How fast Can you gain lean mass?

[Photobear]

After being at a plateau for what seemed like forever I tweaked my diet and routine a little and now I my weight and strength are shooting up like crazy.

My question is generally speaking, how fast can a non-juiced body put on lean mass? I have put on about 10 lbs in the last month and am still growing but want to make sure it is good weight not fat I will have to take off later. I'm still in the same size pants, except for needing to get relaxed fit cause my quads decided to really blow up.

A little aside: For all the "hardgainers" out there. I thought I was the hardest of gainers and worked out for a couple years with minimum results. I have now put on 20 lbs in a year and the best advice I can give is watch your DIET. Nothing else changed except that and it made all the difference in the world.

Happily packing on the beef,
Rick

 

[DStockholm]

im curious what your old routine/diet was like and what your doing now

 

[Photobear]

Basically, I just went with a little higher rep (8-10) range and added another meal, Hi-protien/ low carb shake at bedtime, for a total of 7 meals a day.

Viola! My strength has went up and so has my size.

Results are fun but damn I love the journey.

 

[McLurch]

Dude I can usually gain pretty fast, maybe about a pound or couple a week. I am not on the juice either, but I gain a lot faster than some people. I defenitly change up my routine about every couple months. I also do different variations of my routine. One week I may do bench with a heavy wieght 5 sets for 5 reps and last set until failure, then maybe the next I will do medium wieght for 3 or 4 sets for 10 to 12 reps. I do this for most of my muscle groups and get great results. I also eat a lot and take a lot of protien shakes.

 

[mlomker]

20 lbs in a year means that you are doing everything right. That is an excellent result for someone that has been training for a while.

 

[Lord_Suston]

The theoretical value from a few books I have read say about .5lbs-1 lbs a week gain in lean body mass. This means you are gaining this along with some water and fat and all training is making your body adapt. I would probably suggest about .3lbs a week is phenomenal without wate or fat gain. P.S. this does not include juice or muscle memory.

 

[Benzi]

10 lbs in the last month are awsome results without juice
oh yea, llok at yourself inthe mirror to make sure your not becoming a keg
for me, i tend to gain on avg. 10-12 lbs of lean mass a year