How much muscle do you gain per year?

[workoutdude]

Hey watsup everyone. I was just wondering how much muscle everyone here gains per year? This last year I gained about ten pounds while maintaining my body fat.

[user87745477315471972481]

10 pounds is a fairly realistic number, if you are natural.

[NickM234]

up to 5-8 lbs a month until you get to a reasonable size (20-40 lbs added) then around 1-2 a month once your fairly big.

[NickM234]

There have been naturals who put on almost 10 pounds in a month when they first start training and eating properly.

[Lift2Live]

Originally posted by NickM234
There have been naturals who put on almost 10 pounds in a month when they first start training and eating properly.

Begginer gains. supposedly ur supposed to be able to gain a pound of muscle per week.

[Assassinator]

It obviously stops at some point, when you've been training naturally for quite sometime, you gain and you loose all the time.

I gained 20 lbs of muscle in 1 year, and im still lean.

I intend to gain about another 10-12 lbs during this second year.

[Rocky388]

so far i gained 9 pounds in my first 2 months of lifting. (actually once this week is over it'll be 2 months) I know these are begginer gains, but is this good progress?

[Lift2Live]

Originally posted by Rocky388
so far i gained 9 pounds in my first 2 months of lifting. (actually once this week is over it'll be 2 months) I know these are begginer gains, but is this good progress?

yea, u probably didnt get any fat gain.

[jay81]

You'll gain fastest when you first start off, it'll slow down though later. I think for a natural, 10lbs of lean muscle a year should be expected, 15 - 20lbs would be a good goal providing you have a superiour routine. I've heard of more than 25lbs of lean mass being gained in a year from reputable people, but even if it was true it would be very rare. Who knows? Maybe you are superman! I'd say don't put limits on yourself numberwise, but just keep in mind the numbers I and others here have given you are good estimates and the limit for most everyone so don't be disappointed when you don't gain 50lbs of lean mass or something like that. Whatever you gain, as long as you do your best you can be happy with it.

[williebeaman]

i was 161 pounds when i first started doing weights now 11 months down the track i am 200 through harcore training and eating as much food as possible

[chrisweeks]

Originally posted by williebeaman
i was 161 pounds when i first started doing weights now 11 months down the track i am 200 through harcore training and eating as much food as possible

Very nice bro, muscle gains.., or lots of fat as well?

- Chris

[Captain Action]

10 pounds in a year??? I got 15 in 2 months...

[perdog 151]

how can u tell how much mucles in lbs u gain. when i started i was 160 now im 150 about 5 months later (been training for a year and serious for bout 4 or 5 months). even though i lost weight i gained hella muscle. by bicep is about 2 inches bigger than when i started my forearm is like 3 in bigger. my chest is huge and im vascular on my arms. my bench shot from 130 to 180 and im gettin stronger by the day. so even though i lost weight i still gained muscle. but how do u tell how many pounds of muscle u gain.

[ralph4u2c]

i went from 135 to 155 in 5months and looking to be 170 within 3 months (or sooner). my one year goal is 180+ ....

[guitarguy]

20lbs of muscle in a year is respectable. I'm averaging about 20lbs a year, though it is starting to slow now...

[Rocky_Maivia]

A realistic goal would be 10 pounds per year. Keep in mind that's less than 1 lb per month


10 lbs/year x 5 years = 50 lbs. If you started at 165 you would be 215 lbs in 5 years !!!

Anyone who says they can gain more than 10lbs of lean muscle a year is either full of **** or on steroids. (or a newbe )

[guitarguy]

Originally posted by Rocky_Maivia
A realistic goal would be 10 pounds per year. Keep in mind that's less than 1 lb per month


10 lbs/year x 5 years = 50 lbs. If you started at 165 you would be 215 lbs in 5 years !!!

Anyone who says they can gain more than 10lbs of lean muscle a year is either full of **** or on steroids. (or a newbe )

Many people have done it. Its not common for everyone to gain 20 lbs in a year; lets face it, most of the people in the gym don't know what they are doing or just don't have the drive to do their best in and out of the gym. I'd say most anyone can do it if they apply themselves to the fullest of their ability; but then there are also those that tell themselves and others that they can't do it ^.

[Rocky_Maivia]

Originally posted by guitarguy
Many people have done it. Its not common for everyone to gain 20 lbs in a year; lets face it, most of the people in the gym don't know what they are doing or just don't have the drive to do their best in and out of the gym. I'd say most anyone can do it if they apply themselves to the fullest of their ability; but then there are also those that tell themselves and others that they can't do it ^.

Maybe I wasn't being clear enough. What I meant was that its unlikely for an experienced trainee to gain more than 10 lbs of LEAN MUSCLE (no fat) per year.

