My friends holiday training

[esham]

We start holidays soon and have 5 weeks hes going to train like a powerlifter and eat tons of healthy food he wants me to give him a ruff estimate of what he could gain in weight (muscle) but I dont know what to tell him. He also wants to compare this to what he could gain bodybuilding. What should I tell him.

[MiloMan]

Here's what you tell him:

"Five weeks later, after the holidays, you'll know for sure. There's no way to judge until you do it. Do you see a crystal ball around here anywhere? Put on the feedbag and start lifting."

[esham]

LOL

He seems pretty dedicated and isnt in bad shape he wants to come back to school with a noticible difference I tell him he can do it.He wants to gain around 1kg a week of muscle. Do you guys think its possible what should I tell him to keep him motivated cause Im not that good at motivation myself and sometimes slack off with training so I dont want to set a bad example.

[Ironhorse_m87]

one kg a week of muscle? no chance.

[lgp9999]

Originally posted by esham
eat tons of healthy food

That really depends on what he considers healthy food. If he says that it's vegetables, low fat, ect. then his progress will be hampered. He needs to eat lots of fat, carbs, protein, ect.

[BPP]

if hes looking for size, he should be BBing

PLing is about strength..size is an after effect with the help of a calorie surpluss diet

[Rookie]

His pie in the sky dreams will come to a halt once he realizes its not that easy. It is a slow process.

[MiloMan]

Originally posted by Ironhorse_m87
one kg a week of muscle? no chance.

Yep, no way without some "help", especially if he's not a beginner.