How Much Muscle Can You Grow?

[@Maz272]

"How close to failure?" "I don't fail, I succeed " 😂😂😂

[@akashr2977]

😂😂😂

[@kevinhedman2314]

“That is why you fail “

[@austinmesta9862]

I was just about to type the exact same comment. That was funny AF. 😂

[@jancizek4845]

refference to DJ Khalid when was asked why he dont lose any weight. his answer was,: i dont lose, i only win

[@lenatunji]

Sounds like something I would say NGL

[@gainmachines]

1:17 Factor list 5:52 Dr Mike talks about Google (A) 6:28 Gains per week 7:20 Gains per month 8:16 Gains in year 1 9:33 Gains in years 2, 3 11:24 Gains in years 4, 5, 6 14:32 Gains in years 7+ 15:10 Mic tries to kill Dr Mike (B) 19:09 No longer Natty? Events A and B might or might not be correlated

[@jamesostendorf1518]

Definitely correlated but causation is not something i want to speculate on. Don't need hamstring cramps

[@MeanBeanComedy]

There's a new Dr. Mic in down! 😈

[@tyvekhomewrap9164]

6:11 Dr. Mike experiences a cataclysmic hamstring cramp

[@flabio7074]

As a 40-ish year old who’s 5 years into lifting, this is actually very reassuring

[@sayit1196]

@@paulb3243 you can still overcome your charts ;)

[@genarofontanez]

Should do a "How much strength can you gain" video too!

[@pocnit]

This would be quite interesting.

[@sheadoherty7434]

That's probably way harder to quantify.

[@vidzofivi]

I did a simple strength program last year and went from 67 kg @ 19th October to 74 kg by Christmas. Then there was a corona outbreak from new years and restrictions put me off for 2 months, lost 1kg, so 73 then. Got back at it, got to 82 kg by May/June somewhere and did a mini cut down to 77 kg. Still didn't stop there, continued until the end of August and ended up around 80 ish. I've been of for like 2 months and have started to ease back because of a shoulder overuse injury. I think I can safely say that I've gained 10 kg of muscle in under a year. Male, 166 cm tall, 24 years old. Current weight is 82-83 kg. Only creatine as supplementation, otherwise just plenty of food. Trained mostly with straight sets (4x8) on big lifts, small per session increase in weight. Also periodized my bench and squat in the end of the summer, really great progression there.

[@xxspiderxx5541]

Amazing video. Thank you so much for the information. I can't wait for the next video!

[@RedWazzies]

I am a retrained person after having 12 years off training. I am 39 and put on 17 pounds in 4 months. I reckon 14lb of it is muscle. Gotta love the newbie gains and muscle memory.

[@crdsaleen]

Thank you for the extremely beneficial educational video

[@warzonefitness8937]

Alleister Nash made more physical growth in years 6 to 9 and more strength gains in 8 to 11 than the first 5 years. Hes currently chasing a 405 bench, 600+ deadlift and 500+ squat. Hes already done 378/575/500 all lifetime natural but recently just began training for powerlifting while in his off-season. Hes 6'2 235 pounds and probably one of the strongest lifetime natural men on this earth and easily top 5 strongest natural pro bodybuilders

[@DMRCapitalHill]

I did my own study on my own self with my own nutrition program, and training style.

[@ddavidjeremy]

So I should expect to gain somewhere between negative 5lbs and 30lbs or more in 30 years of training or less. Thanks Dr. Mike we couldn't have done it without you.

[@RenaissancePeriodization]

Hahah you laugh, but there is a point in there: when people ask "how much can I expect to gain," they are not asking a question that can be answered with a lot of certainty. And if you look at reddit for like 5 seconds, a lot of people think that question can be answered with a high degree of certainty, and they are steering a lot of people into either false hopes or false doubts. - Dr. Mike

[@ddavidjeremy]

@@RenaissancePeriodization Understood. There are so many variables it confuses me to no end. I'm 42 and been training for only a year.(overtraining apparently) I can't help it. I love it. I track every workout focusing on progressing and deload when I need to. Well I am doing my first deload now. I'm also on TRT. There is no 'what to expect when you're expecting" book for my unique circumstances, from my training age to my old age or hormone profile plus my technique and dedication. All I can do is use what I've learned from you guys to know if I'm doing something wrong. Which is a shitload more than your average gym goer I'm finding. Nerding out on advanced training ideas is half of the fun. Thanks for what you do it's an unbelievable resource. It's kinda changed my life.

