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Speaking of growth, if you’re starting without muscle, you can grow it fast if you’re diligent about eating, exercising, and sleeping. You can gain up to 12-15lbs (6.8kg) of muscle in 3 months when closely following a researched program such as this. (Afterward, muscle gains slow drastically.)
“With all of those things considered, the average man can gain about one to two pounds of muscle per month and the average woman up to one pound per month,” Jacobchick told us.
In most cases, gaining muscle is a slow, gradual process, and it can take years rather than months to see sizeable results. That said, beginners and some intermediate lifters may be able to see small changes after just a few months of intense training.
Two pounds of muscle at the start of your training life is actually pretty small in the whole context of a person’s overall size. You’d have more luck noticing two lbs. of weight loss before you see two lbs. of muscle.
Gaining 20 pounds of muscle in three months is possible, but takes meticulous planning and nutrition. In fact, strongman Jonathan Lawson was able to gain 20 pounds of muscle and lose body fat at the same time in only 10 weeks. Not only is it possible, but you can do it without the use of steroids or supplements.
In fact, it’s entirely possible to gain 20 pounds of quality mass in as little as 28 days.
10 signs you’re losing weight
It is easy to think that you should lose some weight before you start to build muscle, but when you restrict your calorie intake to lose weight you are likely to lose fat AND muscle at the same time. This is not ideal, as it will also lower your basal metabolism rate.