Frankly I don't believe it, but I'm told all the time that because "you come from a skinny family/race etc, it's impossible to bulk up.." i.e my old man tells me he used to weight train when he was younger and couldn't put on weight at all. How true is this, and how limited are you by your genetics in terms of weight gain potential?
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Genetics - are they limiting?
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Genetics can be a limiting factor for many sporting activities or components. However gaining mass isn't one of them. It is merely more difficult for you, though not impossible.
Anybody who can't "bulk up" is either suffering from a medical condition such as pernicious anaemia, or is too lazy, uncreative and not properly motivated to eat enough proper foods in which to support anabolism/ hypertrophy.
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Anybody who can't "bulk up" is either suffering from a medical condition such as pernicious anaemia, or is too lazy, uncreative and not properly motivated to eat enough proper foods in which to support anabolism/ hypertrophy.
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You can bulk up relative to your starting point through good eating and correct training. That's not to say everyone can bulk up to the same extent and achieve the same level of mass. If that was the case then millions of ppl would be walking around looking like pro bodybuilders. Yes, I know they are taking a bucket load of drugs too but then so are hundreds of thousands, if not more, of recreational gym users.
The thing is, not everyone works out and eats to their full potential. Some guys COULD be huge if everything was in check, but they are too lazy. Some guys do everything right, but still can't get huge. Genetics play a huge role. If you took a group of 100 15 year old guys, put them on the same diet, same workout plan, basically made them live identical lives, you would still see major differences in the amount of muscle they put on over the years. However, almost everyone can improve their appearance substantially. But only a (genetically gifted)select few will ever get to stand on the Olympia stage.
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ya exactly. of course some body types are more inclined to build mass, but that doesnt mean that you cant get bigger. its all about proportions and skeletal structure
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Its all relative too. Some guys just don't have the genetics to be on the Olympia stage. But take that same guy who isn't so lucky and put him in a room with a bunch of average, or skinny guys. Now he's huge.
Wolfie, I would follow the advice of the guys on here. You will be huge, in the eyes someone. As long as there's no one bigger then you standing right there.
Wolfie, I would follow the advice of the guys on here. You will be huge, in the eyes someone. As long as there's no one bigger then you standing right there.
Well I'm asian, and for the last 4 yrs or so i've fluctuated from the 58-63 range. Right now I'm doing 3 day split, heavy sets, eating 5-6 small meals/day and taking protein supplement as well. Genetically, what kind of limits can I expect though? Would it be unrealistic to expect 10kg of weight gain within 1 year?
I have a friend from Sri Lanka who is 25 and only 5ft 7in with a small frame, and he has made some really good mass gains.Originally posted by wolfie
Well I'm asian, and for the last 4 yrs or so i've fluctuated from the 58-63 range. Right now I'm doing 3 day split, heavy sets, eating 5-6 small meals/day and taking protein supplement as well. Genetically, what kind of limits can I expect though? Would it be unrealistic to expect 10kg of weight gain within 1 year?
Nobody can really estimate your limits. You just have to be patient, never miss a meal, eat as much proper natural/ nutritional food as possible, plenty of water, proper training, plenty of rest etc., the very generalised advice that if you stick to will ensure that you make good mass gains.
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Genetics are a LIMITING factor. Some will be able to gain more weight some will be able to gain less weight than others. If your old man told you it was IMPOSSIBLE for him..sorry no offense to your dad, but he just didnt do it right. Ive seen that so many times.....I got a lotta buddies who started weight lifting but hardly did anythign right (dont know anything bout nutrition and think like one lil protein shake a day will give them enough protein...dont work out regularly (like pausing for a few weeks and then starting again)....not lifting heavy weights, but weights which they cant lift like 4 sets with the same amounts of reps). If u wanna gain weight, read articles about it. THey r so easy to find on the net...and read lots of them so ull get everything right.
This is as crucial as working out regularly i guess!
I think I read somewhere that gaining approximately 10 kgs of muscle (without the water u store in your body due to eating more, and without the fat of which most of the time at least a little will come along, which isnt a problem tho..especially not if ure rather skinny by nature) in a year is the best gains you can possibly see (due to the way your body works). You could only see those gains if you worked out ALL body parts, especially legs and back, because they r like..I dunno..prolly 70% of your whole muscle mass.
However I dont think that any beginner will be able to put on 10kgs of muscle mass in their first year...if u gain like 5 or 6kgs thatll be good too. So dont give up and just keep working out.
As long as your lifts increase your muscle mass will increase too (thats logical right? You cant increase your lifts over and over again without getting bigger!), so dont worry about your weight too much in the beginning.
This is as crucial as working out regularly i guess!
I think I read somewhere that gaining approximately 10 kgs of muscle (without the water u store in your body due to eating more, and without the fat of which most of the time at least a little will come along, which isnt a problem tho..especially not if ure rather skinny by nature) in a year is the best gains you can possibly see (due to the way your body works). You could only see those gains if you worked out ALL body parts, especially legs and back, because they r like..I dunno..prolly 70% of your whole muscle mass.
However I dont think that any beginner will be able to put on 10kgs of muscle mass in their first year...if u gain like 5 or 6kgs thatll be good too. So dont give up and just keep working out.
As long as your lifts increase your muscle mass will increase too (thats logical right? You cant increase your lifts over and over again without getting bigger!), so dont worry about your weight too much in the beginning.
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