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2006/10/07, 04:12 PM
10 lbs. in a month can be done on steroids, your first cycle probably only. However, this is not optimal for many reasons, which I will not go into for now.
To do it naturally is probably not possible, your greatest gains are made as a 'newbie', once you are 'well trained', if you gain 10 lbs. of muscle in a year you are doing good.
BEing naturally lean will help, partitioning factors are higher. For every 5 pounds of muscle you gain, expect to add anywhere between 2-5 pounds of fat. The amount of fat you gain will depend, in part at least, on how much you eat. But it also depends on how lean you are when you start to overfeed.
Studies show that during a period of overfeeding, you'll gain more muscle and less fat if you're naturally lean to start with . Conversely, fatter people tend to lose more fat and less muscle when they go on a diet. The leaner you get, the harder it gets to lose fat without losing muscle.
So, for every 10 pounds of weight gained by someone who is overweight, roughly 3-4 pounds come from lean tissue and 6-7 pounds come from fat. But for every 10 pounds of weight gained by a lean person, 6-7 pounds come from lean tissue while only 3-4 pounds come from fat. The term "lean tissue" doesn't necessarily mean muscle tissue, as stored fluid and carbohydrate can also contribute to gains in lean tissue.
The 'average' male may expect to gain roughly 2-4% of their initial weight in the form of muscle after 6 weeks of regular resistance exercise . These figures are based on the results of studies using trained subjects with a body fat percentage of 10-15%.
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