Is this a good question or am I stupid?
Hey guys,
I have a question.
This august, it is going to be 3 years of my working out and going to the gym.
In the first year, I did what my trainer told me and was just a noob but I still made solid gains. (noob gains)
The second year was rough for me, I started neglecting my training and was never regular in the gym. I didn't even go to gym for 3 months straight. No training programs, nothing. I then started again in the June of 2017 and made a lot of progress because in the time I didn't go to gym, I ate crap and got fat and weighed 85kg so I came down to 70 by august. I made some serious gains too. Have been regular since.
Now, the question : How much muscle can I put on?
I have read Lyan Mcdonald's study where he states that after 2 years of training, only 5-6 pounds of muscle can be put on naturally.
So since I have been in the gym for almost 3 years now, albeit not regular and skipped months so the "real time" would be somewhat around 1.5 years I guess; will I be able to pack on more muscle or the "newbie gains" window has closed for me?
Also, how do these fitness celebs on youtube that claim natty like Jeff Nippard, Vitruvian Physique never lose muscle even when they cut for competition and when they bulk again and cut they all look better than before and with more muscle mass from a visual standpoint, since I read that after a decade of training the muscle mass one can put on naturally is not even worth calculating.