Quote:
Originally Posted by GreenTeaFrapp
What is 'on average' supposed to mean? The average person doesn't do it because they don't know what the hell they're doing in the gym.
But it is certainly possible and, yes, without steroids.
|
Yea i guess it could be possible, but i remember reading an article about a leading nutritionist and his research, and how you can only put on about 20 lbs of
lean muscle in a year.
Unlike the tendons and ligaments, studies have shown that muscle responds by adapting after a period of several weeks or even months of progressive loading (McDough & Davies, 1984). It also should be noted that the protein turnover rate in collagen occurs approximately every 1000 days.
This clearly shows that even if one were to gain in bodyweight, the body would only be able to accommodate a certain amount in the form of muscle; otherwise, the muscles would fall prey to injury due to the time-span in adaptation rates for various other tissues.
Those who scoff at this and continue to believe they've gained super size over such a short period forget, as suggested earlier, that much of the increased bodyweight is largely due to increased body fat stores, glycogen and water.