Put on ~30 pounds in a year

[james.andrews]

So if you do everything right, such as eating well, working out properly and taking enough rest, does ~30 pounds sound right to be putting on in a year?

Obviously, some people put on wieght much faster than others. Therefore what do you think is a good amount to be putting on in a year?

[Popsicle52]

No, a lot of it would be fat. 15 pounds max.

[KevinSorbo]

No, a lot of it would be fat. 15 pounds max.

Actually yes, thats a good goal to set. Its definately possible

[Italian_13]

Actually, I think its quite possible. I went from 160 (7%) to 190 (8%) in about 18 weeks. I started in September and I am currently 190 right now. Thats about thirty pounds right?? Here is my suggestion for the poster: Use the calculators on here and figure out how many calories you need a day. Add about 250-500 calories to that... BAM!!! Your up 1lb in a week. Just keep adding the same amount of calories (250-500) every week or two and you should reach your goal. Just a FYI too, I used a 50/30/20 macro-nutrient breakdown (C/P/F) for my diet, Plus or minus 2-4% on the fat. I also utilized cardio 3-4 times a week. Nothing big, just LIT training for about 20-25 minutes to have a little more fat burning effect. I hope this helps and good luck!!

[james.andrews]

Obviously, some people put on wieght much faster than others. Therefore what do you think is a good amount to be putting on in a year?

Ty guys. I quote myself here because that is what I assumed, some of you put on alot more weight than others. I will just keep crusing along and I'll tell you all in a years time

[yaman]

12 lbs of muscle in a year and about 5 of fat and extra stored water and glycogen

[aftrooper1]

If its your first year yeah you can put on that much

[yaman]

But you probably wont so don't get your hopes up

[KevinSorbo]

12 lbs of muscle in a year and about 5 of fat and extra stored water and glycogen

lmao youve got to be joking..id hate to see how youre gains are..

[/\/\ichael]

You can gain max 2 pounds of muscle a month:
2x12=24 pounds of pure muscle
But that would take really hard training and good dieting

[Vicom]

lmao youve got to be joking..id hate to see how youre gains are..

What is so funny? What he said sounds correct. It's hard for a person even to put on 12 lbs of muscle in a year.

How many lbs of muscle do you think can be put on a year?

[kennny d]

The teens on here take that 2lbs a month advice too much into heart, its just a guideline not to mention the muscle glycogen storage and water weight... Teenagers relatively new to working out will be able to put on alot more muscle than a 35 year old guy who's been training for 10 years, theres so many other factors involved its stupid to tell him what he can't and cannot do. OP: If you're a beginner, I'd say with a good diet it'd be relatively easy to put on that amount of weight in a year.

[DXX]

there's no set number for everyone as to what they can gain in a year. Everyone is genetically different and have been training for different lengths of time.

BBing is a week to week sport. have a goal of say 1kg or 2lbs a week. Find out how much you need to eat in order to achieve that goal. Keep your eye on the big picture, but focus on learning what you're capable of and what you need to do to make the best gains possible

[Big_fuzzy]

2.5 lbs a month...

if your a complete newb thats doable for a while.

20 is more reasonable. good luck.

[Zenkei18]

Actually, I think its quite possible. I went from 160 (7%) to 190 (8%) in about 18 weeks. I started in September and I am currently 190 right now. Thats about thirty pounds right?? Here is my suggestion for the poster: Use the calculators on here and figure out how many calories you need a day. Add about 250-500 calories to that... BAM!!! Your up 1lb in a week. Just keep adding the same amount of calories (250-500) every week or two and you should reach your goal. Just a FYI too, I used a 50/30/20 macro-nutrient breakdown (C/P/F) for my diet, Plus or minus 2-4% on the fat. I also utilized cardio 3-4 times a week. Nothing big, just LIT training for about 20-25 minutes to have a little more fat burning effect. I hope this helps and good luck!!

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't you get fat if you kept adding 250-500 calories every one to two weeks?

[TNT-36]

i went from 187 12% bf to 226 at 16% body fat in about a year or less

[Snowy91]

I went from 143 to 165 in a year. Thats 22 pounds muscle. I also got taller over the year so that could account for some of the weight.

