I have a question for you today: “How much muscle do you think you can really build?”
I am about to give you the “muscle geek” answer because you have been lied to by the bodybuilding supplements mafia, magazines and fitness industry as to what is actually possible…
They are making it impossible to build a body that gets better treatment by society.
Understanding the truth about muscle is your first step before dealing with your struggle of looking and feeling average and not living in a body you deserve.
Post your comments below and let me know what you think. Is it 5 lbs of muscle a month? 10 lbs a month? 20 lbs a month? If you can, please share your explanation as to how you arrived at your answer or belief.
Why am I asking you this question? Well I just finished a debate with this guy from my gym on “How much muscle can you really build?”
He didn’t believe that I gained 41 pounds of lean muscle in six months and accused me of taking drugs. In his words, “Whatever dude… there is no way you gained 41 pounds of muscle in six months unless you’re taking something…”
I don`t blame the dude for being skeptical. I would be too.
Reliable bodybuilding and nutrition information isn’t that easy to find. Too often, eager for the quick gain, the inexperienced bodybuilder gets caught in the trap of exaggerated claims from the magazines and supplement companies, but I hope that over the next few days you’ll begin to trust me and see that I have your best interests in mind.
Next time this subject comes up with your friends, you will be able to help them set a realistic goal.
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Does that make sense? I trust that lesson cleared up that subject once and for all. If for some reason, you can’t watch the video, I teach the lesson below for more clarity:
How Much Muscle Can YOU Really Build?
Most gym rats expect to build LOTS of muscle really fast.
This is a myth. You can NOT build muscle really FAST. The majority of readers, customers and clients I work with have completely unrealistic expectations when it comes to quick muscle building.
I can’t put an exact number on how much you can gain but most people believe that they can build 20 pounds of muscle in three months…
…it’s amazing how many frustrated customers I get emailing me after their first month of training complaining that they only gained 5 or 10 pounds. I’m thinking to myself, “That’s fantastic, what are you complaining about?!”
There is no doubt you can gain 20 pounds of WEIGHT in 3 months, or even one month, but we are not talking about *weight* – we are talking about *DRY MUSCLE.*
Pure muscle tissue. Not water weight. Not glycogen weight.
Pure muscle weight!
There is not a chance in heaven that you will gain 5 or even 10 pounds of dry muscle in one month or even 3 months – not even close. I hate to be the messenger of this bad news but unless you are using growth enhancing drugs…
… it’s IMPOSSIBLE.
Many of you might be upset or discouraged about the TRUTH of how much you can actually build, but this knowledge will help you to eat and train with a more realistic perspective.
So how much muscle can your body actually manufacture?
Under the BEST possible circumstances (training, diet, supplementation, recovery) the average male body can create between *0.25 and 0.50* pounds of dry muscle tissue per week.
That’s the natural amount that your body chemistry will allow. So you’re looking at 1-2 pounds of dry muscle each month. Not much?
Well consider what your body will look like 12 months from now with an extra 12-24 pounds of muscle?!?!
Starting to see the importance of consistency?
The Skinny Vinny Transformation Story
Let me put my “Skinny Vinny” transformation into perspective if you’re still skeptical like the dude at my gym. From the first year of high school to the last day of University I lived as a long distance runner. I ran from 50-80 miles a week, was never exposed to heavy weight training and was undernourished eating low quality calories.
Now watch the extreme I went to. I went from running 50-80 miles a week to running 0 miles a week. I went from never doing weights to high weight training three times a week. I went from eating around 2,000 low-quality calories to a 4,000 calorie, high-quality, mass plan.
Going from a scrawny long distance runner to hard core bodybuilder is pretty extreme, and it’s going to produce some extreme results, which is exactly what I experienced. I trust that puts any skepticism in a new light. Also, I did not gain 41 pounds of DRY MUSCLE in six months.
The 41 pounds also factored in the increased muscle which was accompanied by increased glycogen and water storage in the muscles. More muscle equals more glycogen.
Most people can maintain up to 40 grams of glycogen per 100g of muscle tissue. So if you’re gaining 10 pounds of new muscle you’ll consequently increase glycogen storage by around four pounds.
So if you gain 10 pounds of muscle, your scale gain will actually be closer to 14 pounds (if you didn’t gain any fat).
And rarely will someone not gain any fat if they are gaining more than three pounds per month.
So, when you set your goals, clarify in your mind that if “20 pounds of muscle” is your *weight gain* goal or your *dry muscle* goal.
And then put realistic time frames on these goals based on the info I just shared.
If you simply focus on keeping your body fat between 10-13% fat while gaining around 5 pounds per month then it is safe to say you are gaining 1-2 pounds of dry muscle a month with 1-2 pounds of glycogen and water, and hopefully no more than a pound of fat.
Train hard and expect success,
Vince DelMonte,
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Hey Vince,
I am 21yrs old and I was going to the gym for 6 months. Then I stopped seeing that I didnt get to what I was expecting until i subscribed to DelMonte Fitness emails and followed you on YouTube and your motivation really pushed me to go back to the gym and you gave me a very unique perspective of body-building and im so grateful…
Damn, man.. this really works… 1up for you.
Ive gain around 5 pounds of muscle in the last 4 weeks and from then my muscle build started to slow down but my arms are coming to great shape. Is that a good thing or a bad thing or is that how it works? … I aim at getting bigger and bigger.
IDK man. could you please reply.
Hi Vince you are spot on I am almost 60 years old and about 2 or so months ago I had mistakenly bulked up from about 75 kgs I am only 5’4″ tall but have always been atheletic, however in the last few months I have stripped from the 82kgs down to 73kgs and man my abs are sticking out and I am possible almost in the best shape of my life, I am hoping to strip down to say 10% body fat currently at 13% and then start to add as you say dry lean muscle no more friggin fat…But it many thanks to guys like and you Roman who such an inspiration and help to us all….
Hi Vince,
The guy that said you must have been on the juice, probably said that because he couldn’t do what you did!!!!
I was 16 years old when I graduated high school, in 1974. I wrestled in the 132 lb. class. That year I started working out, hard and heavy. At the end of the year, I weighed 185. I did a lot of heavy squats, deadlifts, benches, etc. So I know it is possible, when you first start lifting. After years of working out, the gains came MUCH slower, but the improvement continued. At 5’9, my top weight was 204 (muscular, not fat).
Now at 53 years old, I don’t need to be really big, I weigh 170 +/-, at 10% body fat. I tried a few of your programs, to “shock” my body; they worked. It’s good to change things up before you get too used to it.
