Is it true that you can only gain one lb of muscle per week?

[biggerplz09]

Just wondering..

[lynkkkkk]

I think so yes, any other weight gain can be attributed to fat gain, or water weight.

[biggerplz09]

haha, that's depressing.

oh well. thank you.

[-SLIX-]

1. What if you train multiple bodyparts in the week
2. What if you eat more calories
3. Suck my knob


Edit: Strong red

[biggerplz09]

1. What if you train multiple bodyparts in the week
2. What if you eat more calories
3. Suck my knob


Edit: Strong red

I just saw a couple articles that said the scientific max of muscle building hovers around 1 lb a week unless you hit a growth spurt. I was wondering if that calculation is true.

[Loctus]

You can't put on one lb of muscle per week.

Impossible.

Can't be done.

No way.

[JC_Strongman]

No, everything you read is just jokes.

It's actually less after a while, otherwise we'd all be super swole in several years time.

[Aussie12]

You can't put on one lb of muscle per week.

Impossible.

Can't be done.

No way.

Exactly.
In b4 all the 'but I gained 60lbs in 12 months naturally' noobs.

[biggerplz09]

Yeah, can someone give me an explanation?

I'm trying to determine my goal for summer. I'm at 140ish right now. And from now until end of summer when I start college is about 19 weeks. I wanted to bulk, and was wondering what a realistic goal was.

[-SLIX-]

Exactly.
In b4 all the 'but I gained 60lbs in 12 months naturally' noobs.

This man speaks the truth. But that sux.

[-SLIX-]

Ronnie coleman put on 40 lbs one year? He is on everything. And he can't even do it. lol

[dunkalicious]

it's possible to gain 10lbs of muscle a year, so you do the maths

[jpot]

Just wondering..

You can put on more than 1lb of muscle in a week but not week after week only like twice in a row max

[stevenXD]

Depends on how experienced you are e.g. a complete skinny beginner could gain 30 LBM in one year whereas someone who's been training for 10+ years would be lucky to gain 1-2lbs LBM in one year

in b4 "but if you were cut open, drained of blood, water and glycogen you will only have 1 lbs of pure dry muscle gained"

[NathanielS]

If you had any idea just how much 1lb of muscle was, you'd appreciate it a lot more haha.

[FrankMcGrath_Jr]

52 lbs. of lean mass is a huge ****ing difference. You add 52 lbs of lean mass to me, and you've got Andren0lin(maybe a little bit less than Adren0lin). Add it to Dunkalicious... and CHIRST!!!! YOu've got arnold with 12% BF.

[chiraag]

yes that's true. if you put on more htan exactly 1.000000 lb of muscle in a week, you explode

[Steven13579]

In Rippetoes starting strength it says you can gain 10-15lbs of muscle in the first 2 weeks with proper diet and training

is this true?

[Petka]

u can only gain 2lbs per month real musle without water and glycogen

[dunkalicious]

u can only gain 2lbs per month real musle without water and glycogen

LoL at broscience

[DavidTheObese]

you can, but you'd need steroids , a perfect diet and lots of gym.

[dunkalicious]

and lol at "only one lb of muscle"

[Aussie12]

yeh if you look at 1lb of steak that is a fair bit of meat lol
if i could add one of those to my body everyweek i would probably look like gunter haha

[Opies]

1lb of solid muscle per month is a good short term goal, although you won't reach it consistently. 10lb of lean mass in a year is a good long term goal.

I would love to see anyone gain 1lb of muscle per week. 52lb of lean mass in a year? Body build for 2 years then win a Mr.O. All natural baby.

[7399martyn]

In Rippetoes starting strength it says you can gain 10-15lbs of muscle in the first 2 weeks with proper diet and training

is this true?

rippetoe did not say that.

[stevenXD]

1lb of solid muscle per month is a good short term goal, although you won't reach it consistently. 10lb of lean mass in a year is a good long term goal.

I would love to see anyone gain 1lb of muscle per week. 52lb of lean mass in a year? Body build for 2 years then win a Mr.O. All natural baby.

Gaining muscle/LBM is a non linear thing, think of it as an exponential curve



Gains in LBM lbs on the Y axis
Time in years along the X
(numbers are not relevant here)

Roughly it would be something like this but the majority of gains are in the first few years so the curve would be a little less steep at the beginning

[bjmusa]

you can gain more then 1 lb in less time it just depends on what you are eating and what you are lifting and using for supplements

[N4th4n]

haha, that's depressing.

oh well. thank you.

how is that depressing? You get your noob gains and shoot up. You're 12lbs heavier in 2-3 months. Your gains slow down. You put on 6lbs every 2 months. Thats over 30lbs in a year. Thats at least 14-15kgs. Ever seen how much of a difference 15kgs makes? Alot.
And who the hell wants to get big in a day? Where is the fun in that?

[olibeast]

yeh if you look at 1lb of steak that is a fair bit of meat lol
if i could add one of those to my body everyweek i would probably look like gunter haha

i was gona use this as an example.

get 12 1lb steaks and imagine that stuck all over your body. you would defo notice a difference.

[olibeast]

okay so if theres 48 weeks in a year and u gain a lb a week your gaining 48lbs of muscle in a year. that almost seems impossible, i know theres plateus n stuff but dang. its hard to determine how much muscle you gain. everyones different

you do know how many weeks are in a year right?