[@Vence.]

Guess it depends, Ya know?

[@DisgustedJerimahas]

Debating to boost algo

[@plush1758]

17:08 this shit is insane. bro literally predicted me. im 122 pounds 5'9" and started working out this year (age 18)

[@rando9574]

natty, 1st year i gained 20kg / 50lbs. i work really hard, but i realize luck is the major part

[@timexcape7961]

10lb water, 10lb-20lb fat.

[@FisK919]

How did dr Mike ever think that NOT shaving his head was a good idea lmao. He held on for dear life

[@ahmerammar8799]

The last was gold, sad for those who missed it 🤣🤣🤣

[@jewelfewel]

Hey babe let's Dr. Mike and chill

[@mahatattvasatcitananda4079]

Fuck yeah Gainesville shoutout in the Dr Mike video

[@meneither3834]

I wonder about that "close to failure" stuff. I've got an elbow tendinitis before getting to failure.

[@s.omarfarooque1486]

Hehe, there were a few Mike drop moments...

[@kjs9273]

Me, a teen about to hit my growth spurt

[@Eldildo2]

Darth Vader or CPAP Machine?

[@oneeyeman6118]

A question on the progress of muscle building expectations: would you share what could be 1 standard deviation numbers that the middle 67% of lifters will fall under? For say 1st year, 2-3, or beyond?

[@sonmohikan5964]

I came early

[@kimmcoutino]

Was it the swole arms in that RP shirt that did it for you?

[@sonmohikan5964]

@@kimmcoutino I would prefer not to comment on that.

[@Fuckingboredrn]

@@kimmcoutino sometimes just thinking the word rp does it for me

[@vitico123ful]

Think you can talk to a doctor about that

[@marinakellymk]

That's unfortunate!

[@CertifiedTyrone]

When you think you’ve been training hard for 2 years but it’s realistically only 4 months …

[@bigsmoke4]

Bleck handsome Squidward

[@CertifiedTyrone]

@@TheJackOfAllTrades777 Oh shit.. I didn’t even think about it like that. I thought there was a certain age range where noob gains happen like (17-25). This is great news thanks!

[@bearinabag2448]

Hormonally, most people gain just the same up til you’re 30 as they would have at age 18. Newbie gains refer to the stimulus of training being novel.

[@Magic_beans_]

@@bearinabag2448 Even then the decline is gradual. Menno Henselmans wrote an article titled “How bad is aging for your gains?” and the short answer is “not very.” He cites studies showing robust hypertrophy responses in new trainees up to their 80s. Lifestyle factors play a much bigger role than age in and of itself (e.g., 40-somethings typically have other priorities besides the gym).

[@nickal3x]

Pretty much me :)). Trained for nearly 2 years now, but most of the months were either in a (huge) calorie deficit, "maingain" (where I barely gained anything, it was actually more annoying that from 3 workouts only 1 at most I was progressing), or I straight up didn't go to the gym anymore for some weeks. But that guy in the comments is right, after I started training religiously, eating without giving a shit about any fat gain and focused on progressing every time I hit the gym, I really started noticing differences, aka "noob gains" and not even as much fat added as I thought I would. I guess the noob gains used most of the surplus to build muscle instead of fat

[@adrielquiroga7901]

Mike really knows how to put on muscle. He got cheeks so big IG couldn't handle that cake.

[@charlesdean7480]

Literally facts

[@jakee.austin1012]

Was I the only one who thought he blocked me on IG?

[@oneeyeman6118]

Cake

[@JohnSmith-dy3ck]

Free Dr. Mike

[@Chaosdude341]

Whole damn bakery

[@MM-vw2nq]

Mike is legit one of the most entertaining people on KZbin. Also Mike lets get some more episodes with Jared.