Every one should know that when you buy a program from Vince, he responds to emailed questions, and doesn’t leave you high and dry.
Thanks.
Chuck
hey im 15 n a hlf
n i want to gain 5 – 8 lbs if posssible in a month wad du i duuuuu plzzzzzz plzzzzzz helppppppp
hi vince,
my name is jowyerv, and i’m from Malaysia,
i’m a skinny boy who always calling by my friends as
“bamboo”,”sticks man”, “tooth picks”,”pants-dropper”,”skull face”,”opium smoker”…
everyday i look in the mirror and asking myself
“am i really wanna maintain this stupid skinny bamboo look body?”
“is it really a genetics or something like curse?”
until one day, that was my best friend’s birthday.
and all of my friends love to take shots.
but i’m the only one who doesn’t like to take photo shot.
for the sake of my best friend, i’ve finally taken a shot “under forced”…
once i took a look the picture they had taken…
i shout out “damned, holy ShXts…”
it’s really looks like a living skeleton holding a can of beer…
i was so upset..
and started to hit the gym, playing those equipment in the garden.
but it doesn’t make sense…
i do searching the video ’bout
“how to gain weight for skinny man?”
from the youtube.
unexpected, i accross your video that you’ve named as
“Skinny Vinny Story”
it’s really encourage me a lot.
beause of your advice,
my bicep went from 8 3/8″ ’til now is 10 5/8″, i’ve gain ’bout 2 1/4″ in 6 months!!
i know i wasn’t the fastest or the biggest transfomer.
but as you said,
the friends around me started to noticed,
that i’m looks more freshening than before.
thank you very much.
and by the way, i got a couple of questions here:
1. how to measure muscle by the unit of pound?
2. how can i do if my left arm is weaker than my right arm?
hope to get your reply soon.
(p.s: i apologize ’bout some of my grammar maybe got mistake, and hope you can understand what i’m trying to tell you…)
thanks for reading my comments
Regards
i have went from 160 to 205 in 3 months three differnt times i am 6’3 a ectomorph body type which is fast metabolism burns calories very fast, skinney slim no fat if i tried so when im at 205 im at 11 percent body fat with a six pac consuming at least 5000 to 7000 calories aday keep in mind i am on creatine so u figure that 10 to 11 pounds are litteraly water but i get amazing pumps off of creatinemonohydrate so i would recommend it in cycles to anybody unless u are trying to cut body fat to extreme levels but the ATP increase is why i use creatine not for the water retension or aka ;waterweight now my regular healthy weight is about 175 t 180 for my height, age ,bodytype so u figure that i am alittle underweight to start so ten or fifthteen lbs of that 45 gained is just natural cell mass and fat that i was missing due to lack of calories 10 lbs of water from creatine waterweight so thats 25 off of 45 lean mass gained that obviously was not lean muscle mass so that is 20 lbs or so that has to be pure muscle mass i have no fat like i said now ive done this transformation 3 separate occasions over a period of 4-6 years now i also have crazy muscle memory because of a span of 5 years of consitant training at one point i didnt even miss a single workout for 2.5 years straight 6 days a week expect my schelduled 1-2 week break that i took every six to ten months so i could reshock my muscles when they plautoed 15 to 20 years old so that is not your average base so i will admit that muscle memory is a huge factor as well but 45 pounds in 3 months 3 differnt times is all due to proper nutrition, proper training ,form and last but not least consistainent training no drugs no testostiarone hormone crap just food ,creatine ,protien powder, and liquwid amino acids and i knowing how to train prfect ly for my body but overall what im saying is that your wrong that u cant can gain 20 lbs in three months because ive done it multiple times and will again on documentary my name is eric hurley i am 29 years old and i am the best in the gym tought by the best no other than arnold of course any questions contact tujungadank@gmail.com
well i am 13 i do around 190 200 pounds in bentch it been about two months i have only got five pounds added i do set of 10 8 6 4 2 and 10 8 6 6 but more of 10 8 6 4 2 and i do power clean squats and curls and pushup on off day what to do to get more bentch power clean and sqaut
just to let u know i am 13 weight 175 bentch 195 powerclean185 squat 355
hi i am domnick.i am looking good now.your program inspired me a lot.some of ur video coaching lessons are missing.Please send me the remaining video coaching lessons.
hi vince,my weight is 130 lb and about 6" and my desire is to build 10 lb lean muscle in a month.i have to travel for 4hours for studies.please give me the food plan to increase my calorie level
So I know about how fast the body can manufacture muscle, but how quickly does it break it down? I ask because I recently lost weight in my first year of university, even though I still hit the gym frequently. The work stress got to me, and I ended up missing meals, or not eating the food school offered because it was pure junk. I am trying to regain what I lost, and am just wondering how much muscle loss would occur, how much fat loss, etc., when in a calorie deficit?
hi im 48yrs old im 5.5″ ht. and my weight is 75kg.so i want to loose weight around kgs or so im pure vegitarian im indian guy from india.
im not allowed to lift weights yet im 12 years old plz an u give me some no weight excercises i need to gain my speed alot and want 6 pack abs
hey vince
i m 18 yr old n my weight is jst 58 kgs…my height is 6″1 so being taller i look vry thin n i hv received many comments on dis…so plz if u cn tl me wat exactly to eat to gain proper muscles..plz rply if u can..
Search the archives, you’ll find some weight gain diets at different caloric amounts.
Hello. I want to build my mucsle rapidly. Approximately 56 to 60 lbs. Please tell me, How can I do that? And one more thing, Explain me about Daed lifts, How dead Lifts is important for our body? And which part is build due exercise of Dead lifts? Guide as soon as possible.
Deadlifts are a full body exercise, they stimulate your metabolic and nervous system. Search for my “6 week muscle gaining” video, there is a demo in the video.
Hi my name is Bradley and for the last 3 month I just been doing as much sit ups and press ups as I can to try to get 6 packs My mum says it the best way to get 6 packs is there any faster or better thing I can do to help me get 6 packs without spending money or going to the gym Thanks
Hi Dear,
i m salman from pakistan, i want make good and beutifull body builder and
healthy person so please u give some good tips for bodybuilding training and
food supplements and food suppliement name.
Kindly see my request and help me, i m wating ur good response.
thanks
best reguard
MSalman
hello vince as answer to you mail i think im maby going to put on 5ibs muscle a month maby i dont know yet, im going away for 2 weeks now, so im going to start your 6 week program when i come home agin:D wish me luck;P
I would like to gain 5 pounds of muscle each month.
