How much muscle can you gain realistically in about 6 months if you really throw yourself into it? I'm just curious to know because obviously gaining bad weight and loosing weight can be accomplished in a relatively short amount of time if you really set your mind to it. (And risked your health of course)
Thanks in advance
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02-24-2010, 03:08 AM #1
How much muscle can you gain safely in about 6 months?
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02-24-2010, 04:58 AM #2
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The short answer: Not much.
This article by Lyle McDonald is very informative on the subject of genetic muscular potential- it can give you a rough idea of how much you could expect to gain.The Journal: Epiphanies, DOMS & Cottage Cheese
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=110296001
Things that a fashion-trained PT does:
http://charli-cohen.com
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02-25-2010, 02:30 PM #7
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If you're a beginner to lifting, you may see larger results than an experienced person - perhaps about 5lbs if you're lucky. Otherwise, 2-3lbs is more likely.
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05-14-2013, 01:55 PM #15
Anything is possible, depends on the individual and how much you eat. In 6 months of hard training and good dieting, it will be a noticeable difference from day 1. I for example have been training again now for nearly five months, started at 68 kg's and have managed to put on a massive 16 kg's. Not all of its muscle though, in the process i gained a bit of body fat around the stomach like you would on any hi-carb protein. Im just a beginner though so results will start to slow down. But the results are there.
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05-30-2013, 11:21 PM #16
I was 170 a couple months ago, then went down to 165.
In the last two weeks however I've been taking in the recommended 1g protien/lb of bodyweight at minumum, and intake simple and complex carbs at breakfast, pre, and post workout, and am on an upper/lower split with ample cardio and supersets. I've gained 5 lbs of muscle in these two weeks and am going strong.
post workout i've been consuming about a .25g protein/lb bodyweight, and about .5g carbs/lb of bodyweight.
hope this helps!
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06-29-2013, 02:25 PM #17
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07-03-2013, 05:11 AM #18
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07-04-2013, 12:11 PM #19
Just my two cents, I started my bulk in august 2012 weighting 110 lbs. I ballooned up at 150 lbs (December). Lot of fat gains you can guess! I started recomping (sloppy diet tho) in March or so and now I float around 130-132 lbs. I'm planning of going down to 126-127 lbs and then bulk again (keeping it kinda lean this time). I have more body fat than when I started, but then again I was skinny as ****. Don't know how much muscle I've gained, but I think I look better now. I definitely feel better
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