[@lacticaddictluke]

I couldn’t agree more

[@AshknFX]

It's a good balance to have a loud funny one (greg doucette) and a chill funny one (dr. Mike)

[@steveloge8119]

I imagine bill gates is on a sniper tower, with Mike in his sight at all times, and just thought to himself "No, not today"

[@ghfjfghjasdfasdf]

bill gates isn’t strong enough to hold a rifle.

[@RenaissancePeriodization]

Took his finger off the trigger, hung his head down, sighed, and took off his helmet for a second. - Dr. Mike

[@eminems99]

I don't fail I succeed ..... Crying laughing face *3. Mike you're hilarious mate.

[@raziel8799]

Was about to comments on that sentence, his humor is just next level

[@Yumuura-ze5qp]

Being 145 pounds after 10 years of lifting sounds horrible

[@simulationescape5467]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 It's not funny but it is.

[@mfe1462]

What if you're 5'3"? Not bad

[@CoolmUp3]

If you’re really short then it’s not bad at all. But I see what you mean

[@walterhartley676]

Back when Mike had hair

[@Greytip-Revolta]

I dont fail, I succeed... legit got me crying

[@thedeadman8361]

You know you're short when you start measuring your height in half inches 😂.

[@JariSatta]

6'1¼

[@E_m0l]

How about if you decide to run the biebs-cycle consecutively for the entire 10 year period? Assuming you're working out 6 days a week, that's ≈ 3129 intra workout coconut waters. A non negligible amount, I'd say.

[@baz1184]

That is an efficacious dose of coconut water

[@aaronthemartialmechanic893]

I have been lifting for about 10 years and actually training for about two smh but in my first year of real training I gained 18lbs of muscle could have been better but I only sleep 4 hours a night and work two jobs so kills my #gains

[@angelvenegas6143]

lmao

[@RenaissancePeriodization]

Only for the VERY serious lol - Dr. Mike

[@jujuthehoms5482]

The fabled 8 hour arm day workout

[@IamWoodstaman]

5:23 re factors that influence muscle growth: "Average stress ideally low... not like your CEO is calling you and firing you every hour or whatever" It's this nonchalant style of humour that really keeps me engaged. I have a burning desire for knowledge, however I'm the archetype of a of a Gen Z attention deficit riddled man-child with an inability to do anything beyond play video games and flick through Tiktok. Thank you Dr Mike, this channel is invaluable and so are you. I can't believe this shit is free.

[@MamaSwole]

Commenting to boost the algo

[@gerritlageweg2055]

I am 65 years, weighing 225 pounds at 6.1 and a lifetime natty, I can honestly say, best shape of my life after 39 years training. Training 4 days a week. Started training with 3 times a week because of work.

[@MrDjhealth]

By " best shape" do you mean more aerobic endurance or muscle and strength gains? Do you believe adding that extra day increased your workout volume and made a big difference?

[@gerritlageweg2055]

@@MrDjhealth More muscle and strenght gains due to the increase in workout volume and better sleep because of using CBD oil before bedtime and after an intense workout.

[@gerritlageweg2055]

@@petercrenfield Thanks for the compliment, only supplements I am using is vitamins, creatine and CBD oil. Very intense and consistent training does the job! Weighing a healthy 240 pounds now.

[@FatCat-z6n]

Are you natural and how much do you bench press?

[@gerritlageweg2055]

@@FatCat-z6n Lifetime natural, currently training 5 times a week, bench press 280 pounds at 67 years old.

[@its_james_fitness]

Year 1: Weed mode Year 10: Exotically big

[@pablowall]

You're gonna trigger the roid-heads over on r/weightroom with this. The gurus there unironically are telling people the average person puts on 10lb of lean mass a year (20+ in their first year). The misinformation on the reddit weight lifting communities is ridiculous. They'd make a natty who's making good gains, feel like a failure because they're all on gear and lying about it, or are just lying about their numbers.