I think it depends on how your body can use what you put in to it, your metabolic rate and how you burn or use the food you eat I guess.
I’m now 43 years of age, in my younger days from 17 to around about 23 I used to work out at least 4 to 5 times a week, I could easily pack on the muscle then, I didnt bother with suppliments as they were too expensive, as they are today of course, just a good diet helped.
Now as I have only just restarted to train again, I know my body will probably not be able to regenerate its self as easily as when I was younger, so for the time being I am working off the fat I have accumilated and eating correctly so I do not lose muscle and I cant wait to try and build again just to see how my body reacts at 43.
So far so good in the fat lose, I still have more to go but its working. I have lost 42lb comfortably in the last 5 months and still losing, yet seem to have kept my muscle tone, so hopefully I shall be able to build ok!
But I know guys past and present who have worked hard yet have seen little gain in size but have become stronger and in some cases could lift a hell of a lot of iron for their size!
i am a boy
18 years old
my height is 176cm
my body weight is 134lbs
i wish to gain muscle
can u help me?
i had started my gym for 2 months but it seem not big changes on me….
can you let me know what should i do….
thanks alot
well vince wat i think is that anyone might be able to build up 10LBs of muscle a month or might be more!!!!
i am prepair my body like a model . so pls help me and pls gide.
your thanks
hey vince,
i had watch your vedios…
its true that we can build how much we want in a month or in year?
but we should have confident in our self…..
i think i can build 20lbs in a month….
i am going to get started…and vince you had make me hope that i can change my body and thanks a lot….
may god blessing be with u vince….
I want to build 15ld muscle. I will try hard.
How Much Muscle Can YOU Really Build?
HI Vince!
thank u very much
i’m 15 years old
i do a lot of gym in my house but i’m a little fat
i wan’t to do a beautiful body
like u
can u help me?
for the answer of the question i think i can build 10-15 lbs a month
thank u a nother time
and bye
hey vince,
first of all…hats off to ya fr building sucha fabulous body without taking any drugs or anythn lyk dat…evn ‘m inclined to not to go fr such things as i know plenty of reasons for not to go fr it…
anywayz…about me…i was a weak n fragile skinny guy till about 16…thn..i started gettin weight…jus fat….so much so dat i gt problems gettin rid of it…
n nw…’m a five foot 9, 141 pounder….with 13% body fat…
i’v started training frm bout 2 nd half mnths….n hav gained sum muscle mass…fr eg. my biceps measured an inch more dn wht it was last mnth…so no issues wth dat…bt…my main issue is my diet…’m a vegitarian…..so mostly i eat much of wheat,sum fruits..n sum veggies…dat’r nt so gud source of protiens….n…whn i take protein suppliments..my stomach gets upset..so i cnt take it regularly….
plzz suggest sum diet fr me….fr i knw dat muscles cant grow with abscence of protiens…
thanx,
cheers.
Hello there, Im 16 years old and i weigh 170 pounds. I play football and I go to the gym five times a week. I have been going to the gym for at least 3 consecutive months, and really, I haven’t been seeing any results. I really, desperately need your help because I need to build massive amounts of muscles in less than 6 months. Well, I’m currently reading your book as a start, and it’s really great. It basically answered almost every single doubts that I had in working out. I really believe that this program is going to get me bigger, and I hope you can help me follow through. Thanks a lot Vince.
Hey Vince & Everyone,
You all should be proud of yourselves, the fact that you are reading and writing here is a great step in following through with your goals. I’m 35 and have always wanted to put on some size, but my insecurities always got in the way. I tried the gym a few times here and there, but when I didn’t see immediate results, I just gave up. I started working out solidly about 7 weeks ago, my starting weight was 130lbs. Today I hit my first goal, 150lbs. I’m thrilled with my results and can’t wait to see what the next 7 weeks will bring me. I’ve set my next goal at 170, that may take a bit longer than 7 weeks, we’ll see. If I can give some advice to all of you hard gainers out there, EAT and repeat. That is the one thing I did wrong over the years of trying to gain weight. Get a meal plan and stick to it. Thanks for the inspiration Vince!
i see that most of your advise is about skinny people gaingin muscles is there a wa to cut down on the amount of fat on my body before i start gaining muscle or even better gain muscle while losing fat. my main problem is that im not motivated enough to do it i keep telling myself that i will do push ups and situps each night but i never manage to do it and every time i think of it im disappointed in my self but still cant get myself to do it. is ther any advice you could give me????
By the way I wanted to add that I’m 5’10 and I weigh 147 pounds. Can you advise me on the best workout routine and diet to follow please?
I am a 17 year old teenager from england and I play basketball and football. In septiember I will be going to college for two years. Since I am about to leave school I want to reinvent myself as a good looking boy and get popular with the girls by getting a six pack. Also I want to gain muscle for sport as I am tired of being pushed around in BAsketball and Football. Can u help me vince?
Hey vince my name is ali im about 5’11 im 170 pounds and i always wonder if im gaining muscle or not becuase i seem to be gaining weight but my body looks the same i dont kno if i should start doing cardio yet becuase im doing weight traning rite now but im not sure if im gonna look ripped if i lose the fat becuase i dont kno if i have alot of muscle under my fat and is it true its easier for a chubbier person to build muscle then a skinny person? i hope u can email me back thanks viney
, my dear coach, i want to tell you that i am 20years old young boy . i am doing workout in gym from two years. my body weight is near 58kgs and my height is 5″5inch . my biceps is 14 and my rest body size are also not bad. i also lift up heavy weight than others but thing is that i am not satisfied with my body . as i work out in gym i did,nt get satisfy . i wan,t to increase my lean mass of body. i want to make my size big. i don,t have much money to spent on supplements. so if you can help me please tell me a workout routine and proper diet chart. what to eat and time of diet and exercise.
Dearest Vince,
Thanks for all the information u share about building muscle in right & clean way.My only request for you is to please have a link of your dvd about workout on your site for free for the people to download instead of youtube.You will be doing a great favour to the people like me from india who does not have proper guidance & who cannot afford on your workout.
Hope u will do the needfull.
Thanking you.
hi Mr. Vince, i’m so happy to found your website, i’m only 24 and very skinny guy before, i m going in gym last 2 year but i never increase my muscle, i spend hours on gym but still nothing happen..i want to see for free your videos ’cause i don’t have money to buy your fitness plan…i only watching your video in youtube and i want to know how to build muscle so fast…i wish you could help me..
i am small but would like to gain lean muscles what can i do
respected sir,
i am 22 yrs guy n my weight is 65 kg with height 5’10″.I feel hindrance in weight gain,plz help me out.
