Wed, Jul-14-04, 11:58
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Senior Member
Posts: 392
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Plan: NHE/UD2/General LC
Stats: 175/175/175
BF:10/6/?
Progress:
Location: Michigan
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Quote from the linked article above:
"For example, someone who weighs 180 pounds might expect to gain an extra four, six, maybe even nine pounds of lean muscle over a six-week period."
So here we are talking about a pound/week. And I believe this can happen, especially when someone is just starting out (as long as their workout plan and diet is good).
But from there, to continue to gain like this, it's much more 'tricky'.
Quote from article:
"Remember, you won't gain weight at this rate forever. Over the course of a year, it's rare to gain more than 25 pounds of muscle. Sure, you might gain more than 25 pounds of weight. But, unless you're using drugs, gaining this much lean muscle in one year or less is very hard to do."
No kidding!! if I gained just 5 pounds/ YEAR since I started... I should be (doing the math...) 225 pounds ripped to shreds!! Ok, I'm not.
In my experiance muscle gains come MUCH slower over time. However, gaining SIZE has not been my main goal. If I ate like a pig and did'nt care about fat at all I'm sure I'd have more muscle... but I'd also have more fat.
Also... I believe the BFL'ers can build a lot of muscle quickly (as shown by their before and after pics) But I would suggest it is because they are changing their program and makeing an effort to achieve a goal in a fixed (short) amount of time. This may put them in the same category as a person just starting out... simply because the plan is different. It's like the Hawthorn effect... a change produces results... then it tappers off.
As someone said... I don't remember who... the Hawthorn effect is not a bad thing... You just need lots of them.
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