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Title: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: CastIron on April 27, 2009, 04:25:53 PM
Reason I'm asking because some people don't know shit about gaining muscle mass. Some people think you have to be lean and have visible abs to gain muscle mass, which I think is fucking retarded. Can a pro or somebody educated answer this please?
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: johnnynoname on April 27, 2009, 04:34:42 PM
abs > everything else, FTW
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: Awesomo on April 27, 2009, 04:41:03 PM
abs > everything else, FTW

Agreed. I can't build mass when cutting and getting thin. But i'd much rather have abs then add a little mass. There will always be people bigger than me, but i can look better than everyone else at the gym if i get cut.
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: Ursus on April 27, 2009, 04:41:34 PM
yes you can. You can also lose fat and buikld muscle at the same time.

I am by no means ripped. But have abs year round and am gaining
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: Stavios on April 27, 2009, 04:57:52 PM
9-10% while gain muscle is very doable IMO
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: mesmorph78 on April 27, 2009, 05:02:15 PM
Yes u can
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: lovemonkey on April 27, 2009, 05:10:28 PM
Hahaha monster thread backfire for the obese CastIron.
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: Awesomo on April 27, 2009, 05:12:45 PM
abs > everything else, FTW

I went to the gym early today and there were a ton of hot girls, and all i could think was these bitches could give a shit if i upped my bench from 305 to 315, but if they were walking by and I used my shirt to wipe my face and revealed a perfect set of abs they'd get wet as hell.
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: Kegdrainer on April 27, 2009, 05:34:18 PM
I went to the gym early today and there were a ton of hot girls, and all i could think was these bitches could give a shit if i upped my bench from 305 to 315, but if they were walking by and I used my shirt to wipe my face and revealed a perfect set of abs they'd get wet as hell.

next time use some gym bunny's inner thigh to wipe your face off
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: ASJChaotic on April 27, 2009, 05:41:05 PM
Reason I'm asking because some people don't know shit about gaining muscle mass. Some people think you have to be lean and have visible abs to gain muscle mass, which I think is fucking retarded. Can a pro or somebody educated answer this please?

ofcourse you can, you don't have to become obese to gain muscle
if you want to have a huge LBM all you have to do is eat your ass off and get fatter than holly hell
you don't even have to workout
Sumo wrestlers have more LBM than bodybuilders
once if ever you do get lean you will disappear, you will keep the muscle, it was there because you were so fat
you'll be lucky if you don't have any loose skin
look at this woman, she is beating you in your own "criteria" and she has never touched a weight ROFLMAO!
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: lovemonkey on April 27, 2009, 05:42:34 PM
Sumo wrestlers have more LBM than bodybuilders

Are we indeed talking muscles here? I call monster bullshit.
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: johnnynoname on April 27, 2009, 05:44:47 PM
Are we indeed talking muscles here? I call monster bullshit.

seriously, look at the source of the quote you are calling bullshit on
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: lax on April 27, 2009, 05:45:35 PM
johnnynoname is the shit!
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: lovemonkey on April 27, 2009, 05:46:10 PM
seriously, look at the source of the quote you are calling bullshit on

Oh right, missed that...
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: ASJChaotic on April 27, 2009, 05:46:23 PM
Are we indeed talking muscles here? I call monster bullshit.

it's not that hard, if you want 250 pounds of lean mass just eat yourself to 450 pounds
lol
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: CastIron on April 27, 2009, 05:46:44 PM
Love to hate, pathetic lol. I always think why hardly no IFBB pros post here. Maybe one or two, the most I've seen that post on Getbig is Chick. People on Getbigs a joke.
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: stuntmovie on April 27, 2009, 05:47:09 PM
Many years ago the top trainers among competitive bodybuilders would advise that you drop your bodyfat way low prior to adding muscle mass.

That seemed to work well back then but then Larry Scott game on the competitive bodybuilding scene and "blew up" to a bulky, off-season, bodywt exceeding 15 - 20% of his competitive weigh and everyone else seemed to follow.