[anonymous]

i went from 130 8% bf last february to 155 7% bodyfat january

[KevinSorbo]

What is so funny? What he said sounds correct. It's hard for a person even to put on 12 lbs of muscle in a year.

How many lbs of muscle do you think can be put on a year?

What he said does not sound correct..and no it is not hard to put 12 pounds of muscle on in a year...ive already stated that i think 30 is possible, in the past year ive put on just over 25 and my body fat has only gone up very little....and i even hit a plateau for a few months as well..

[Snowy91]

What he said does not sound correct..and no it is not hard to put 12 pounds of muscle on in a year...ive already stated that i think 30 is possible, in the past year ive put on just over 25 and my body fat has only gone up very little....and i even hit a plateau for a few months as well..

so you went from 6' 126lbs (borderline dead) to 6' 151lbs? good gain if your not lieing. I agree with you that 12lbs muscle is beyond do-able in a year.

[yaman]

Look...most people arent going to hit the max 2lbs of muscle per month rule...

If your an ectomorph or endomorph you wont get good as gains as a meso,if your diet is out of check that will wreck your gains again,if you dont get enough rest it will damage your gains,if you don't work out hard enough or if you work out too hard it will affect your gains,so many different things can affect gains.

Only if you do all of these things perfectly and you have good genetics will you put on the 2lbs of muscle a month,if not you wont

12lbs is much more of a reasonable goal for a years working out...Ask some people that have been around this place for ages...i bet most of them did'nt put of 24lbs of pure muscle in there first year unless on steroids...

and if you do gain 24lbs in a year remember for every lb of muscle you get .2lbs of water and glycogen so if you gained 24lbs it would actually be about 19 lbs of muscle...thats if your bodyfat had stayed the exact same which does'nt happen while bodybuilding...ever...you are almost guaranteed to add a couple of pounds of fat when bulking...even on a clean bulk...so I think 12lbs is a very reasonable goal for a year of working out.

[Deleted1147]

Basically, try it and find out. Everyone is different. There are people that can and people that can't. It was also said that no one could reach 300lbs with 5% bf. See what happens.

[Fighterpilota10]

set your goal at 30 but look to the low 20's as your realistic goal. aim high!

[Incinerated]

until you pass the 225-250 mark then 30 pounds per year in muscle... unless your an extreme ecto then yeah its possible.


Assuming you do everything almost perfectly.

[Crazyhouse]

lmao youve got to be joking..id hate to see how youre gains are..

He's talking about lean muscle, I believe. Sure, you can put on 30 pounds in a year, but some will be fat.

[Phenom01]

So if you do everything right, such as eating well, working out properly and taking enough rest, does ~30 pounds sound right to be putting on in a year?

Obviously, some people put on wieght much faster than others. Therefore what do you think is a good amount to be putting on in a year?

Of course its possible. I gained 30 lbs in 6 months with the Max-ot program.

[Shortyflex]

The standard benchmark gains you can hope for is up to 0.5 pounds of muscle a week. Thats 26 pounds of muscle a year. This is down to your genetics, but most people wont be able to gain even that much.

You can easily gain 30 pounds, but what i'm saying is, at best, only 26 pounds will be muscle. Hell, you can gain 60 pounds in a year, but it will still only be 26 pounds of muscle.

[KevinSorbo]

so you went from 6' 126lbs (borderline dead) to 6' 151lbs? good gain if your not lieing. I agree with you that 12lbs muscle is beyond do-able in a year.

yea i was about 128, now im about 152, and in all honesty i guessed on my height but im most likely 5'11.

[KevinSorbo]

He's talking about lean muscle, I believe. Sure, you can put on 30 pounds in a year, but some will be fat.

yes some can be fat but i think much more than 12 pounds of lean muscle in a year is possible.

[stealth_swimmer]

if you're fairly new to lifting, then yeah you can put 30lbs on in a year and still be relatively lean, but you'll still probably need to cut once your done, depending on how much you weigh at first and how fast your metabolism is.