbs in 3 months is a lot but it can be done and with a small amount of it fat. Eat until you can't eat any more, wait 2 hours, repeat, wait 2 hours repeat, etc. etc.

If you really want the 25 lbs take in 5500-6000 calories a day, most of that coming from quality foods. Im talking a truckload of chicken, beef, brown rice, oats, weight gainer, milk, cheese, whole wheat bread, eggs, cottage cheese, fish, and on and on. Don't be afraid of a little bit of junk food, just don't over do it. try to take in 2-2.5 grams of protein per pound, 4-4.5 grams of carbs per pound of bodyweight, and about .75 grams of fat per lb. This is just a rough estimate, and many will disagree that this is too much food, but I say, eat even more than this, shoot for 6500 calories and 3 grams of protein per pound.

It is extreme to do all this but if you want the 25 lbs bad enough then it is all within reach.

P.S.- I hope you have a good amount of $ for these next 3 months because its going to cost you an arm and a leg.

w.a.r_32

Hey im sry about the error i meant 12 or less months. Sorry about that.

Tough Old Man

It's an individual choice. No one can answere that question for you. Everyone is different and what works best for one doesn't mean it will work best for another

TJ Cline

First year lifting??? you can put on 20Lbs of pure muscle if you have a great diet and workout...
Second year 10-15lbs is great....most can only gain 10lbs by this point
third year 8-10 lbs
fourth year and on 1-5 lbs per year.

The bigger you get the harder it becomes to gain more muscle mass and strength.

Tough Old Man

I'd have to say this is correct. I just finished putting on 19 lbs in 5 weeks. For the first time in the last 18 months ny diet was shit for those 5 weeks. Yes I gained around 3/4" on my arms but gained 1.25" on my waist. Am I happy, fuck no.
I wish i would have watched my diet as good as I did while cutting. I would have put 3/4" on my arms and maybe 1/2" on my waist. That 17 lbs was a lot of fucking water and fat and gaining 2 lbs of LBM and no fat in those 5 weeks would have been better.