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There are two different types of work your muscles can do. One is aerobic, the other is anaerobic.

Diring a set flow of blood through the muscle is restricted and muscle work quickly becomes...

And you have been gaining more than that?
Still no answer about whether or not those "claimed" gains were new muscle or re-gaining.

For an average size (height) person building over a pound of...

He was directing his post to assmunches.
He did not say if lifters were re-gaining, or building NEW muscle.

You can dream on...
2.4 lbs of LBM a week...

You try it and let us know how it...

It's a joke, right? 30 lbs of muscle in 3 months?
It isn't happening, unless a lifter had this muscle mass before, and lost it due to whatever...

Gaining 1lb of brand NEW muscle a week is...

I posted that gaining strength in 10-12 RM range DOES equate to muscle gain.
OK, total noob gaining for a few workouts may do it due to learning to lift and better CNS recruitment, but after that...

People just want instant gratification, I want mass, and I want it today.
If you ARE in fact gaining strength in 10+ rep range, while performing full ROM, without loss of proper lifting form, then...

Do you have a bodybuilding goal in mind, or is it just the weight loss?
You could be 6'2" 260 and in good shape, but this is much higher goal than just losing 40 lbs.

If bodybuilding /...

I assume you are talking about Dorian Yates? Yea, his volume was the lowest among any pro of his time, he stated somewhere he only trained 3 hours a week total.
If you watch "Blood and Guts", that...

OP, at 15, following low volume routine may be somewhat early. If you have the time, then spend it learning as much as you can about proper lifting, different exercises. Do some sports, be active. ...

You don't know what are you talking about.
OP diesn't have to follow Mentzer to the letter, but Mentzer had some good ideas in his earlier days. Later he bacame somewhat extreme in his routines....

If you are within 15% BF, then mirror works fine, but once you get around 20% mirror doesn't tell you much.
If I gain 1 lb I must know that most of it is muscle. I have enough fat as it is, and I...

OK, I looked into insulin resistance, and it appears that this condition affects overweight people who DO NOT exercise or lift weights.
It is not the high BF level, but rather high ammounts of...

I still do not get what routine you are following, I doubt even you know.

The goal is getting stronger, weight gain is a side effect.

You must objectively ask yourself: does my strength gain...

Can you elaborate on the insulin problems?

The fact that natural athlets are able to get to higher LBM with higher BF is well known. So, having higher BF must have advantages even in ranges...

One small bump

I have done it all. Upper body only, 5 days a week, hard to remember everything.
Results do not lie. I was always making progress, no matter what I did.

Bottom line is, there is a certain rate...

I am a believer that long term bulking is the fastest way to reach one's genetic potential in terms of muscle size and strength.
There is a perception that in order to gain muscle mass you...

Some people feel that way, so they prefer working out reletively easy 6 days a week.
Personal choice...
I workout 2 days a week, and I know a get plenty of ANaerobic stress in those 2-2.5 hours....

Look, building muscles is a simple concept. You need 3 ingredients: Stimulation = Stress, Recovery and Nutrition. They have to be in balance, otherwise gains will stop.

As far as the right...

Wow, you do NEED some advice.

First off, at night he should not be eating fruits, and only sugar free yogurt. He should have protein and FAT rich foods later in the day. Stay away from carbs in...