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Old 04-08-2005, 06:17 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by nick500
divie when beginners start up they go through mad gains in the first 6 months - year. Muscles that haven't been stimulated in such a way are now getting regular stimulus, and growth unfortunately slows down.

In dorian yates dvd, he says that he has managed to put 48 lbs on in 5 years (and this is a guy that is no doubt on complicated cycles that only the bravest on this site would even consider)

to summarize, building muscle is a slow process, but its exciting and fast at the beginning

Nick
Indeed, when I first started training I put on 12lbs in my first 2 months and a total of 19lbs in my first 6 months, after this point it slows down massively and becomes more like a lb a month or less if you're lucky.
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