I'm not too positive about this but I kind of recall that Larry Scott first took his bodywt way beyond his competitive wt beginning around 1963/64 and it worked well for him, and that was the beginning of the pre-planned, off season, bulked up phase for competitive bodybuilders.

If any old-fart GetBigger was actually there and witnessed this "new" way to prep back then .... your pro or con comments would be appreciated. I tend to recall that Larry was the start of it all back then.

BTW ... Great question, Cast!
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: ASJChaotic on April 27, 2009, 05:47:37 PM
Oh right, missed that...


Quote
Did you know that sumo wrestlers generally have more muscle mass then natural bodybuilders? Caloric intake is key to muscle growth, clean or dirty.

And keep in mind, this advice is generally not for seasoned lifters. They know what works for them. I run into many lifting newbs on forums who swear they are eating enough and simply can't gain muscle or weight.
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: ASJChaotic on April 27, 2009, 05:48:48 PM
Bulking for a natural is absolutely pointless
any great natural will tell you this, you will be a fat mess and skinny fat when you diet down
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: lovemonkey on April 27, 2009, 05:49:33 PM
it's not that hard, if you want 250 pounds of lean mass just eat yourself to 450 pounds
lol
Ok so you're seriously suggesting that it's all about caloric intake and not hormonal levels?
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: ASJChaotic on April 27, 2009, 05:50:25 PM
Love to hate, pathetic lol. I always think why hardly no IFBB pros post here. Maybe one or two, the most I've seen that post on Getbig is Chick. People on Getbigs a joke.

they couldn't take the heat
by the looks of it, neither can you, kid.
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: ASJChaotic on April 27, 2009, 05:51:49 PM
Ok so you're seriously suggesting that it's all about caloric intake and not hormonal levels?

NO, you are not getting my point my friend

all I said was if you want something like a 250 pound LBM eat yourself so fat you can't even move
once you get down it wont be there and you will be left with extra skin

all these people think their fat is muscle lmao
look at these triceps
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: lovemonkey on April 27, 2009, 05:57:37 PM
NO, you are not getting my point my friend

all I said was if you want something like a 250 pound LBM eat yourself so fat you can't even move
once you get down it wont be there and you will be left with extra skin

all these people think their fat is muscle lmao
look at these triceps

Why are you making the assumption that the lean muscle mass increases beyond your natural limit just because you are obese?

You said earlier 250lbs of lean body mass, you do realize that's on par with a 98' Ronnie?
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: ASJChaotic on April 27, 2009, 05:58:53 PM
Reason I'm asking because some people don't know shit about gaining muscle mass. Some people think you have to be lean and have visible abs to gain muscle mass, which I think is fucking retarded. Can a pro or somebody educated answer this please?

where did you go?
LMAO

why don't you explain to me why this woman (according to you you) has more muscle mass than you without ever having touched a weight  ;D
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: ASJChaotic on April 27, 2009, 06:01:18 PM
Why are you making the assumption that the lean muscle mass increases beyond your natural limit just because you are obese?

You said earlier 250lbs of lean body mass, you do realize that's on par with a 98' Ronnie?

are you telling me that this guy doesn't have 250lbs of lean body mass?  ;D
LBM is not just pure muscle, it's everything but fat

(http://patdollard.com/wp-content/uploads/manuel-uribe-heaviest-man-world.jpg)
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: johnnynoname on April 27, 2009, 06:03:18 PM
epic trademark posting of pics in effort to prove a point
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: lovemonkey on April 27, 2009, 06:03:29 PM
are you telling me that this guy doesn't have 250lbs of lean body mass?  ;D
LBM is not just pure muscle, it's everything but fat

(http://patdollard.com/wp-content/uploads/manuel-uribe-heaviest-man-world.jpg)

Yes and a 98' Coleman weighed roughly 245-250lbs in contest shape including bones, organs, skin, fluids etc. My argument still holds.
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: CastIron on April 27, 2009, 06:04:39 PM
People like yah are dumb asses and you'll never realize this. Bunch of dumb motherfuckers, I'm done with yah.
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: Deicide on April 27, 2009, 06:08:29 PM
Fat loss and muscle gain are completely different metabolic processes, one involved a calorie deficit, the other a surplus; if you are natural, you cannot gain muscle and lose fat at the same time.
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: ASJChaotic on April 27, 2009, 06:16:25 PM
Fat loss and muscle gain are completely different metabolic processes, one involved a calorie deficit, the other a surplus; if you are natural, you cannot gain muscle and lose fat at the same time.