[@prosassoo6950]

- Are you going close to failure? + I don't fail, I succeed 🥵

[@axxenm]

I've gained 20lbs in 5 years. Started at 123lb (with higher body fat%) now 144 lb. I've got a pretty small frame. Barely looks like i lift sadly

[@RomanKondrachov]

You still have a lot of potential to gain weight. Just add 20lb slowly to your frame and you will look more Jacked. 💪👍

[@miniweeddeerz1820]

Diet issue?

[@dimitriosp9212]

I have gained roughly 10 lbs in year 3 and 4 combined and was told that this isn´t much. Now I feel better after watching this video 😅

[@thomase8850]

It should have been ME! Not HIM! MEE!

[@pablowall]

The discourse unironically has been ruined by fake natties. I was told on reddit forums by "experienced weight lifting coaches" that 10lb of lean mass per year is about average for a natty. Lol. They even told me the average teen can bench 225lb in a year and at that point I lol'd and left that silly place.

[@fourtii8707]

@@pablowall lol

[@GVS]

That's very solid progress!

[@Cookies12034]

@@pablowall It depends how old the teen is. If there 13 then a 225 bench in a year is probably not possible but 17-19 year olds can probably hit 225 within a year if there bulking and on the right training program or are my strength standards too high? I would like to see your response!

[@ralphmusni7359]

Last time I was this early, Dr. Mike didn't have hair

[@GleaMDMK]

As a Spaniard, you nailed the European impression, Dr. Mike. I feel seen.

[@bruhman5722]

he's European

[@tomjones2056]

Pretty good German English accent really

[@respeezy]

Could you do a video about training after 10-20+ years? I had training as my main priority for many years, but the last years I massed and gained 7kgs per mass, did perfect cuts with no strength loss and still didn't end up gaining any noticable muscle anymore, so I figured for somewhere between 0-500 grams of muscle per year it's not worth to diet most of the year ( massing and cutting) counting calories, not being able to wear my clothes, being totally fried mentally and physically from pushing my training in the last weeks of my meso's and doing horrendous amounts of volume. I am nowadays just eating around maintenance and training just above mv and for some prioritized muscles at the bottom of mev and try to gain a rep every now and than somewhere. Besides the option of special supplements, what else would you advise.

[@RenaissancePeriodization]

Well we do have this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZLJhnxvnMpjfrM But if that runs its course, yeah, that's prob what it is. - Dr. Mike

[@stankooz]

So true. Training for 15 years, put only about 10 pounds during last 7 years. I am getting close to 40 and it gets realy hard to gain.

[@apathak34]

I'd just get a different hobby and train only twice a week just to maintain. Natty training stops making sense after 5 years IMO. Just not worth it to put all that effort to gain 1 Kg in a year. Either join the dark side after that point or start playing a sport or some other fitness endeavour.

[@respeezy]

@@RenaissancePeriodization Appreciate the reply, sadly I have checked all the boxes of those points ].

[@respeezy]

@@apathak34 Yeah I wish I realized that earlier, I spent 2 full years training 2-4 hours a day trying to micro manage everything and giving everything for virtually no gains. Nowadays I am at less than half of the volume and I basically look the same.

[@crimson5158]

I personally cannot imagine training consistently for 1 year and gaining 0 muscle...

[@BeceHQ]

11:10 Automatons? I’ll call the Helldivers! For democracy!

[@CalebAAvery]

This is some interesting insight. I started almost exactly like he said 18, 5’9 130lbs ~17% bf skinny. But I’m about 2.5 non consecutive years in and I’m about 5’10 185 ~20% bf. I realize it’s not nearly all muscle, but that’s actually quite the motivation that 10 years in I MIGHT be like 180 or so stage/beach lean. Even if it’s not totally accurate bc of individualization of genetics, that’s pretty cool to hear I could possibly be compatible to some pros later on.

[@Fuckingboredrn]

Damn man thats awesome, wonder what you'd be at if you were more consistent during those 2 and half years

[@miniweeddeerz1820]

Dude that's so good.

[@pascalbeaulieu4780]

I trained on and off in my 20s and never got above 160lbs at 5'10" due to poor nutrition. A little over 2 years ago (at 37) I started training seriously again and nailed nutrition. Went from 145lbs to currently 187lbs mid mass and 175lbs lean. The content RP puts out was priceless to me.

