I have been telling you about Vince Del Monte's new program Maximize Your Muscle and a number of you have made a very smart move by taking advantage of the $1 trial. Some other's have been on the fence and I'm sorry to say missed the $1 trial. But Vince is now offering a $10 trial (plus shipping and handling). Still a great deal so go check it out.
Okay so let's move on. What are realistic expectations of how much muscle anyone can expect to gain?
I am about to give you the “muscle geek” answer because you have been lied to by the bodybuilding supplements mafia, magazines and fitness industry as to what is actually possible…
They are making it impossible to build a body that gets better treatment by society.
Understanding the truth about muscle is your first step before dealing with your struggle of looking and feeling average and not living in a body you deserve.
Is it 5 lbs of muscle a month? 10 lbs a month? 20 lbs a month?
Why am I asking you this question? Well I just finished a debate with this guy from my gym on “How much muscle can you really build?”
He didn’t believe that I gained 41 pounds of lean muscle in six months and accused me of taking drugs. In his words, “Whatever dude… there is no way you gained 41 pounds of muscle in six months unless you’re taking something…”
I don`t blame the dude for being skeptical. I would be too.
Reliable bodybuilding and nutrition information isn’t that easy to find. Too often, eager for the quick gain, the inexperienced bodybuilder gets caught in the trap of exaggerated claims from the magazines and supplement companies, but I hope that over the next few days you’ll begin to trust me and see that I have your best interests in mind.
Next time this subject comes up with your friends, you will be able to help them set a realistic goal.
Click PLAY To Learn How Much Muscle YOU Can Really Build
Does that make sense? I trust that lesson cleared up that subject once and for all. If for some reason, you can’t watch the video, I teach the lesson below for more clarity:
How Much Muscle Can YOU Really Build?
Most gym rats expect to build LOTS of muscle really fast.
This is a myth. You can NOT build muscle really FAST. The majority of readers, customers and clients I work with have completely unrealistic expectations when it comes to quick muscle building.
I can’t put an exact number on how much you can gain but most people believe that they can build 20 pounds of muscle in three months…
…it’s amazing how many frustrated customers I get emailing me after their first month of training complaining that they only gained 5 or 10 pounds. I’m thinking to myself, “That’s fantastic, what are you complaining about?!”
There is no doubt you can gain 20 pounds of WEIGHT in 3 months, or even one month, but we are not talking about *weight* – we are talking about *DRY MUSCLE.*
Pure muscle tissue. Not water weight. Not glycogen weight.
Pure muscle weight!
There is not a chance in heaven that you will gain 5 or even 10 pounds of dry muscle in one month or even 3 months – not even close. I hate to be the messenger of this bad news but unless you are using growth enhancing drugs…
… it’s IMPOSSIBLE.
Many of you might be upset or discouraged about the TRUTH of how much you can actually build, but this knowledge will help you to eat and train with a more realistic perspective.
So how much muscle can your body actually manufacture?
Under the BEST possible circumstances (training, diet, supplementation, recovery) the average male body can create between *0.25 and 0.50* pounds of dry muscle tissue per week.
That’s the natural amount that your body chemistry will allow. So you’re looking at 1-2 pounds of dry muscle each month. Not much?
Well consider what your body will look like 12 months from now with an extra 12-24 pounds of muscle?!?!
Starting to see the importance of consistency?
The Skinny Vinny Transformation Story
Let me put my “Skinny Vinny” transformation into perspective if you’re still skeptical like the dude at my gym. From the first year of high school to the last day of University I lived as a long distance runner. I ran from 50-80 miles a week, was never exposed to heavy weight training and was undernourished eating low quality calories.
Now watch the extreme I went to. I went from running 50-80 miles a week to running 0 miles a week. I went from never doing weights to high weight training three times a week. I went from eating around 2,000 low-quality calories to a 4,000 calorie, high-quality, mass plan.
Going from a scrawny long distance runner to hard core bodybuilder is pretty extreme, and it’s going to produce some extreme results, which is exactly what I experienced. I trust that puts any skepticism in a new light. Also, I did not gain 41 pounds of DRY MUSCLE in six months.
The 41 pounds also factored in the increased muscle which was accompanied by increased glycogen and water storage in the muscles. More muscle equals more glycogen.
Most people can maintain up to 40 grams of glycogen per 100g of muscle tissue. So if you’re gaining 10 pounds of new muscle you’ll consequently increase glycogen storage by around four pounds.
So if you gain 10 pounds of muscle, your scale gain will actually be closer to 14 pounds (if you didn’t gain any fat).
And rarely will someone not gain any fat if they are gaining more than three pounds per month.
So, when you set your goals, clarify in your mind that if “20 pounds of muscle” is your *weight gain* goal or your *dry muscle* goal.
And then put realistic time frames on these goals based on the info I just shared.
If you simply focus on keeping your body fat between 10-13% fat while gaining around 5 pounds per month then it is safe to say you are gaining 1-2 pounds of dry muscle a month with 1-2 pounds of glycogen and water, and hopefully no more than a pound of fat.
Train hard and expect success,
Vince DelMonte, Maximize Your Muscle $10.00 trial ends on Monday.
I am going to add another point here. What a lot of people don't realize is the difference in your appearance even small amounts of muscle gain have. If you are replacing fat with muscle doing the correct exercises even a 3-5 pound gain in muscle can give you the appearance of adding 10 -15 pounds of muscle.
Think about your waist is smaller (adding muscle burns more fat) add even a very small amount of size to your delts and bang people will take notice trust me.
Jag252
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