Guest guest Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 Recently, I came across some articles on the old " squats and milk " routine. Like most articles in the newsstand publications and their Internet counterparts, they promise that people following this routine can expect to gain 20-30 pounds of lean muscle mass in six weeks. It occurred to me that I have seen very few people gain 20-30 pounds of *lean muscle mass *in six *years *(without drugs). I have never seen anyone do that in six weeks. I have hear claims of people gaining lean muscle mass quickly on creatine, and I have heard counterclaims that much of that weight gain is water retention. I'm curious as to whether there is any science that supports the idea that the body is actually capable of generating 20-30 pounds of muscle tissue in six weeks -- or any relatively short period of time. It might make more sense to reformulate that in terms of percentage, given that, for a 220 pound man, 30 lbs. would represent a 14% increase whereas, for a 150 lb. man, the same 30 pounds would represent a 20% increase. My basic question is: What are the best results ever obtained--and documented reliably--without regard to whether hypertrophy is defined as myofibrillar or sarcoplasmic? I have to admit that I'm asking this question for no reason more compelling than because the hyperbole in the popular media stimulated my curiosity. Pitruzzello, Ph.D. Chicago, Illinois Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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