The goal is to trigger hypertrophy at every workout. So you should grow before your next one.
True—in a perfect world. Pro bodybuilder Mike Mentzer thought that was possible after he retired and began training people…
He said that if his clients didn’t get stronger, and therefore bigger, at each workout, something was wrong.
It doesn’t quite work that way. If it did, he’d be doing lateral raises with the 100s after 15 years of training. Here are the facts…
Say you add 20 pounds of muscle over the course of a year. That’s a tremendous amount for any bodybuilder. Mentzer equated that to 20 pounds of lean beef laid out on a table. Imagine how that would look distributed over all the major muscle groups on your body…
Twenty pounds of muscle would transform your physique. But what is that on a daily basis?
That’s a gain of .05 pounds of muscle a day, or .4 pounds a week—not even half a pound of muscle every seven days. So it’s less than two pounds a month. Now spread that out over your entire body—assuming each muscle grows with equal fortitude.
Not likely to show up in the mirror, on the scale, or via demonstrable strength on a daily or even weekly basis. And remember, that’s with an incredible 20-pound gain over the course of a year.
This is not to discourage you—only to call your attention to reality so you won’t quit due to lack of fast, visible results—like strength gains at every workout—or even every third or fourth. Unless you’re a beginner, you won’t see strength gains continuously…
Understand that there are so many factors that impact muscle recovery and growth that it’s hard to hit the bullseye on all of them…
Tomorrow you’ll see those factors, how they affect your recovery, and what you can do to maximize your muscle gains.
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Steve Holman
Former Editor in Chief, Iron Man Magazine
www.X-Rep.com
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