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Why is it so easy to get big fast in all these articles? Frankly, I have never been able to pack on massive layers of muscle like the armored plates of a Rhino or a humongous Bull. Maybe I ought to spend more time grazing. Though you could not tell by looking at me now, the biggest I have been was a touch under 95kgs (about 210lbs) and I think my arms were somewhere around 17 inches, I think. And I never did much more than a few repetitions with 315lb on the Smith machine bench press. So, I have never been a muscled Adonis with 2% body fat; but I was in decent shape, strong enough, and feeling good. The two measures of progress that I used to gauge myself were my strength levels and how I looked in the mirror (plus how my clothes fit). If I was getting stronger and I looked decent, I was happy. But I have learned this "truth." There is no getting huge fast. I see and read all these articles that speak to these tips and those things to get big fast and I just shake my head. I shake my head because if it were that easy, we would be a nation of Larry Scott's, Lenda Murray's, and Flex Wheeler's. But you and I know that all these claims to be able to get you huge fast is misguided at best. There are so many factors that determine our growth, and to the extent that we can grow, that it is almost foolhardy to put a time deadline on it like, "I guarantee you will be huge in 11 days and 3 hours!" I have written of the three circles of nutrition, rest, and exercises before. I have argued that maximum results come when you reside in that little space where the three circles overlap. But the circles shift; some days your nutritional intake is not up to par or you do not get enough rest or you have a bad work out. When one circle moves, you need to shift the other circles, so you stay in the overlap. That is not easy. It takes time to learn how your body adapts and reacts to the all these stimuli. Fortunately, if you are new; staying in the overlap is much easier. The circles will not move as much as it will later on. Think of it this way, when you are driving down a multi lane highway and there are no other cars on the highway; you can stray across a line and not worry much. But if the traffic is heavy, you have far less room for error. As you get closer to your potential or if you hit a plateau, you have far less room for error. You have to work harder at monitoring your nutritional intake, your recovery efforts and work outs to maximize your gains. Despite all writings to the contrary, I think bodybuilding and muscle building are as much art as they are a science. Not being a rocket scientist or a guru of renown, it seems to me that a part of the challenge comes from our uniqueness. We each have our own genetic disposition on top of everything else. What works for me may not work so well for you. It will work, but not as well for you. So, there you are curling like mad with 135lbs on the barbell, using great form. And dang it, your arms have not budged past 15 inches in the past three months (but you have gotten a lot stronger). The guy next to you is doing concentration curls with 30lb dumbbells and has got what looks like 18 inch arms. What the heck... Again, the challenge is that bodybuilding, weightlifting, fitness are all individual pursuits, uniquely tailored to each individual. We each progress to different levels and at a different pace, but we get hung up when we start comparing ourselves to a "gold standard" that is misleading. There is no getting big fast or getting huge fast. There is eating smart, getting lots of rest, and working out intelligent to promote healthy weight gain for your unique body. But again, the great news is that if you are starting out new, you can and will make good gains; even if you do not do things "exactly right." The shock of working out will give your body all the incentive it needs to start responding. It will use whatever resources it can scavenge to prepare for the next work out. So you will respond. Obviously, your body will respond better if you use better fuel and so forth. The bottom line is this - work out intelligently, eat right, and get lots of rest to build you a great body. It will not come fast and you may not be the next Rock, but you will look good, be healthy, and feel great. Could you ask for more? Jack was never athletically inclined and a skinny geek to boot. But after 35 plus years of exercising and dieting, Jack remains a terrible athlete, but not so much a geek. Plus, he's learned a lot and shares loads of good information at his SmartWeightGain Blog, http://www.smartweightgain.com. ------------------ ARTICLE END ------------------ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