I can gain only 2lbs in a month.
I just wanted to know, i’m 47 years old i had an operataion to loose weight, I’ve lost alot of muscle. How do i begin from scratch to get started in lifting weights?
hey vincy i really like ur tips…im a young man of 21 and body weight 70 kg… ive been working out for a year now n seem to be going nowhere,,if u can give men overall training schedule so that i can achieve my goal of the meaty lean six packs ive been longing for a year….i work out pretty heavier than others who come in the gym…..i really need ur help man…
plsssssssss help me dude
hi vince i am standard body boy! i am 14 years old with 64.9kg and i am 5f 8 i don’t hav packs and muscle! can u help m3? give me some tips and i do workouts lik3
dumbell wid 10 kg and sit up ut no change!
thanx by3!
takkar chang!
saf3!
I believe you can gain a significant amount of muscle when you are first beginning to workout , but after awhile your body adjusts and you really have to change your workout so often to see maximum results!!!!!!!!!!
Hey Vince.I am 19 years old and I go to the gym for the last 6 months.I am 1,92 cm tall and my weight is 86kg.I want to take 6 kilos in muscles and althought the difference in my body was huge in these months I couldn’t take weight even if I ate to much so the last month I started to take proteins with carbonhydrates to increase my weight.I know that you are against on all of these powders but they helped.I think that the muscle weight that someone can gain in a month is about 2kilos
Hey,
Just want to say what you are telling us all is really cool and very helpful,
So how much should I work out to put on that 1-2 pounds of dry muscle?
And what are the best ways to get a big Chest, Arms, the areae between my neck and shoulders and sweet abs?
Im 16 and wanting to get big for a future job I want.
i am 17 rugby player i a big lad and i want to lose wait or chane it in to muscle can you help me please
I am 21 years old.and i have joined gym 4 months ago and i am very skinny i want to increase ma mass but i am not able to gain it.
please give some important info about increasing the mass for beginners or skinny guys.and also about the nutrition..
Thanks…
Dearest Sir,
First of you thanks a lot for your guidence and e mail .
I m 26 year old male. i want to make my muscles. i m going in gym last 3 year and i eat body supplimentry 4 to 5 times but i never found increament my muscls and i want to increase my muscles( biceps,triceps and shoulders ) also. My body is not perfact increase my body structure up and down afetr take a body supplimentry not stay perfacet shapes in my body language long time, so i request to you plse give me some advise to grow better mucles and weight .
Below mention my body structure :
Height :5.7” and weight : 54 kg
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Awesome! Thanks bro i & i believe alot of other really appreciate your honesty & Research for making this video & giving this transparent video on what these fake ads are telling us, I myself am an hard muscle builder, i am 20 and weigh about 137 lbs.
So thanks again, Now i know what to expect out of all my hard work.
God Bless you Bro, & keep doing what you do.
first of all i would like to congratulate u for u success in evry sphere n for the great service of urs…..keep it up..n never stop..u’re doing a great job…i also hav a fascination for a great physique…well m 18 yrs old.. and m skinny..i weigh 52 kg..my height is 5″9 . i never gain weight. so all in all m a skinny guy who wants to be fat…. i wanna go to the gym to work out…bt most of them say that i need to hav fats to burn them out n build muscles…bt i dnt have them….evn i want muscles…… i like people with nice biceps n i wanna be like them to stand up to evryone who makes fun of me…i dont have money to buy supplements…… all i can afford is decent food full of proteins n calories…… so if u can help me out….. knowing that i cant buy any of ur services …. it would be so nice of u n i’ll be very grateful to ur service ….please help me out dude….
thanks
I’m really intrigued with this program. I was exactly 167 lbs on Oct of 08, until i got myself a bowflex and I’m now 196 lbs…..but, I did gain more fat cells than I would of wanted, so I would really like to find out about the calorie counter program that’s included with this program. I think that it would be SO worth it
It seems like everyone is adopting this idea of muscle confusion, or not giving muscles the same routine. I am willing to try this, but my question is, how often should I change up the exercise. Do you ever do the same workout twice in one week, or is it always something different?
I think it’s possible to gain around 5 lbs of muscle per month.
I’ve tried the Bill Star program last year and it worked fantastic for building up my strenght. The last 8 weeks I have been on the ‘Rippetoe’ program, this program is almost divine to me because people started asking me if I was getting bigger and if I was going to the gym or not and so on…
I got these programs from a strongman competitor and as I said, they work great.
(I think)
The problem with these programs is that if you keep on them and just keep eating like a manic, you might be able to deadlift a car, but you wont look like a fitness/bodybuilder model
You seem to use a lot compound excercices
Compound excercise + nutrition plan = win (in my eyes)
Looking forward to your book
I think I could build up to 5 lb of muscle in a month
i dont even think i can build one pound of mouscle in three months i need your program but i cant pay that much but can i ask you how long should a workout be and what should one do in their workout
Hello, i’m 17 years old and weigh at precisely 201 pounds and suddenly i haven’t been putting any muscle in the past 7 months. Could you send me any information on anything to increase the mass.
Yours faithfully.
Hi Vince,
it’s me Paul, regarding your question this morning how much muscle you can build? to be honest with I have not started yet with trg progme rec’d but my best bet would be 5pound in a month! I guess it really depends on how an individual puts his or her effort in gaining the required results!
anyway I am comfortable starting at home but I don’t have the required equipments to assist me so what would be you best advise on this!
Cheers
Paul
i think probably about 10 lbs of uscle a month
That crap the magazines give you about the average person being able to gain only around 7 lbs of muscle a year is totaly false. I started working out a year and a half ago, and I was 150 lbs. I tried so hard to gain mass and couldn’t, until I started eating like a horse. After that I threw on 35 lbs. of muscle in about 7-8 months.
How much muscle do you think you can really build?”
I like to build muscle about 5-6 pound in a month but I am not sure can be? becase I am going gym for last 4-5 year but when go regular my weight gain 5 lbs but when there is some gap I am losing increased my weight . at present my weight is 64Kg and height is 5’9”..
Please let me know workout details to increase muscle ‘s weight …
I’ve been working out for 2 months now. I cycle between chest, sholders, and arms (3 days) and run 3 miles every day. I’ve turned from a fat lazy looking slob with a beer belly to a buff guy that almost has a complete six pack, a huge noticable chest, and an aggresive looking demeaner in that amount of time. I gain about 4Oz of muscle every 15 days. I only take 1 serving of proteen, a multi-vitimin, and a flaxseed oil supliment after my work outs. I’m I training too hard or can I step it up?
