Quote Originally Posted by charger69 View Post
When we are talking about putting on weight, I am assuming it is just that and not lean body mass (ie- competition weight).

I struggle to add 10 lbs of lean body mass per year. I am still learning and trying new things to see if I can improve.

Damn, if anyone could gain 30 lbs of lean body mass from a cycle, then I would shortly be Kai’s size.


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competition or stage weight is a whole different thing then putting on LBM . yes you could put on 30 pounds of LBM in a year, starting at 12% body fat and ending at 12% body fat and holding a ton more muscle ..
competition weight doesn't account for just an increase in LBM though. you competition weight has a whole lot of other factors that come into play. for one your in a depleted state. so your stage weight is NOT a good measurement of LBM, its more a measurement of how much physical 'tissue' you did not lose while dieting. its more a measurement of how little you lost, compared to how much you gained.
plenty of guys will put on 20 more pounds after a contest. and its not fat.. its just because your stage weight is your 'depleted' weight and not your actual weight.

for guys that compete. sure adding 4 pounds of stage weight from one contest to another may be a big deal. but its not accurate in regards to actual LBM you've put on (thats like measuring out your rice un cooked and with not water in it .. well thats fine, but thats not really how your going to eat it. the water the rice takes in is 'real', its not pretend .. just like the water the muscles take on when your not depleted is real LBM, its not pretend). its more accurate to measure whats real and maintainable , then it is to measure whats temporary and not sustainable (like contest stage weight).
imo