what exactly are noob gains? and did i miss out on my chance of gaining a lot of size if instead i gained a lot of strength because the first 2 years of my weight lifting i wasn't in a caloric excess?? Thanks in advance.
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Thread: noob gains
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12-18-2008, 07:55 AM #1
noob gains
"No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training...what a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable." - Socrates
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12-18-2008, 07:57 AM #2
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12-18-2008, 08:50 AM #9
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12-18-2008, 08:54 AM #10
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12-18-2008, 09:00 AM #11
Don't get me wrong I hope you all the best and that you make this a lifestyle, I'm just saying that it is very unrealistic to gain that much muscle. I'm not saying your gaining fat instead im just saying that there is a lot of other things involved, it could be water weight, glycogen stores or something else.
As long as your progressing, working hard and having fun with it it doesn't really matter.. good luck man
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12-18-2008, 09:08 AM #12
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12-18-2008, 09:36 AM #15
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02-07-2009, 01:40 AM #16
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02-07-2009, 01:47 AM #17
Noob gains as far as I know (and in my case) refers to the time when an untrained person begins training and eating well, and they both rapidly build muscle and lose body fat at the same time. It usually last about 1-2 months before it goes to normal.
And also, you can lay down a lot of muscle in a short amount of time. I went from being a computer geek, to working a landscaping job, and I dropped about 15 pounds, while simultaneously becoming WAY stronger and packing on a ****-ton of muscle. This is simply because I was eating a ton of food, drinking loads of water, and working out 8+ hours a day 5 days a week of both cardio-esque activities, and weight lifting-esque activities. This was over a 2.5 month period. Some sick noob gains imo. And that 15 pounds was WEIGHT not FAT. I went from 200 to 185, while building a lot of muscle, so I had to lose probably 25+lb of fat. Thats what you can do as a noob when you go from completely sedentary with a ****ty diet rich in kraft dinner and ramen, to 40 hours of physical work a week and a diet rich in protein bars, sandwiches and home cooked dinners (also, some good genetics)Last edited by Opies; 02-07-2009 at 01:54 AM.
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02-07-2009, 02:32 AM #18
Did you miss out on size by not eating in caloric excess. Possibly, but also possibly your training regimen was not specialized for hypertrophy.
You said you got stronger but not much bigger. Were you doing low-reps at high weights? If so, this is very possible because your fast-twitch fibers will not increase in size at the same proportion your slow-twitch fibers will. This is why bodybuilders might have a great deal more LBM than a powerlifter who can bench, squat, or deadlift the same 1RM.
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