Hello Vince,
you say you help skinny guys with their training, but I’m
not skinny, I am 16 years old, I have 20% bodyfat and I want to drain bodyfat until I have bodyfat < 10% can I still use your tips? Also, what are the best tips you can give me to lose bodyfat?
Thanks,
Michel
Hey…vince…thanks a lot for that vegan meal plan……
I want to ask you something……testosterone is a very important hormone for a man’s entire body growth right????
I am jus 17 years old…can u suggest a few techniques to boost my testosterone levels????
There is one more thing that i wanted to ask….you have prescribed soy products in my diet…and i hav heard tat use of soy will favour estrogen(female hormone) secretion….so wouldn’t that affect my testosterone levels??soy has become controversial in the bodybuilding world….right????
Very useful article~ You clear my mind
well I think anyone can gain 10lbs of muscle in a year, isn´t that right?
hi vince you blew my mind with how much i could gain I thought it was a lot less thanks m8
hi coach,
i been reading yr instruction and find it very good because i know more logic to build muscles……i now age14 and really wish to have each month to gain 6-7lbs. but my greatest problem is i dont have really enough time to spent for my gym and not sure one week must go how many times and how long must spent…
what kind of food must i eat? and what should i be using gym equipment as my for my age in suitability? so i abit doubt of this question and hope u would give me more personal tips through hotmail. by the way, thanks for giving me a chance to realise my dream….haha my dream is to be muscular man.
Wow, this sucks, two pounds?! Oh well, gotta hit the weights more often! LOL
Hi Vince , iam 17 years old i weight 81 KG , 188 CM tall , before i was training and practicing , then i stoped, I had exhausted my body in many of the bad side of things, not eating a lot of important food,
First i wanna make fitness , make my stomach flat , then build muscels .
Now its not easy to know how much , cuz iam in the begining . the first training to me is today , , , when i see that my muscle become bigger i will see how much ..
Thanx for your workout prog , your prog will help me alot .
hey vince , been reading alot of your stuff…has insired me to get back on track…like you i have gone through a phase of partying and drinking etc …not happy with my self haha , anyway in 07′ early jan i was pretty scrawny at a mere 69 kg but ripped as hell, then decided to begin body building you’ll probably hate this but i tried a few suppliments such as N.O / glutamine / and simple protein powder … but i found the N.O was a waste of money just felt like expencive coffee really, but the protein powder and the glutamine had me gaining fast,
i went from 69 kilos early jan 07 – 86 kilos by mid april but still kept my six pack etc not ure of expact body fat increase but i did gain a little fat …..
i recently tried gaining without the suppliments but on a ‘muscle buidling diet’ and my results were far slower….so i was wondering which suppliments might you reccomend using, and do u really believe that they are all useless and a waste of money?? not trying to start an arguement just want your expert opinion … thanks
First of all expectations of how much muscle a person can gain is subject to a number of different factors. A complete beginner, as many people who buy Vince’s products are, may not be able to coordinate and develop sufficient tension in their muscles to stimulate muscle growth. As a trainer myself, I have two clients who bought Vince’s products under the guise that they would be able to build at least a few pounds of muscle a month. However, after working with them for 12 weeks it was clear that they weren’t going to be building much muscle from the get go.
They both had a lot of strength asymmetries, and it took nearly 12 weeks just to get them to be able to do a decent full depth body-weight squat. Short and tight hip flexors, hamstrings that pull all the time, with issues like this, the concept of training hard enough to gain muscle is out the window. I wouldn’t hesitate to say that many trainees who buy Vince’s (or anyone’s cookie cutter programs) may require up to 12 weeks of neuromuscular adaptation, strength asymmetry work, range of motion work and soft-tissue work before they can really start to get in to the weights.
I say this after thoroughly reviewing all the literature in Vince’s product.
Now… the second thing is for those out there who don’t have any problems pushing themselves hard already, for those who know and can perform the basic exercises with good technique, most of you are already training hard, and therefore already have good full muscle glycogen levels. So your muscles are already full. So for those of you who start Vince’s programs, if the program you are on currently is really crappy, and Vince’s programs turn out to be way better, then, as Vince said in the video, you could be seeing a solid 1-2 lb increase in muscle per month.
Finally, in response to Vince’s claim of building 41 lean pounds of muscle in 6 months. Look, the scale and bodyfat calipers don’t lie. I’m quite certain at the beginning of those 6 months, he gained 41 lbs on the scale, and his body fat did not go up, or some combination to give him 41 lbs of lean weight gain.
But the truth is, at the start of those 6 months, he couldn’t have been already training hard and consistently for quite a while.
What often happens with these incredible before and after stories, is one of two things. Either the person has very good genetics for balanced muscle strength, so that immediately as they start training their bodies respond well. This is usually not the case. Most people require at least a couple months of breaking in their nervous system so that it understands how to coordinate the recruitment patterns sufficiently to produce enough muscle tension in the targeted muscles to produce growth. The other thing is that the person has trained in the past, already learned the exercise technique, already built some muscle, built a good level of glycogen in their muscles, and then for some reason stopped training for a number of months, during which they lose all the glycogen, and drop some of the muscle they had gained. When they resume training (let’s say at the beginning of a 6 month period) they have “muscle memory”, which allows them to rebuild the lost muscle much more quickly, and their bodies are primed to grow more quickly at this time.
In the end, let’s face it. The problem with online programs such as Vince’s is that unless you have the right initial starting point to pound away at the weights, you’re not going to grow 41 lbs of muscle in 6 months. In one way or another Vince had it, and buddy, congrats to you for that. But marketing a cookie cutter program (that’s what I call it when the program comes with those little animated exercise demos, and the program is generated with a computer), with your outstanding personal results in my opinion is misleading.
It’s kind of like this… imagine in a reputable scientific study done at some University, they’re testing the results of eating a vegan diet on muscle building. The results of the study show that only a small percentage of the people who are vegan will build as much lean muscle as those on a mixed diet, however one particular vegan (who used to eat a mixed diet and had trained a lot in the past, and had only recently switched to being a vegan) gained more muscle than anyone else in the study, goes and sets up a website claiming that his diet (which he’s now selling) is scientifically proven to help you gain more muscle than a mixed diet.
You see my point? The data from the study is true, but the representation of it in the sales pitch is misleading.
Anyway… I could go on.
