Comments on: How I added 5kg of Muscle in 10 Weeks with No Supplements and No Gym! http://blog.gymfu.com/2009/08/14/how-i-added-10kg-22lbs-of-muscle-in-10-weeks-no-supplements-no-gym/ News about the GymFu community, our application and the wellness world at large Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:20:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: max191 http://blog.gymfu.com/2009/08/14/how-i-added-10kg-22lbs-of-muscle-in-10-weeks-no-supplements-no-gym/comment-page-1/#comment-33 max191 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:56:32 +0000 http://blog.gymfu.com/?p=134#comment-33 Interesting blog. It would be great if you can provide more details about it. Thanks a load! <br>regards<br><a rel="dofollow" href="http://www.charcoalgrillsite.com" rel="nofollow">charcoal grill</a> Interesting blog. It would be great if you can provide more details about it. Thanks a load!
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]]> By: Liam Parkin http://blog.gymfu.com/2009/08/14/how-i-added-10kg-22lbs-of-muscle-in-10-weeks-no-supplements-no-gym/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Liam Parkin Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:50:09 +0000 http://blog.gymfu.com/?p=134#comment-30 Who was drinking whey protein as a dietary supplement to reduce weight. Who was drinking whey protein as a dietary supplement to reduce weight.

]]> By: Liam Parkin http://blog.gymfu.com/2009/08/14/how-i-added-10kg-22lbs-of-muscle-in-10-weeks-no-supplements-no-gym/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Liam Parkin Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:50:09 +0000 http://blog.gymfu.com/?p=134#comment-29 Who was drinking whey protein as a dietary supplement to reduce weight. Who was drinking whey protein as a dietary supplement to reduce weight.

]]> By: jmak21 http://blog.gymfu.com/2009/08/14/how-i-added-10kg-22lbs-of-muscle-in-10-weeks-no-supplements-no-gym/comment-page-1/#comment-28 jmak21 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:27:08 +0000 http://blog.gymfu.com/?p=134#comment-28 Thanks.<br>I hope to reach it in december, currently im 64kg, and i gain 4kg a month.<br>Probably a bad decision since Its summer in Aus, and it will make cutting that much more harder.<br><br>I just bought a Power rack, So now i can move up weight much quicker without fear of killing myself.<br><br>I'll keep updated with GymFu, hopefully when i get back to my previous BF I will be able to do 50+ pushups again!<br><br>thanks. Thanks.
I hope to reach it in december, currently im 64kg, and i gain 4kg a month.
Probably a bad decision since Its summer in Aus, and it will make cutting that much more harder.

I just bought a Power rack, So now i can move up weight much quicker without fear of killing myself.

I'll keep updated with GymFu, hopefully when i get back to my previous BF I will be able to do 50+ pushups again!

thanks.

]]> By: GymFu http://blog.gymfu.com/2009/08/14/how-i-added-10kg-22lbs-of-muscle-in-10-weeks-no-supplements-no-gym/comment-page-1/#comment-27 GymFu Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:17:25 +0000 http://blog.gymfu.com/?p=134#comment-27 You'll reach 70kg in a year, so I wouldn't worry; you'll be massive by the time you are 18! Lol. Just keep increasing the intensity of your training and don't skip sessions too often and you'll get there.<br><br>Watch our twitter account for a blog post on this soon. If I haven't posted something in the next fortnight, please remind me! :) You'll reach 70kg in a year, so I wouldn't worry; you'll be massive by the time you are 18! Lol. Just keep increasing the intensity of your training and don't skip sessions too often and you'll get there.

Watch our twitter account for a blog post on this soon. If I haven't posted something in the next fortnight, please remind me! :)

]]> By: jmak21 http://blog.gymfu.com/2009/08/14/how-i-added-10kg-22lbs-of-muscle-in-10-weeks-no-supplements-no-gym/comment-page-1/#comment-26 jmak21 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:09:01 +0000 http://blog.gymfu.com/?p=134#comment-26 Yer, I should have bought one of those before I started, I would love to know exactly how much BF i have gained.<br>I have spoken to a lot of 'beefcake experts' on their view on bulking, most tell me to bulk for at least 20kg, probably due to my low weight, im 16 year old and weighed 58kg before i started.<br>I am going to bulk to 70kg, I want something low so i wont gain obvious BF, dont want people calling me a fatty..<br><br>Probably would have been in my best interests to go for the lean muscle. Yer, I should have bought one of those before I started, I would love to know exactly how much BF i have gained.
I have spoken to a lot of 'beefcake experts' on their view on bulking, most tell me to bulk for at least 20kg, probably due to my low weight, im 16 year old and weighed 58kg before i started.
I am going to bulk to 70kg, I want something low so i wont gain obvious BF, dont want people calling me a fatty..

Probably would have been in my best interests to go for the lean muscle.

]]> By: GymFu http://blog.gymfu.com/2009/08/14/how-i-added-10kg-22lbs-of-muscle-in-10-weeks-no-supplements-no-gym/comment-page-1/#comment-25 GymFu Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:00:02 +0000 http://blog.gymfu.com/?p=134#comment-25 Yeah, I know how you feel. There's so much about cutting/bulking on the web it's difficult to see that there are alternatives. Get yourself a set of these: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Accu-Measure-Fitness-3000-Personal-Tester/dp/B000G7YW74/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=hpc&qid=1254300808&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Accu-Measure-Fitness-3000...</a> They are definitely worth it. <br><br>But the key thing is (as with many things in life, I've come to learn!) start with the minimum, see the effect then work up from there. And even if you only gain 1kg a month of actual lean muscle, if you keep that up you'll be frickin huge after 12 months... and better still, you wont have a fat belly to match!<br><br>Bear in mind that these are my personal non-expert opinions (not those of the company) and I don't have the authority of a lot of the beefcake experts on the web. But then, I'm also normal guy who doesn't have an affiliate deal with Maximuscle! Lol :P Yeah, I know how you feel. There's so much about cutting/bulking on the web it's difficult to see that there are alternatives. Get yourself a set of these: http://www.amazon.com/Accu-Measure-Fitness-3000... They are definitely worth it.