Obviously a newbe can put on 10+ lbs in his first 2-3 months, but the gains slow down rapidly after that.

Anyone who can gain 20lbs of lean muscle a year will probably become Mr Olympia in 3-4 years :P

[guitarguy]

Originally posted by Rocky_Maivia
Maybe I wasn't being clear enough. What I meant was that its unlikely for an experienced trainee to gain more than 10 lbs of LEAN MUSCLE (no fat) per year.

Obviously a newbe can put on 10+ lbs in his first 2-3 months, but the gains slow down rapidly after that.

Anyone who can gain 20lbs of lean muscle a year will probably become Mr Olympia in 3-4 years :P

This is true. I always get a kick out of the newbs who say "I gained 15lbs of muscle in 2 months, because I have good genetics".

[Ne0_ErROR]

What if you do a crazy bulk, you might gain alot of fat, but wont you gain alot more muscle too?

[jay81]

20lbs of lean muscle in a year is possible with an excellent training program and decent genetics. It's hard to tell how much of a weight gain is purely muscle, in most cases some will be fat and water. Your measurements can give you some idea, i.e your biceps and chest numbers going up but your waist staying much the same.

[williebeaman]

yeah i did get a bit fat with all the eating mostly around the waist area but it doesnt bother me with the amount of muscle i gained was awsome, and i figure eat as much as i can worry about the fat later but im not gonna start cutting all the fat off me till i reach my goal of 220 pounds but yer i dont have a lot of fat just a bit round the waist !!

[JesseH1]

in the past 10 months iv'e gained 19 pounds and tripled my strength in some areas (such as a 60lb to a 180lb bench). However many of that 19 pounds was muscle, I don't know considering I'm gowing through puberty at the same time. I gained over 2inches in height as well

Based off my studies, a person with good nutrition and excersize can gain 10-12 of PURE muscle in a year. people who say "half a pound a week" are crazy.

[penn.brah]

ive gained just under 15lbs alone on my upper body ( no legs, just starting to work them, also no deadlifts or lower back movements . yes facepalm.jpg) in under 7 months and look leaner now then i did then.

[LankedOut]

Old thread is old.

But in the last 2 months I've gained nearly 18lbs.

[gekkoboy14]

20lbs of muscle in a year is respectable. I'm averaging about 20lbs a year, though it is starting to slow now...

20lbs of lean muscle in a year is possible with an excellent training program and decent genetics. It's hard to tell how much of a weight gain is purely muscle, in most cases some will be fat and water. Your measurements can give you some idea, i.e your biceps and chest numbers going up but your waist staying much the same.

you wont gain this way for long. An experienced lifter is lucky to put on 5 lbs a year.

[zac20133]

how can u tell how much mucles in lbs u gain. when i started i was 160 now im 150 about 5 months later (been training for a year and serious for bout 4 or 5 months). even though i lost weight i gained hella muscle. by bicep is about 2 inches bigger than when i started my forearm is like 3 in bigger. my chest is huge and im vascular on my arms. my bench shot from 130 to 180 and im gettin stronger by the day. so even though i lost weight i still gained muscle. but how do u tell how many pounds of muscle u gain.

You're looking for the change in lean body mass (LBM).

Weight - (Weight x BF%) = LBM

The answer to your question is in the difference of each equation

[Killshot1]

Begginer gains. supposedly ur supposed to be able to gain a pound of muscle per week.

haha yeah i gained like 13 pounds when i first started lifting, also i had a horrendous diet. then i stayed at a platao for a reallllllllllllllly long time.... then i started eating okay, gained like a pound. now im on my first bulk, doing it legit and counting cals and iv gained a good ammount of weight

[mainguy]

There's a big misconception about gains, mainly because when a very new lifter first starts after about 1 -2 weeks they can gain up to 10lbs. They think that's muscle, despite it not showing, so adopt this mentality I GAINED 30LBS OF MUSCLE IN 4 MONTHS AND GOT LEANER.

well it's actually water, or mostly water and glycogen entering the muscles, not actual lean mass.

I think 20lbs of lean muscle mass per year is a great goal to aim for, but in no way expect to fulfill that.

[Roman_God]

there's a big misconception about gains, mainly because when a very new lifter first starts after about 1 -2 weeks they can gain up to 10lbs. They think that's muscle, despite it not showing, so adopt this mentality i gained 30lbs of muscle in 4 months and got leaner.

Well it's actually water, or mostly water and glycogen entering the muscles, not actual lean mass.

I think 20lbs of lean muscle mass per year is a great goal to aim for, but in no way expect to fulfill that.

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