In an online marketing world where everyone is promising crazy next to impossible results, I guess if yours don’t seem even more wild, then maybe you won’t make it.
Buyer beware…
Shane
p.s. 7 years ago after I had my knees scoped, when I was able to start lifting again, I gained about 30 pounds in three months. But… after my knee surgery, I lost about 20 lbs, I didn’t eat much, and didn’t move much for three whole months. If I ever get a website up selling my services, I certainly won’t be claiming that I gained 30 lbs of lean muscle (which is technically true) in 3 months on the program that I sell.
Hey vince am glad i found you i read ur story am 26yrs old and weight 140pnds, i go to the gym but i jst cant gain any weight am gonna start ur six week prgram maybe i was doing somethng wrong since am a skinny guy i was working 5 days a week, wht i want to knw is how many days should i work out to help me gain weight and how much should i eat, should i do heavy weights or not so heavy cause i can bench press 180pnds, o and am tryng to gain weight in muscle, so if u pls can let me knw wht program to follow, am tired of being skinny my hole life dont mind being thin but with shape and muscle want to show evryone skinny guys can do this too
hi just to tell you that i seem everytime i go to watch a video it never works.
cheers
Hey everyone!
this is a tough question…..
I’d say on average with hard work, consistency and proper nutrition
3-5 lbs a month is a good gain of muscle its always possible to gain a bit more depending if your diet is really good and clean and if your consistent with your workout
but the main thing is that your consistent with your diet and workout and you’ll reach your goal in time just have to be patient with it and give it alot of time no need to get impatient
hey Vince!
am a 23 year old guy who has been working out since am 17, from going to the gym then giving up, couple months later come back again, then quit, workout at home and all that undisipline had led me to have a athletic slim body but not muscular! and as u can imagine that is what am looking 4… the reason i have quited so many times then comeback, is because of the poor results i get no matter waht i do or what i take, so am writting this in hope of some answers.
oh and about the question… i think about 5 pounds of muscle <:-/
would like to know if you are planning to come down under?
Hey Vince -
I’m a sophomore in high school, my two main sports being cross country and wrestling. I’ve always been pretty lanky, never had body fat over 8%, I have a monster appetite. I’m currently 6 foot 143lbs and have always wanted to be a bigger/stronger person, but the most i’ve ever gained from a serious lifting program in the past was 3lbs in 4 months; the majority of which was probably from me growing. I’ve stopped growing now for the most part, and no matter what I do it seems as if I cannot gain significant muscle mass. As if i hadn’t already had enough motivation, my wrestling coach has told me that i need to gain a good 15-18lbs of muscle by next season. First of all, is it even possible for me to gain that much, and secondly, how?? If you could give me some advice, that would be wonderful.
oh am sorry i just seen your vidio . i just miss under stood sorry! i got it know.
on the to of the artical you said you gained 41 pounds of lean muscle. and when i scroled down a bit you said the 41 pounds you gained was not dry muscle. SO AM CONFUSED WHATS GOING ON HERE. WICH ONE IS IT?? ?.
i could probably build about 5 pounds of muscle a month
i have been on supplements (protein) but my body mass has not changed. i have been on this for some time. lately i came of it and i put on weight but there is no sign of fat or muscle development. i am just in he same situation as you were when you were younger. the exact same one.
Before I go any further, I would like to say that I am very greatful for the tips and advise I have received from you. First and foremost I don’t subscribe since I can use only some time to exercising as I work full time, I’m 58 years of age and I try my best to keep fit and I try to build muscle as I can at my home with whatever resources I have available, etc. bench press, pushups, dumbel/barbell curls using what ever free advise I can get. I am however thankful for all the advise and tips that I get. Thanks once again and all the best.
i need help alot because my body is not skinny like i said but lean, i mean my upper arm muscles are not that big but just my body overall in general at the moment is lean and i want to develop them so they look half as good as urs at least? plz help me give me advise asap….
Hey vince
im 17 years old, weigh 5-6 stone and im 5-8 ft tall, used to work put with a passion in the gym as i did breakdancing a while back last yr and needed to get fit to pull off difficult moves aka being able to hold myself off the ground with my hands. Fact is im quite fit and full of energy for my age but i don’t look it (in otherwords skinny) , i wanna build a six pack and feel great about myself in appearance so i look more obvious as a breakdancer but don’t know how to or what plan of action/workout to do, i can’t go to the gym any more as it is too expensive and i don’t have any weights, all i can do is chin ups, push ups and sit ups as well as running. plus i’ve got my birthday coming up on the 29th may and wanna look great, i need HELP FAST, can u help me?
Im a 6′ 2″ 20 year old college grad. I played every sport in highschool, and a year of semi-pro football. ive noticed how kids go from being healthy in HS to gaining the “freshmen 15″ in college due to lack of exercise. now my sophomore year i was around 190lbs. I was in the weight room a lot but was still a little “thick” over the summer i lost 27lbs working construction. 2 months into my junior year i had put back on 22lbs, of leaner weight. right now im around 182lbs only on protein and no shotgun. im eating better and getting good sleep. i bench a solid 305 and MP 185 but my quesiton is how can i hit a solid 205 in a realistic timeline, with staying lean?
Hey Vince
Ox here. Just like you I was sick of my peers who continue to call I skinny. I’m 31 years old and for some reason my metabolism ( that and my inability to commit to a work out meal plan) has stopped my growth.
My question is, without supplements; what foods can I buy that will allow my muscles to grow?
I want to know about women too, especially for one with a35% body fat in the morning on a Tanita scale and 29% later in the day. How much muscle can I build in a month and how many calories will I have to eat?
Thanks.
iam 19 years of old ..iam very lean please help me to develop my muscle..i have been named as stick in my classroom..please help me..
Hey i’m 30 yrs old. I’m weighing just 151 lbs. I wanna build muscle. I am trying hard since a month but could gain only 1 lb body weight. Plz help me. I am desparate to build the muscle.
hey i weigh bout 125 i want to gain weight and i need to get stronger fast can u please help me
Hey Vince,
I am a 34 year old man and have started going to the gym 3-4 days a week and am around 190 pounds. I have done ALOT of research and have come across your website and yes i am a little hesitant on buying another routine package! i agree and understand alot of what you have to say, but what seperates you from the rest? (p90x for example).
My goal is to be around 205-210 with a good number of body fat percentage. I am unsure of the routine, how often to go and the exact layout of the routine and how often to do it?
This is my question to you and hope the reponse is not an automated response or a general response because this will be the deciding factor in my purchase of your program.
