now this maybe a stupid question well they say there is no stupid questions anywayz i would like to know
what the average strength gain per a week/month say for the intermediate 200lbs gym rat for lets say the main power lifts bnech, squat, and deadlifts.
now i know there are many varaibles that can affect this but in an ideal situation (good nutrtion, recovery, training program).
is trying to add 70lbs to these lifts in 6 months realistic.?
There’s no way of telling what intermediate is. If you have already met your max at that weight and how much weight and fat you’re willing to gain. All of those play a part. 70lbs in a bench press if you’re already benching 335, and only willing to gain 5lbs will be damn near impossible. If you have no care and willing to gain 20 lbs in that time frame it becomes much more plausible, but still extremely difficult. Gaining 70lbs on a deadlift if your’e currently doing 400 while no daunting task is much more doable, but if you’re doing 300 it’s pretty much a cake walk.
In short tooooo many variables, to pinpoint for you. Use your past knowledge of yourself and estimate what’s realistic.
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now this maybe a stupid question well they say there is no stupid questions anywayz i would like to know
what the average strength gain per a week/month say for the intermediate 200lbs gym rat for lets say the main power lifts bnech, squat, and deadlifts.
now i know there are many varaibles that can affect this but in an ideal situation (good nutrtion, recovery, training program).
is trying to add 70lbs to these lifts in 6 months realistic.?
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The thing is that nothing in strength training or bodybuilding is linear. Progress always comes in spurts followed by a certain period of slow progress (or even stagnation and regression).
You can gain 30lbs on a lift in a 2 weeks period, then be 2 months without adding a significant amount of weight to the bar.
Same thing goes for fat loss and muscle gains.
If strength gains were linear we could and that we could add a measly 2.5lbs per week on a lift (not much when you think about it) within a year we would be lifting 130lbs more, after 2 years 260lbs more, after 3 years 390lbs more… within 4-5 years we would all bench 600, squat and deadlift 800!
thanks for the replies guys.
so when does it come to the point where you have no other option to gain weight order to gain strength. i mean would you have to be in a stagnent period for say 2-3months. is there physiological signs or physical signs that tell you that you have reached your strength limit for your weight?
obviously you can gain weight forever so then what do you do when you reach a confortable weight but still not strong enough ( which i guess you never will be)?
sorry about all the question just wrtitng as it come to mind. just joined the site so im a little trigger happy on the keyboard.
I think you need to differentiate between gaining weight and gaining muscle.
While some people seeming do gain weight forever, gaining muscle is an entirely different story.
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