Annual muscle gain based on body type read!

For all you newbies and regular guys..lol This is something to help you be very happy with the gains and progress you make in a short time.
We should be so lucky to be advanced on chemistry and weight training science to make some of the gains we do.
These are facts and are not opinions all works cited and sourced at the bottom.

Estimated Minimal Average annual muscle Gain based on body type.

18-25 years of age

Beginner 0 years of training
ecto-11 lbs
meso 13 lbs
endo-16 lbs

Intermediate 1-3 years training
ecto-8 lbs
meso-10 lbs
endo-12 lbs

advanced 3-6 years training
ecto-5 lbs
meso-7 lbs
endo-8 lbs

Master 6+ years
ecto-3 lbs
meso-5 lbs
endo-6 lbs

26-35 years old

Beginner o years
ecto-9 lbs
meso-12 lbs
endo-13 lbs

intermediate 1-3 years
ecto-7 lbs
meso-8 lbs
endo-9 lbs

advanced 3-6 years
ecto-5 lbs
meso-6 lbs
endo-7 lbs

master 6+ years
ecto-2 lbs
meso-4 lbs
endo-5 lbs

36-45 years old

Beginner o years
ecto-6 lbs
meso-7 lbs
endo-8 lbs

intermediate 1-3 years
ecto-5 lbs
meso-6 lbs
endo-7 lbs

advanced 3-6 years
ecto-3 lbs
meso-4 lbs
endo-5 lbs

master 6+ years
ecto-1 b
meso-2 lbs
endo-2 lbs

45+ years old

Beginner o years
ecto-3 lbs
meso-4 lbs
endo-5 lbs

intermediate 1-3 years
ecto-2 lbs
meso-3 lbs
endo-4 lbs

advanced 3-6 years
ecto-1 lb
meso-2 lbs
endo-2 lbs

master 6+ years
ecto-<1 lb
meso-<2 lbs
endo-<2 lbs

So this is not an AAS user. This is the common everyday individual withnthe 10 assumptions of :
1: intense and strict weight training
2:no missed workouts
3: no prolonged illness or injury
4: no over training
5: percent body fat remaining relatively unchanged or slightly decreased
6: good protein and healthy fat-rich-low carb diet.
7: optimal dietary supplementation
8: No performance enhancing drugs (steroids, prohormones, creatine, etc.)
9: a relatively stress free environment
10: male of average height about 5'7"-5'11". *obviously height is not a variable you have any control over, but for sake of generalizing in order to create useful recommendations that apply to most individuals, I restricted analysis and how it applies to this range.

So acheiveing more that half of these assumptions 1-9 is victory in itself. If you have also nailed your body type correctly then you have an average and estimated idea to work with.

I hope this gives you guys some understanding that gaining 15 pounds on a short 12-15 week cycle is outstanding, so dont be to hard to judge.

Works cited:
Classic body type descriptions, american medical magazine, pages 12-16 nov 2001

Muscular development,april. pages 276-278.

Somatotype for training and muscle gain, written by neil Hardarf published 1999

Very nice information there. Beleive me, I'd be the happiest man on earth if I gained and kept 15 pounds of muscle this cycle.

Hmm...I'm disappointed. I was planning on taking "roids" for two weeks and end up super ripped.

5'9, 250lbs and 5%bf of steel baby!

BTW I'm 5'6, 133lbs and 17%bf right now. lmao.

The easiet part is getting taller. That usually comes first, lol.

Exactly....then the women start flocking....and money starts growing on tree's.

Bigger.. i sense your sarcasm..hmmm not directed towards any one post in particular are ya.. shame on you bro its how we all learded.. lol
I agree but this is simply the norm for most men.

Smart ass's lol

Actually...it wasn't directed towards anyone on this board at this very moment even though we hear comments like this from time to time. It was an inside joke with jaywooly because a friend of ours that doesn't know (for sure) that we use said he was thinking about "getting on the juice" and "watch, I'll be looking super ripped in like 2 weeks". Apparently it was a little too inside for jaywooly...lol

oh i see how it is..lol

lol

but the facts above should make most guys doing a training routine and who gain some muscle more than what it states should be pretty damn happy. I gaines almost 26 pounds of muscle one year doing 3 cycles, according to my profile I should be pretty damn happy so gaining 20 pounds and not keeping it all but at least 10-15 pounds of muscle.. stop complaining your doing better than most.

So I should beable to gain 8lbs of muscle this year, I think I got robbed my first 5 years of lifting.