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well, you said it. 1.5 years.................10 pounds
that is incredible progress, despite the fact you trained way too long and way too often
9 hours weight training per week is excessive
You're right that my progress was great.
About my training duration and frequency, I experimented with different training durations, and 1.5 was the optimal for me in terms of putting on the mass.
wtf do u guys think happens when you go to the gym do 50 some odd workouts per year for a bodypart, eat and sleep well, etc etc????????????
you gain small amounts of quality weight year after year.
people dont gain more then 10 pounds a year after they have been at it for a while.
At least not quality weight/stage weight
I can say in my case, after the first year of gaining around 10 lbs, I was barely making any gains in the subsequent years if any at all. As a matter of fact, as I got older (late 20s), I noticed my recovery was much slower and almost everything gradually went down hill. I basically plateaued as a natural in my mid 20s.
1/4-1/2 pound per month is tremendous progress. i dont care what body type you think you might be or how it limits you
If we're talking about solid, pure dry gain, then I agree. But unless we're talking about beginner gains, this kind of mostly lean gains don't happen as a natural, where fat and water are accounted for most of the weight gain.