The Definition of Lean Gains

August 3, 2010

It’s time for another success story. I’m sitting on tons of these. People are getting amazing results following the Leangains guide and I’m stoked to see success stories dropping in by the dozen. This one is pretty damn impressive.
I was quite pleased with my results after an intermittent fasting style “bulk” back in 2006. I gained about 20 lbs of weight in a little more than three months. When I did the math, I came to the conclusion that the ratio of muscle:fat gain was approximately 2:1, meaning 67% of the weight gained was muscle.
What’s a standard ratio of fat and muscle gain for the average weight trainer with a non-retarded diet and training routine? Based on the DXA readings I’ve seen from some folks that have been tracking this, I’d say about 50-60% of the weight gain is typically muscle. With that in mind, I certainly didn’t complain. Even […]

Original post by noreply@blogger.com (Martin Berkhan)

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