How Much Muscle Can You Gain Naturally?
As a strength training newbie, if you do everything right you can gain twenty pounds of muscle in your first year of proper training. In some rare cases I’ve even seen some gifted kids gain thirty. But to gain thirty you have to also be growing at that time anyway, with or without strength training. That means it’s only gonna happen if you’re 16-22, maybe even up to 25. Gaining much more than that is going to be damn near impossible. That’s not a defeatist statement but rather a reality check so that you don’t frustrate yourself and get disappointed. continue reading.