Personal trainer says I gained 9 pounds of muscle in less than two months?

neugebauer52

Never mind that personal trainer and his x - ray vision. How do you feel? Are you happy and content? Relaxed and a better person inside and out? If so, your family / work colleagues have noticed (or not) and will comment accordingly. A trainer is here to make money off you to support his own life style - obviously he will tell you what you want to hear, just keep on paying!

francesca_grey

peachvine29 wrote: »

I have him as a trainer until March, I signed a contract with him... I feel my program looks good, I do two upper, two lower, one cardio, and one yoga day a week. I might try and rein in my calories at maintenance until then.

I know the plan I am following is not perfect but it doesn't matter since I'm a beginner. Plus I enjoy what I am doing and consistency (and form) will always trump a perfect program. Good luck and please report back what you do and the results! I am an inch shorter than you and was around the same weight before I started so I am curious. I hope you fall in love with lifting.

cupcakesandproteinshakes

OP I’m not a programming expert but I don’t think all is lost. As a newbie to resistance training almost any programme will work as long as you can keep adding weight to the bar. He may not be the best trainer in the world but that does not necessarily mean he is trying to rip you off.

Can you get out of the contract or have you paid all up front?

If you can’t get out of the contract I would carry on with his programme and in the meantime do your own research into post novice programmes for when you finish with him. There’s a thread at the top of this forum with a lot of free programmes including some intermediate ones.

joshdoucette84

You couldn’t gain 9 pounds of pure muscle in two years

ninerbuff

Yeah, not likely. If you're overeating, you may have gained some muscle, but 9lbs of muscle even with good genetics in a year would be more likely. Hormones do matter. But if you're seeing progress and getting in the shape you want, then gravitate towards that.

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Justin_7272

joshdoucette84 wrote: »

You couldn’t gain 9 pounds of pure muscle in two years

It's pretty well-established entry level lifters can gain up to 1-2 lbs muscle per month, with women generally falling on the lower end of the range.

So 9 pounds in 2 months? No.
9 in a year? Definitely possible (arguably likely).
9 in 2 years? If not, you're doing something wrong.