|
|
|
|
sonnylax
Member
|
|
|
Joined: 30 Sep 2003
Posts: 2942
Location: Living in a lollipop and unicorn world
|
| Back to top
|
|
 Posted: 02/05/04 - 11:32 Post subject: Weight/Muscle gain question
For those of you who have tried to put on muscle in the past - How much lean weight can one expect to gain in one month?
I've gained around 5 - 6 lbs since New Years due in part to working out every other day, lots of protein, 3 weeks of creatine "assistance" plus abandoning my normal cardio work. If my body fat doesn't go up (which will be measured today or tomorrow), can I expect this growth to be all muscle mass? Is that normal? Is 5 lbs of muscle too much to expect in such a short time period?
|
|
|
|
|
purple hayes
Frightened Inmate #2
|
|
|
Joined: 14 May 2002
Posts: 14461
Location: ON YOUR LEFT!
|
| Back to top
|
|
Posted: 02/05/04 - 11:39 Post subject:
Disclaimer :: I have to facts to back up the following statement.
I think a pound a week is a good gain. I'm sure it will taper off after a bit though. 52 lbs. of muscle in a year, I think, would be impossible.
The creatine may have factored into your weight gain. I know when I was on it, my weight shot up pretty quickly just from the extra water I was retaining.
Are you taking progress pics? I find those to be very motivating.
|
|
|
|
|
sonnylax
Member
|
|
|
Joined: 30 Sep 2003
Posts: 2942
Location: Living in a lollipop and unicorn world
|
| Back to top
|
|
Posted: 02/05/04 - 14:26 Post subject:
Thanks for your input.
No progress pics PH. It's kinda of hard to take pictures of myself and lord knows that I'm not taking clothes off in front of anyone else these days! 
|
|
|
|
|
phatman
Newbie
|
|
|
Joined: 11 Mar 2003
Posts: 3
Location: Columbia, MD
|
| Back to top
|
|
Posted: 02/07/04 - 21:50 Post subject:
creatine makes you retain water. that could be a cause for your rapid weight gain.
|
|
|
|