 ::)

gaining muscle is a factor of working out not a factor of eating
if it was not, then every body in america would be muscular instead of fat  :-*
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: ASJChaotic on April 27, 2009, 06:17:57 PM
People like yah are dumb asses and you'll never realize this. Bunch of dumb motherfuckers, I'm done with yah.

 :-*
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: Ursus on April 27, 2009, 06:19:39 PM
i am sick of these silly AXA threads
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: ASJChaotic on April 27, 2009, 06:20:37 PM
i am sick of these silly AXA threads


 ???

i didn't start this thread
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: Ursus on April 27, 2009, 06:21:43 PM
its not so much you but same stupid pics posted over and over again
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: ASJChaotic on April 27, 2009, 06:22:41 PM
its not so much you but same stupid pics posted over and over again

well, some people just learn better with pictures  ;D

epic trademark posting of pics in effort to prove a point
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: Ursus on April 27, 2009, 06:23:57 PM
tis very boring. have an AXA/castiron fued thread or summat
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: Red Hook on April 27, 2009, 06:24:20 PM
9-10% while gain muscle is very doable IMO

you are not a natty, different rules my friend
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: ASJChaotic on April 27, 2009, 06:24:35 PM
tis very boring. have an AXA/castiron fued thread or summat

perhaps this will put a smile on your face  :D  ;D
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: Ursus on April 27, 2009, 06:28:01 PM
you are not a natty, different rules my friend

not different i don think. just takes patiance
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: Red Hook on April 27, 2009, 07:47:10 PM
not different i don think. just takes patiance

first thing first, how many natties do you see running around < 10% BF..second how many of those do you see making gains while being < 10% BF?
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: BB on April 27, 2009, 08:04:43 PM
Naturally I think the best zone is probably around 15%bf(give take a couple of points either way) for gaining size and strength, and it's a percentage that is easily maintainable and you can look decent at.

Now if you want to get very strong naturally, you'll probably have to go at it Ditillo or Bruce Randall style. Pork out, then cut. 
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: camelisator on April 27, 2009, 08:58:13 PM
all year around i can see my abs and i keep gaining mass and strength, i dont know exactly my bodyfat % but its probably around 10 to 12.
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: Red Hook on April 27, 2009, 09:06:18 PM
all year around i can see my abs and i keep gaining mass and strength, i dont know exactly my bodyfat % but its probably around 10 to 12.

pic or it didn't happen
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: camelisator on April 27, 2009, 09:27:19 PM
pic or it didn't happen

me at 200@5'10

Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: BIG_STI on April 27, 2009, 10:45:18 PM
me at 200@5'10



BS that's a 180lbs tops
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: camelisator on April 28, 2009, 05:51:25 AM
BS that's a 180lbs tops

haha i dont care if you dont belive me but its 197  :-*
Title: Re: Can you gain muscle mass being lean?
Post by: RZA on April 28, 2009, 05:59:41 AM
::)

gaining muscle is a factor of working out not a factor of eating
if it was not, then every body in america would be muscular instead of fat  :-*

Wrong because incomplete. An Anabolic state means you have some nutriments in excess in your system that are going to be processed to create extra muscular tissue. Whie theoretically it would be possible to gain muscle while losing fat, it's practically impossible except in the first stages of working out when  your hormonal systemgets a huge boost. As a natural, you will plateau sooner or later (sooner more likely). At one point, unless you're a chemist calculating protein, carbs and fats to the milligram, you'll need to add at least a little fat to gain a little muscle.