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How much muscle did you put on your first year training? Please note that I said muscle and not bodyweight.
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Muscle gains your first year
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pwr_machine
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About 7 years, I weighed exactly 162 pounds. I was boxing at the time and not putting much effort into weight training. Shortly thereafter, I made the switch to powerlifting. Within one year, I was up to about 200 pounds. That's 38 pounds of bodyweight in one year. However, I believe only about 20 of these pounds could have been muscle. It's hard for me to believe that some people have put on 30+ pounds of lean body mass. It just doesn't seem physiologically possible in my eyes.
FatRat
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I voted 11-20, but it was probably at the lower end of that.
Knowing where you got the inspiration form this thread from, I would say that much higher gains are possible. I started training for sport, with functional strength being the goal, rather than just weight. My participation in sport also meant a calorific deficit was almost inevitable!
I would say that the majority of trainers will be at the lower end of the spectrum, because on the whole, it is not until you are into lifting, that your interest leads to an accumulation of knowledge and experience. Unfortunately, there are very few that have access to experienced and knowledgeable individuals in both training and nutrition right from the outset, if there where, then the weights voted for here could quite easily be much higher.
Knowing where you got the inspiration form this thread from, I would say that much higher gains are possible. I started training for sport, with functional strength being the goal, rather than just weight. My participation in sport also meant a calorific deficit was almost inevitable!
I would say that the majority of trainers will be at the lower end of the spectrum, because on the whole, it is not until you are into lifting, that your interest leads to an accumulation of knowledge and experience. Unfortunately, there are very few that have access to experienced and knowledgeable individuals in both training and nutrition right from the outset, if there where, then the weights voted for here could quite easily be much higher.
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JollyRogers
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When I first started, I think it was around 30 pounds or so.
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Debaser
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170 @ 15% = 144.5 lbs LBM
205 @ 10% = 184.5 lbs LBM
So 40 here. I could have put on 10 lbs more (at least) if I:
1. Didn't spend time cutting
2. Didn't do volume training for the first few months
3. Didn't slack off/lose focus during the year
205 @ 10% = 184.5 lbs LBM
So 40 here. I could have put on 10 lbs more (at least) if I:
1. Didn't spend time cutting
2. Didn't do volume training for the first few months
3. Didn't slack off/lose focus during the year
pwr_machine
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There's definately a wide range of results in everyone's first year. Interesting. Keep them coming.
Lord_Suston
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none cause I read too many kuscle mag and didn't eat cause I was trying to maintain weight for sports
