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Realistic Weight/Mass/Bulk Goal?

echohype Posts: 57 Joined: 2003/08/27	2003/08/27, 02:28 PM Around 160 right now, good shape, about 6'0 tall. Is it realistic to achieve near 200 pounds bulk/mostly muscle? or what is realistic in what time frame? Thanks, and sorry for the spree of questions :/
kaushikravi Posts: 2 Joined: 2003/08/27	2003/08/27, 04:31 PM funny how different people have different goals. i am 6'1" ..was 197 pounds 3 months ago..and I have dropped to 175 ...my final goal is 165. And you wanna go the other way around. I honestly prefer the lean muscle look as to the bulky look. You get so big, you are not very athletically agile and puts more pressure on your knees and other joints. So If you are in good shape now, that's amazing in itself already. my advise is to learn to like yourself for what you are, and I am sure even if you are in good shape, you have plenty of room for improvement. But I personally am against bulking up. ============ Quoting from echohype: Around 160 right now, good shape, about 6'0 tall. Is it realistic to achieve near 200 pounds bulk/mostly muscle? or what is realistic in what time frame? Thanks, and sorry for the spree of questions :/ =============
echohype Posts: 57 Joined: 2003/08/27	2003/08/27, 08:33 PM Yea indeed we are opposites. The reason I want to bulk up is 1) for football, I will end up starting at the LB position next year. and 2) for basketball, I'll play a small or power forward, and in our high school leagues most forwards are skinny, would give me a big advantage.
timbaland Posts: 192 Joined: 2002/12/23	2003/08/27, 09:08 PM Upon graduating high school, I was 6' 150 pounds. Now I'm 6'1" 180 pounds. I think it will be possible for you to bulk up to around 190 pounds. It's going to take some time though. Start eating 5 meals a day. You're going to gain some body fat too. you'll have to burn it off after you bulk up.
echohype Posts: 57 Joined: 2003/08/27	2003/08/27, 09:15 PM thanks for your input timbaland, I appreciate it. any idea how long you think it would take me to reach 190-ish on the 5 meals a deal, muscle/bulk up nutrional schedule?
	2003/08/27, 09:32 PM I'm no expert, but to gain 30 lbs of lean muscle, I'd probably shoot at least for a full year. You can definitely gain 30 lbs much more quickly than that, but that would include fat that I doubt you want. As far as what kaushi said, bulking up does not have to mean becoming slower or less agile. If so, skill position players in the NFL would all be 160 lbs. I actually became quicker and faster as I bulked since you develop power and explosiveness when you train heavy. As always, your diet is going to be the key...eat clean and get LOTS of calories. Good luck! -------------- OSU Law Rugby....specializing in personal injury and pain & suffering.
echohype Posts: 57 Joined: 2003/08/27	2003/08/28, 04:17 AM thanks for advice mzakal! I'm gonna be starting diet plan friday :)
mtlong33 Posts: 114 Joined: 2003/01/28	2003/08/28, 11:34 AM it all depends on your activity level, intensity level, and how active you are in lifting right now. It is not uncommon for a newcomer to the weightlifting community to gain massive amounts of muscle in a short time. I for instance gained 40 pounds in around 9 months, and I have been weightlifting for quite a few years. It all just depends on you. Mzakal is also right in the diet aspect, it is the most important part of putting on weight. Also drink a lot of water and take a multivitamin. -------------- Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
echohype Posts: 57 Joined: 2003/08/27	2003/08/28, 11:58 AM thanks mtlong. :)
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2003/08/28, 12:11 PM The more advanced you become as a trainee, the slower your muscle gains. A somewhat realistic goal may be 1 lb. every 2 weeks or so. With this will come a bit of fat of course, it is inevitable. To keep fat at a minimum, you may think of a gain/lean type cycle. I find that 8-10 weeks on a gain, then 2-3 weeks or so on a leaning cycle helps to keep that bodyfat down to manageable. Besides, the more fat you have, with bulking, the more fat you tend to attract. Diet plays the key role here, I assume you work out hard, so no need to discuss that. But, you need to have a good diet. Raise your calorie intake by 500 per day, this will be a slow decent gain. That translates to 3500 calories added per week, which is 1 lb. Your training will affect this, so it won't be exact each week. (Sometimes you may train harder than others, so you will use more calories). When your weight gain stops, increase again, etc., for you have reached your maintenance calories now and the diet again needs to be upped. Make it good solid food choices, a 40/50/10 diet is good for gaining. P/C/F. Hope this helps. -------------- Great people never want it easier, they just want to be better! Ron