[quote]X-Factor wrote:
TDub, you are equally retarded for saying that 83lbs of muscle in 8 months is not entirely unbelievable.
Do some math, that means that EVERY DAY, he has to convert 170g of protein to muscle…or synthesize it…How on gods green acre do you fathom this?
Please…just shut up guys…[/quote]
Ok, I’ll bite just for entertainment purposes.
Let’s say, for example, you have a 20 year-old kid who is about 5’9" or so. His regular, Average Joe, non-weightlifting or working out in any way weight is 150.
Ok, now let’s say that he diets for a few months (or longer, doesn’t matter), is successful, and drops down to 130. He’s a sickly looking little fucker, mind you, but not impossible, right?
Then let’s say he meets someone from T-Nation who sells him on the T-lifestyle and devotes all his free time and money to putting on muscle. The act of ending the diet and eating more than he used to alone, without lifting any weights, is going to put him at least back up to 150 if not higher. So to make my argument more sound, I’ll go with 160 (which is still being pretty conservative imo). Eating more and putting on an extra 10 pounds from his normal weight. This could happen relatively quickly. Again, without having to actually put in gym work. He could have his old weight back plus another 10 in a little over a month to 2 months. That’s 30 pounds right there. Is that retarded?
Now, let’s say he starts slamming a protein shake every morning, after every workout, and last thing before sleep every day. On top of getting at least 30 if not 50 grams of protein in 3 square meals. On top of that, he’s squatting, deadlifting, benching, doing pull-ups, etc. like a motherfucker.
Then, you can X-factor in the fact that you’re assuming he only put on muscle with all your talk about only converting protein. If the kid was dieting, he could pack on some fat very easily as well and still not look like a fat lard in comparison, especially with all the new muscle also being packed on.
The combination of muscle and fat packed on could be a good 40 or 50 pounds in 8 months. Let’s say he weighs himself at the end of the day instead of the beginning like he’s supposed to, that can account for up to a 6 pound difference (I know this through experience, so don’t tell me it’s retarded). He could also weigh himself with some jeans on and a sweat shirt or hoodie or something, which could easily add another 5 pounds or more. Still very unlikely, but not impossible in my opinion if you’re just starting out and the right conditions are met.
So what we have here, although it’s technically 83 pounds of weight gain, if we take away the weight lost from a diet prior to the weight gain, then it’s really more like 53 pounds of weight gain. Then, if we take away the weight from the last paragraph, that’s really more like 42 pounds of weight gain. Then if we take away the fat gain, it could be down to only 37 pounds or so of muscle weight gained in 6 months. There’s your math. Is it still retarded by your most all-knowing standards?
Keep in mind that I said it’s not entirely impossible but still highly unlikely and too many ifs for me to believe it anyway, but I can’t bring myself to say that his statement: “I gained 83 pounds in 8 months” is literally impossible. But for it to be possible, in my opinion, a lot of conditions would have to have been met.
By the way, work on your reading comprehension skills. I didn’t say 83 pounds of muscle. I said 83 pounds. Big difference. By now, if you’re still reading and not bored of my long posts, you should understand the difference.