Thank you
Adam
Hi Vince,
Im tyring to build up my upper body (6 packs)but my stomach still coming out.
Can you tell me what kind of training should i follow to overcome these?
Thank you.
hey vince,i would like to share what is my problems…
I`m 17 years old…
My friends call me as skinny…
My body looks bad,there no muscle and skinny….
That`s make me shy…
They insult me…
Can u help me…
I hate myself,just because of my body is too skinny…
Help me….!!!!
Tell me your secret…
well i think i can gain to about 3 or 4 pound, thing is im skinny but have a good body shape just usually hard for me to gain, i dont even know what to do for eating habits but usually when i work out i take proteins while working out.
Well, i don’t know how much pound of muscle everyone could gain, but for me, it’s pretty slow. If I gain 2 pound of muscle in 2 or 3 month, it’s a succes for me.
I’m 17 years old, 5″10, 130 pound. Now I’m trying the 6 month training of Vince. It’s a great training for the one who loves to collapse.
i want to ask if the nutrition snack bar is good to take the protein bar chocolate because i take normal one called nature valley snack bar mix with cinnamon .
eat at right time 5.30 or 6 or 7am breafast but for me 5.30am then 9pm snack 12noon lunch 3pm snack 6pm or 7pm diiner 9pm snack(small amount daily) drink water daily.y meal is too much of half fruits or no added sugar drinks and selection of vegtables with protein.sleep in between hrs or after snack 9pm.
forgot to say buy diet magazine from prevention there are many kind.it will teach u and u will learn on ur own how to make ur own protein to get abs.
person with you is stupid lol workout heavy lifting 6 day a weeks on the seventh do for at least 15mins of abs and for arms lifting.the thing is food is eaten can bring abs for stomach(1/2 can tuna and 1egg use measuring cup portein meat etc,no added suger drinks and chocolates no salt in food) take half fruit with the food during lunch or sugar free ,chilly will burn calories.go for running(20-30mins or more 3 times a week) gives muscle in the arm and stomach.using drug kill in health doesn’t workout bullshit. this person with u is doesn’t do workout he has to try hard working on himself then u will see result in a few weeks keep doing becomes month to month.i have abs and arm muscle when i workout so it is started to appear.no laziness move fast.
i am 23 yrs old, a Fighter pilot by profession. I have been training really hard (45 min a day), 5 days a week and have gained only 5 lbs in 12 months! it amazes me even to read that one can gain 5 lbs in a month!
i think that video is realistic and i hope your training program can help me,Thanks for the emails and i hope to get sarted really soon. and i hope that i get some good meal plans!
hmmm I am not a gullible person, but I’d believe anything you’d say. 5 pounds of muscle sounds resonable.
G’day Vince,
Dude your like the answer to my prayers. I’ve sat between 60 to 70 kgs for the last 6 years and have struggled to gain more weight or muscle for a majority of that. I’m about 6ft 2 and am constantly takin for an aneorexic. I only stumbled across ur website two nights ago and i’m looking forward to getting started on ur program. I guess my biggest issue is my diet. yeah i eat the wrong stuff but no doubt you have a dietary plan that I could follow. I would like to gain 35-40 lbs of pure muscle in about 5-6 months. After watching a few of your videos I believe that you are the man that is going to get me to my desired weight and looking awesome. Thanx for the emails and i hope to get sarted really soon. Cheer for Australia bro
Thanks Vince! This was a good no-nonsense fact about muscle building on a natural body. Remember you new guys, don’t workout more than 3 days a week intensly, let your body recover, be sure to stretch really well after your workouts and warm up/stretch before as well. Eat quality foods and get all the major compound lifts in during the week. Also, keep the sets and exercises lower with more intensity. You either workout hard or workout long, you just can’t do both!
Hi , Vince,
i saw your 6 weeks program on youtube and i m not sure should i do for example 3 sets of deadlifts and then move to another exercise or to complete all ten exercises and do that 3 times…… hope you can help me asap…… greetings from zagreb, croatia, europe
Tom
vince could you give me tips for how to build my body. I want to to be jacked men.
if you dont mind me asking where are you located at then i could make an opointment.
plz give me tips how to build muscels im very thankful to u god bless you
Hi Vince
How much of muscle is it possible for a woman to put on in a month? I need to replace fat with muscle to drop BF%.
Thanks!
Hey everyone.
Thanks for sharing all your goals to build up your body. I know you will do it.
How is the only question. Here are my options for you:
1. Read my website http://www.vincedelmontefitness.com and sign up for my program.
2. If money is tight, follow my free videos on You Tube at
http://ca.youtube.com/user/VinceDelMonte I have a complete 6-week program I would recommend: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=2ePNzQ6RY54&feature=channel_page
3. If you want to learn and read more tips on getting jacked and muscular, check out my free articles: http://www.vincedelmontefitness.com/articles.html
4. Those are your best bets.
Re Tim Ferris:
I am very familiar with Tim`s 34 lbs in 4 weeks which is 8.5 pounds of muscle a week. The only other time I`ve seen these results is with steroids. Tim`s body does not look like he took steroids (he would be more dried out and far more cut) so it appears that his body had a very powerful response to his regime. I applaud him for inspiring on the future hard bodies out there and respect his hard work. Building muscle is not easy…
I had similar results to Tim but it took me 6 months, not 1 month. I hope to meet Tim one day (we have many mutual friends) and will try to interview him for my blog.
His training regime is quite similar to the one that I followed but I did not use slow speed tempos
Hey everyone.
Thanks for sharing all your goals to build up your body. I know you will do it.
How is the only question. Here are my options for you:
1. Read my website http://www.vincedelmontefitness.com and sign up for my program.
2. If money is tight, follow my free videos on You Tube at
http://ca.youtube.com/user/VinceDelMonte I have a complete 6-week program I would recommend: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=2ePNzQ6RY54&feature=channel_page
3. If you want to learn and read more tips on getting jacked and muscular, check out my free articles: http://www.vincedelmontefitness.com/articles.html
4. Those are your best bets.
Re Tim Ferris:
I am very familiar with Tim`s 34 lbs in 4 weeks which is 8.5 pounds of muscle a week. The only other time I`ve seen these results is with steroids. Tim`s body does not look like he took steroids (he would be more dried out and far more cut) so it appears that his body had a very powerful response to his regime. I applaud him for inspiring on the future hard bodies out there and respect his hard work. Building muscle is not easy…
As did mine, but nearly as extreme. I had similar results to Tim but it took me 6 months, not 1 month. I hope to meet Tim one day (we have many mutual friends) and will try to interview him for my blog.
