The bulk/cut mentality is rife in the bodybuilding world, and while it might work for professionals competing in Mr Olympia on tons of gear, it’s far less likely to work for Phil, 37 from Stockport who trains twice a week. This isn’t necessarily an issue, but most people will likely reach a point where the fat covering their chest and stomach gets to an unacceptable level and they get pissed off, start dieting to lose the fat and compromise any progress they may have been making with muscle gain. The problem is, eating way over your calorie requirements can create the perception that you’re building more muscle than you actually are, because the layer of fat covering your muscles will get thicker too. There is absolutely a limit to the amount of muscle you can gain naturally over a given time period, however if you’re ensuring that you’re definitely providing enough calories for your body to grow new muscle, you will maximise this potential more so than if you were to eat conservatively in an attempt to minimise fat gain. This can happen even if your nutrition isn’t on point. This is because your body will react to the novel stimulus placed upon it. If you’ve never trained before, and you start lifting, you can put on muscle mass very very quickly. You’ll probably have a level of muscle mass without even training, and when you DO train, you’ll be able to gain more muscle, at a faster rate than the average person. Was your dad an Olympic weightlifter, or naturally gifted athlete in some other sport? If so your genetics are probably pretty good and you’ve got a huge advantage over everyone else. There are a few scenarios where muscle growth might be a bit quicker You simply need to keep banging the workouts in, week in, week out, make sure you’re utilising progressive overload, and make sure you’re in a small calorie surplus. You really need to be in it for the long game, and from month to month, almost dupe yourself into the mindset that you don’t care if you gain muscle or not, because you sure as hell won’t see tangible results over the course of weeks or months. Let’s get this out the way first gaining muscle naturally is a VERY long and gruelling process.
If you are taking steroids, or are planning to, this article probably isn’t for you because you’ll likely be able to add more muscle in a month than I did in a year. Steroids can dramatically increase the amount of muscle you can gain, and the speed at which you can gain it, but I’m too scared to try it, and frankly I don’t really see the point, given that I’m not getting paid to gain or maintain muscle. For some people, the benefits of muscle gain are clear and obvious, and they’ll stop at nothing to gain as much muscle, as quickly as possible (i.e.
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