If you can only add 5-7lbs of pure muscle in a year-what is the other weight?

[ronki23]

Firstly, my personal trainer said that you can only add 5-7lbs of pure muscle CELLs to your body in a year/make the muscles larger by only 5-7lbs. He said that the rest of the weight is water/a little bit of glycogen.
Does the water he refer to mean sarcoplasmic fluid? Also, if you add 0.5-1lb a week then that means you get 26-52lbs lean mass gain-would that mean all of the other weight is water- 1:10 ratio of muscle to water? I assume if you add over 1.5lbs/go for 2lbs a week it's fat you add on as well.

 

[bblazer]

Sounds like your trainer needs a bit more training.

Try this read...

It should clear up your questions for you.

As a side note, I don't trust any trainer that doesn't have a at least a CSCS, and LOOK like they train. And even then....

B-

 

[captainahole]

That's actually a very simple to understand article for the average joe. Good choice.

 

[twenty47]

i didnt read the article but im sure it talked about fluid retention and other thngs that get stored in higher quantities in people who are building muscle.