His training regime is quite similar to the one that I followed but I did not use slow speed tempos
Hey everyone.
Thanks for sharing all your goals to build up your body. I know you will do it.
How is the only question. Here are my options for you:
1. Read my website http://www.vincedelmontefitness.com and sign up for my program.
2. If money is tight, follow my free videos on You Tube at
http://ca.youtube.com/user/VinceDelMonte I have a complete 6-week program I would recommend: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=2ePNzQ6RY54&feature=channel_page
3. If you want to learn and read more tips on getting jacked and muscular, check out my free articles: http://www.vincedelmontefitness.com/articles.html
4. Those are your best bets.
Re Tim Ferris:
I am very familiar with Tim`s 34 lbs in 4 weeks which is 8.5 pounds of muscle a week. The only other time I`ve seen these results is with steroids. Tim`s body does not look like he took steroids (he would be more dried out and far more cut) so it appears that his body had a very powerful response to his regime. I applaud him for inspiring on the future hard bodies out there and respect his hard work. Building muscle is not easy…
As did mine, but nearly as extreme. I had similar results to Tim but it took me 6 months, not 1 month. I hope to meet Tim one day (we have many mutual friends) and will try to interview him for my blog.
His training regime is quite similar to the one that I followed but I did not use slow speed tempos.
i am a lanky guys..
i getting tired to try all stuff of weight gain supplement,but the results is really sucx!i really sad because i lost of my self confidence.truly i tell you that i extremely embarrased to approach girls,instead the girls themselve aproach me..most of people that meet me say,”dawie,you are cute,but you need some muscle so that it might you look like a M.O.D.E.L!!!!”but how can i gain muscle and have a plaesure as you gained right know???!!!…after all effort and hard work…trhe result was very pathetics and in turn i decide that,i will be a lankydawie
for ever,afterall!!!
I just purchased the program yesterday. I have not begun my workout yet becase I am doing the recommended 1 week off before training. I am about halfway through your book and It seems like you have all your ducks in a row. I am excited to see what results I get. I am 6ft even and 150lbs. I am in the military and constantly M-F workouts but never gain size. After reading your book I realize why. I would be happy with the weight you say I can gain because I still have to run,and I feel gaining the weight too fast could slow me down due to the fact of maving the extra weight…Vince I’m sticking with you on this one and Im excited to report to you my results.
Randy
know way dude!!!. i have to say your pretty knowledgeable and i enjoy your site, but ist age brackets, bodytypes. and of coarse genetics all play a huge roll. my experience 5-7 blbs of muscle a year naturaly is about the max,
hey vince..
viny here
well m a boy of 21.. and m skinny… i weigh 60 kgs…my height is 5″11 . i never gain weight or loose weight fast. so all in all m a skinny guy who wants to be fat…. which i can never be…… so i decided to go to gym…. many people telll me …” u need to put on some fat first and then go to gym to burn it…. u dont have anything to work out for …..” and i say thats exactly why m going to gym … i want muscles…… there r only two kind of ppl whom i admire ….. people with nice biceps and good dancers…. …. dude i really need those muscles…. i dont have money to buy supplements…… all i can afford is decent food and some bananas everyday…… so if u can help me out….. knowing that i cant buy any of ur services …. it would be so nice of u ….
thanks
vinay
well what can I say….I’ve been watching you videos and u really inpired me…I just startet my body building program and I already love it…people should have no worries about the quantity of muscles they can get/mounth cz the practice itself reshape ur boddy even if u’re skiny … ur program is just anaising and I’m loving it…
thank you verry much…
I forgot to ask, is there anything wrong with what I am doing if I want to put on weight?
Hi Vince,
Currently, I weigh around 170 lbs, and I’m about 6″4. I have a very hard time putting on weight. I go to the gym about 6 times a week and do two muscle groups every day which basically look like this:
Monday: Pecs/Triceps
Tuesday: Biceps/Back
Wednesday: Shoulders/Legs
Thursday: Rest
Friday: Pecs/Triceps
Saturday: Biceps/Back
Sunday: Shoulders/Legs
This reminds me of a quote I heard about goals, which went something like this: ‘most people who set goals don’t set unachievable goals. They set unachievable timelines. Almost any goal can be reached, given enough time. However most people will not give their goals enough time.
Anyone can always build as much muscle as they want for the task at hand in thier life, they can be as physically fit as they need to be, as physically fit as they want to be.
I think if you put on 8 lbs or 8kgs the rest from there is infinite.
Hey Vince,,,I wud really b interested in buying ur book no-nonsense muscle building…..
But do u hv only an ebook or u hv a seperate Printed book also….????
Since i wud prefer a Printed book…..
Wud b very happy if u respond….
I only have an ebook version as of right now.
Hi Vince,
I’m 37 this year. I love to see your photo. Im a hardgainer too. Im also skinny before this. Ive been married and have 2 child. This year i like to make some change to my body. For your information, i didnt go to gym. Im only have a pair of barbell ( 10kg ). So, please tell me what i should do to gain some muscle on my pecs and hands ( upper body ). I love to have a look like your body of not as good as you.
Ive my workout every evening only for half an hour. so….i really need your advise.
I want to buy your fitness lpan, but right now I have no money to spend and I also have injuries, how long will your low price of $77 be available, I don’t want to build that much muscle size or muscles I am not going to use, I want ton build muscle strength for martial arts use. I also don’t want to go to the gym and use complicated equipment, but I have a bench, barbell, dumbells, wrist and ankle weights and a situp bar. would your fitness plan be ideal for martial arts kind of fitness? I would buy the fitness plan now and hope I get some money in the mean time, but it also means I cant start until my injuries are better, in about 4-6 weeks, so the money back guarentee wouldn’t be much use for me.
Hey Vince,
Love your stuff, but here’s a Case Study that disproves your argument above and Tim was a major hard gainer and took nothing funny (aka illegal) to pull this off.
http://snipurl.com/azuse
Let me know your thoughts after you check it out.
Best,
-Josh
Hey Josh. Everyone is different. I think there SHOULD be more transformations like Tim. Mine is pretty extreme too. 41 lbs of lean mass in 6 months. Tim's is VERY extreme. I'm glad Tim did something extreme to show people what IS possible in certain cases, not all, but some.
i m 29 year male. i m so thin boy i want to make my muscles i m going in gym last 1 year but i never increase my muscls and i want to increase my weight also plse i request to u plse give me advise to grow it