Genetics play an important role in how you look and how much muscle you gain. All things remaining same a person with better genetics can gain more muscle than one without the gifted genetics. But what kind of genetics does a guy possess if he can gain 55 lbs of muscle in 12 months? I have no idea! But this guy over at bodybuilding.com claims to have done just that. Unbelievable.
He kind of dwarfs my measly goal of gaining 20 lb of muscle in a year. And even that is a stretch goal for me. I kept it intentionally high in the hopes that I will at least be able to do the minimum of 12 lbs of muscle in a year. He says that he did not use any steroids, and I believe him. I think it is possible to gain so much muscle with proper training, rest and nutrition and most importantly good genetics. I wish he had a blog where he wrote his daily routine and nutrition.
One thing is clear genetics play a huge role. I don’t wish I had that kind of genetics. It is more fun and challenging with my weaker genes. However I do wish he wrote a blog. It would have served both as an inspiration and as a checklist to mark off things that I am doing right. There are some questions that nobody can answer properly for ectomorphs, like is it better to bulk up a lot (example for a year) before leaning or is it better to bulk and lean every couple of months? How much body fat % can you hit before starting to get worried? I have no answers. Just experiences.
Filed under: ectomorph, genetics, inspirational story, muscle gain
