What the heck is "Muscle Maturity"?

[el numero uno]

Is this really a thing? 

[Skeletor]

[calfzilla]

You get it by paying your dues.

[NarcissisticDeity]

It's a term described to the look of the physique. Shawn Ray had excellent " muscle maturity " despite not training for years on end. It's the appearance of muscle that one would expect with years and years of training. Fit and finish , all muscles fully developed and detailed.

Shawn Ray excellent " muscle maturity " Big Ramy not so much. Take a look at this pic of Shawn 21 ( edit ) years old and not even a pro yet and his physique has the look of a seasoned pro.  

[Rambone]

You get it by paying your dues.

"Dues....time to pay them."

[el numero uno]

It's a term described to the look of the physique. Shawn Ray had excellent " muscle maturity " despite not training for years on end. It's the appearance of muscle that one would expect with years and years of training. Fit and finish , all muscles fully developed and detailed.

Shawn Ray excellent " muscle maturity " Big Ramy not so much. Take a look at this pic of Shawn 32 years old and not even a pro yet and his physique has the look of a seasoned pro. 

Thanks

But, isn't that very, very subjective? Branch Warren has been a pro for decades and he looks like melted rubber.

[cephissus]

A retarded nonsense meaningless term

[The Abdominal Snoman]

[calfzilla]

I always interpreted it as being hard dense muscle that is very lean and not bloofy.

[NarcissisticDeity]

Thanks

But, isn't that very, very subjective? Branch Warren has been a pro for decades and he looks like melted rubber.

It is but Branch doesn't have great " muscle maturity " Where is Samir Bannout did

" muscle maturity "

[NarcissisticDeity]

A retarded nonsense meaningless term

It really is , it's like when people say Ramy needs to come in better condition and that will better his placements but that won't change a thing. " muscle maturity " is like everything else it's genetic. Ramy's legs will never look like Samirs not because of lack if trying but it's genetic. I do think Ramy's legs are just to oversized and that may be obscuring his development but like Wolf's calves and Dorian's biceps it's not something you can really improve on.

If Ramy had Samir's " muscle maturity " he would demolish anyone in this " sport " because he's much bigger than everyone else. The judges look at Ramy's physique and see a bunch of holes , he has the size , the structure but his conditioning and " muscle maturity " are lacking when compared to Phil and other guys , he looks like the proverbial diamond in the rough. His quads are way to big for his calves , his back is okay but not on par with Phil's in terms of detail , depth and polish. 

[Rambone]

I think Dibiase might've been a schmoe or at least a schmoe sympathizer.

[cephissus]

It is but Branch doesn't have great " muscle maturity " Where is Samir Bannout did

" muscle maturity "

Not sure what you're talking about, the most striking difference here is detail, but this is a ridiculous comparison because the two men are in DRASTICALLY different lighting conditions.

And isn't that a pic of Roelly?

To be fair, I think most of the time people say someone has 'muscle maturity' they're just saying 'i can see lots of lines'

[TheShape.]

[Julio Ceasar]

That is bloated, arnold dident have very great musclematurity...

Its about fibers, hardness, fullness, separations...some people have muscle maturity at very young age...its probably most about hardness, diet...

Cutler had it in his legs...but not arms soulders. Ronnie had it Everywhere. Dorian had it. Simply a matter of being ripped or not. Ripped all over true the muscles not like this...

David Henry is a maturity freak! Solid to the bone!

[Sexual Mustard]

Sometimes I *think* I see muscle maturity, other times I think it's just a fucking made-up phrase that somehow kept getting passed around over the years. 

 

[baldmanandsexy]

It is but Branch doesn't have great " muscle maturity " Where is Samir Bannout did

" muscle maturity "

i think you are talking about the thongs and cocks here bro...

[ratherbebig]

its up there with other myths like

'a certain look can only be obtained by squatting'

and people looking at black and white pictures of dorian saying he got a 'grainy look'

[baldmanandsexy]

its up there with other myths like

'a certain look can only be obtained by squatting'

and people looking at black and white pictures of dorian saying he got a 'grainy look'

yes like Deads. most who do them are fat powerlifting beer gutted red necks.

[light weight baby]

old man skin

[OB1]

Sometimes I *think* I see muscle maturity, other times I think it's just a fucking made-up phrase that somehow kept getting passed around over the years. 

 

[Weedlejuice]

Most bodyuilding terms just wind up being 20 varities of vanilla

[Macrofitter]

"Muscle Maturity" is the reason Phil is winning. It's hard to describe, it's the density and quality of the Muscle fibers in combination with paperthin skin

I think this pic illustrates the maturity very well, the kind of density Phil has can only be achieved with decades of heavy compound movements, while Rhoden is toying around on the cable stations and Hammer Strength machines in Venice with Charles Glass

[Jizmo]

heath is actually used as the number one example of NOT having any muscle maturity at all  



its usually related to as quantity and quality of muscle fibers vs all pumped up glycogen and water loaded INSULIN / SEO bloofmuscle


you could also simply call it conditioning or dryness though  
i dont think its actually a thing. its probably 90% genetic at least.

[Macrofitter]