But the key thing is (as with many things in life, I've come to learn!) start with the minimum, see the effect then work up from there. And even if you only gain 1kg a month of actual lean muscle, if you keep that up you'll be frickin huge after 12 months… and better still, you wont have a fat belly to match!

Bear in mind that these are my personal non-expert opinions (not those of the company) and I don't have the authority of a lot of the beefcake experts on the web. But then, I'm also normal guy who doesn't have an affiliate deal with Maximuscle! Lol :P

]]> By: jmak21 http://blog.gymfu.com/2009/08/14/how-i-added-10kg-22lbs-of-muscle-in-10-weeks-no-supplements-no-gym/comment-page-1/#comment-24 jmak21 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:49:11 +0000 http://blog.gymfu.com/?p=134#comment-24 hmm.. sounds bad..<br>Im taking roughly 4000 calories, this includes supplements.<br>This is my first ever bulk so im unsure what to expect.<br><br>Might cut it down a bit, I have noticed a change in my BF. <br>No stats, i cant measure my BF, but i no longer have any lines on my stomach..<br><br>thanks. hmm.. sounds bad..
Im taking roughly 4000 calories, this includes supplements.
This is my first ever bulk so im unsure what to expect.

Might cut it down a bit, I have noticed a change in my BF.
No stats, i cant measure my BF, but i no longer have any lines on my stomach..

thanks.

]]> By: GymFu http://blog.gymfu.com/2009/08/14/how-i-added-10kg-22lbs-of-muscle-in-10-weeks-no-supplements-no-gym/comment-page-1/#comment-23 GymFu Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:39:14 +0000 http://blog.gymfu.com/?p=134#comment-23 JMak: All I say is be careful!<br><br>I did a second experiment on myself (haven't had time to write-up yet, annoyingly, but soon) testing super-high calorie intake versus "sensible" - i.e. 5000cals versus 3000cals. What I can say is that for me (and possibly for most people - this is quite well-explored, scientifically) extreme diets do very little if anything to increase the rate at which you gain muscle but they cause you to gain a lot of far. Worse than that, cutting afterwards can consume the muscle you gained so sometimes you are worse off.<br><br>I make the point in the article about measuring % bodyfat but I don't think I make it strongly enough; you MUST measure your changes in body fat - looking in the mirror is very deceiving. I know this because I wasn't very thorough measuring body fat towards the end of the above test and (completely unknown to me) gained a huge amount of fat in the last couple of week.<br><br>I'm no expert on this - I'm just exploring my health like we all are - but I'd suggest trying 3000cals for a couple of months and seeing where that gets you. Then try increasing the cals and see if that increases the rate of muscle gain (I bet it doesn't!). I'm currently of the mind that bulking and cutting isn't a great idea, and that protein shakes etc aren't needed for most people. I hope to explore all these issues in a new post in the next few weeks. JMak: All I say is be careful!

I did a second experiment on myself (haven't had time to write-up yet, annoyingly, but soon) testing super-high calorie intake versus “sensible” – i.e. 5000cals versus 3000cals. What I can say is that for me (and possibly for most people – this is quite well-explored, scientifically) extreme diets do very little if anything to increase the rate at which you gain muscle but they cause you to gain a lot of far. Worse than that, cutting afterwards can consume the muscle you gained so sometimes you are worse off.

I make the point in the article about measuring % bodyfat but I don't think I make it strongly enough; you MUST measure your changes in body fat – looking in the mirror is very deceiving. I know this because I wasn't very thorough measuring body fat towards the end of the above test and (completely unknown to me) gained a huge amount of fat in the last couple of week.

I'm no expert on this – I'm just exploring my health like we all are – but I'd suggest trying 3000cals for a couple of months and seeing where that gets you. Then try increasing the cals and see if that increases the rate of muscle gain (I bet it doesn't!). I'm currently of the mind that bulking and cutting isn't a great idea, and that protein shakes etc aren't needed for most people. I hope to explore all these issues in a new post in the next few weeks.

]]> By: jmak21 http://blog.gymfu.com/2009/08/14/how-i-added-10kg-22lbs-of-muscle-in-10-weeks-no-supplements-no-gym/comment-page-1/#comment-22 jmak21 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:30:50 +0000 http://blog.gymfu.com/?p=134#comment-22 Haven't been on the website in a while.<br>Checked this out, looks similar to what I was doing. Mark rippletoe's Starting strength.<br>I gain roughly 4kg a month, but I am taking creatine/protein/weight gainer.<br><br>Im looking to gain 7kg more, before i start cutting. I'll probably get back into pushup when i can cut alot of the BF i gained off of me, which is quite a bit already.<br>I used to do 50 pushups, now im puffed at 20, maybe im bulking too long! Haven't been on the website in a while.
Checked this out, looks similar to what I was doing. Mark rippletoe's Starting strength.
I gain roughly 4kg a month, but I am taking creatine/protein/weight gainer.

Im looking to gain 7kg more, before i start cutting. I'll probably get back into pushup when i can cut alot of the BF i gained off of me, which is quite a bit already.
I used to do 50 pushups, now im puffed at 20, maybe im bulking too long!

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