Gaining Muscle is NOT that easy.
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SergeantSunshine_reused
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Maybe a mini rant.
I think women on here through out "you are gaining muscle" WAY too often. Gaining muscle is not as easy as you think ladies. doing the 30 day shred for 7 days sure isnt going to show a huge amount of muscle gain :P
From what I have read (numbers vary of course with different studies) a 12 week period of calorie surplus and a good lifting routine will show about a 4 lb muscle gain. If you are eating 1200 calories a day and not doing resistance training I highly doubt you are gaining muscle mass.
Like I said i think this is said WAY too much. If someone says they didn't lose or they gained one week, I see so many comments of women saying "its all muscle" or "don't worry its just muscle" and blah blah blah xD
/end rant
I think women on here through out "you are gaining muscle" WAY too often. Gaining muscle is not as easy as you think ladies. doing the 30 day shred for 7 days sure isnt going to show a huge amount of muscle gain :P
From what I have read (numbers vary of course with different studies) a 12 week period of calorie surplus and a good lifting routine will show about a 4 lb muscle gain. If you are eating 1200 calories a day and not doing resistance training I highly doubt you are gaining muscle mass.
Like I said i think this is said WAY too much. If someone says they didn't lose or they gained one week, I see so many comments of women saying "its all muscle" or "don't worry its just muscle" and blah blah blah xD
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I wish more people understood this, too.0
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Since this is for women, I might add that even 4lb/12 weeks might be generous.0
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Good rant.
With proper diet and heavy lifting, in your first year of training (the time when you can make the easiest muscle gains), 12 pounds of muscle is pretty much the limit. And that's with perfect conditions.
So people should know that they aren't gaining 5 pounds of muscle in their first month of lifting.
I've trained my a** off this year, and MAYBE added 5 pounds of muscle since january.0 -
Since this is for women, I might add that even 4lb/12 weeks might be generous.
Oh i should have mentioned that this number was seen more often in men. Women were more likely to see 2-3 lbs.0 -
/agrees with rant0
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burning fat is a piece of freakin cake compared to building new muscle0
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Unfortunately, it's not that easy for men to put muscle on either.
Men do have it easier though.0 -
burning fat is a piece of freakin cake compared to building new muscle
Dirk the Daring = Awesome0 -
*LOVE* Thank you for saying this! I get so tired of seeing "I gained 2 lbs in 5 days" and lots of responses are "don't worry hun, it's muscle!"0
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Very true! Good post.0
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Good rant.
With proper diet and heavy lifting, in your first year of training (the time when you can make the easiest muscle gains), 12 pounds of muscle is pretty much the limit. And that's with perfect conditions.
So people should know that they aren't gaining 5 pounds of muscle in their first month of lifting.
I've trained my a** off this year, and MAYBE added 5 pounds of muscle since january.
Exactly! And you are guy, so its easier for you to put on muscle then the women on here.
I have been lifting for a while now and still haven't seen really and muscle gain >.< One i start upping my calories I hope to!0 -
Gaining jealousy is super easy, though.0
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I definitely agree! My husband was on an intense lifting routine and was eating 3000 calories a day and was gaining 1 pound per week, most of which was muscle. (Seriously, he wasn't getting fat.) But he worked extremely hard and was constantly eating or was drinking protein shakes. You have to WORK to build new muscle tissue, it doesn't just happen.0
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It's nice to say it to sound supportive and encouraging, but if it's not the truth, it'll only hurt in the long run. People will constantly think they're building muscle when really, they've just gained weight and may need to work harder the next week. Trust me, I'm one of those people! I'm at the plateau stage right now, and there are weeks I gain and weeks I lose. It's so frustrating... but I know I'm not building muscle because I'm definitely not doing as much strength training as I should!!!0
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I have been lifting for a while now and still haven't seen really and muscle gain >.< One i start upping my calories I hope to!
squats, deads, and heavy rows0 -
I have been lifting for a while now and still haven't seen really and muscle gain >.< One i start upping my calories I hope to!
squats, deads, and heavy rows
Oh trust me I don't skip squats or deadsthose are my favorite!
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It takes a man a good solid month of weight lifting to gain 2 lbs of muscle. So yeah any of that "it's muscle" stuff is usually people that don't really understand how the body works.0
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Fianlly. Weight gain can be fluid in the muscle (inlfamation) but not muscle mass.0
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Haha- it's just like a girl saying "maybe he's out of town, or there really WAS an emergency, which is why he didn't call you." It's bull. We tell ourselves lies to make ourselves feel good. But that's what they are. Lies. Good rant.0
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Well said...and it needed to be said.
Sadly, we'll see "you're gaining muscle and muscle weighs more than fat" in response to the next "I've been working out and eating good for 2 WHOLE weeks and haven't lost" post....0
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