[@RenaissancePeriodization]

Very cool. Nutrition is a big deal! - Dr. Mike

[@richpiana8020]

Maybe the muscle memory of all that you did in your 20s had the chance to come out?

[@you-in5iy]

@@richpiana8020 it's all genetics

[@pascalbeaulieu4780]

@@you-in5iy genetics for sure and maybe some initial muscle memory. Time between training periods was substantial, 3-5 years plus. I may have started from scratch unless satelite cells we created during my other training phases. Again never been this big, currently maintaining at 195lbs with a cut planned to start after Easter weekend. Hoping to be above 180lbs lean.

[@pascalbeaulieu4780]

@Dan yep, all natural. Currently on active rest for mountain bike season, maintaining 170lbs. Planning to start lifting in the coming weeks.

[@markushrubenja300]

How far are you from failure? -I don't fail, I succeed... wet my pants

[@sethroberts6963]

Such a funny dude. I can only imagine the hilarious shit he's seen in gyms over the years and just poker faced it, like a true Comedy boss

[@Lyosha.]

This is absolutely bs, 160 is not "fight crime physique" like ffs, I was 165 last summer , never measured bf but I had veins all over my abs and shoulders so you could say I was fairly lean and... Believe me, 165 super lean is not impressive at all, it barely scratches the " yeah that guy maybe goes to the gym maybe not cannot say for sure" And yeah I am 5'9

[@wiadroman]

I choose to believe I can grow a fuckton of muscles! A metric fuckton to be precise.

[@chaosdweller]

Same

[@Jenuya]

Dr Mike you crack me tf up, great video as always

[@Dontstressbenchpress]

Started at 175lbs and now 10 years later I chill at around 230-235lbs(31 years old now). Definitely had really good gains my first 3 years. At this point I feel like exercise selection becomes way more important.

[@user-en5vj6vr2u]

Good god bro have you ever considered competing

[@johnmorrison7205]

Same height i imagine as you were at 21?

[@clydeknightwind]

Here's a question for you, can you get newbie gain like growth Even if you've been working out for years, but this is the first time you've really done bodybuilding style, very intense workout programs? Programs? Say you've been working out but kind of inconsistently for 15 years and now you do six to eight months of a program like what RP suggests, can you see a surprising amount of growth?

[@pablowall]

Definitely. I kicked my intensity up a few notches in 2021 (century sets and a lot of volume in general) and I've gained 5+ lean lbs this year, when I probably only gained 5 lean pounds in the last 2.5 years prior because I wasn't doing any periodization or high volume work.

[@AdamLighter1]

you definitely can, Mike talked about it many times before. You can gain "newbie" like gains by changing program, getting better sleep/nutrition, less stress, more focus and you also can make newbie gains on muscles parts! if your hamstrings or biceps were always small and weak, and you didnt like training them, by focusing on them you will make them grow fast.

[@mrhigeji]

You should try imagining newbie gains not as something you can only get as a newbie, but as the first ~75% of the total muscle mass you could achieve over a lifetime of lifting. So if you spent five years under suboptimal conditions, improving all important factors will have you make great gains until you reach the point of diminishing returns. Age does play a big role though so don't expect to claim your full newbie gains in your 60s.

[@RenaissancePeriodization]

Probably not likely to get full-on newbie gains, but some REALLY IMPRESSIVE gains are absolutely possible. And consistent ones, too, especially if nutrition was that big thing holding you back before. - Dr. Mike

[@kavishkaadipathy8328]

@@RenaissancePeriodization This comment saved me from taking my life...

[@devil5hlygrim972]

What about strength overtime because I’ve seen some wild stuff when I was in college I was putting on 25 pounds on the bar every two weeks with full rom While most people can barely do 5 pounds I’m nothing special though I’m just strong my body looks like shit and I’ve never had clear abs I was running almost 1000lbs on the leg press for reps of five I was also 350 pounds at 6 foot three

[@sebastianbechpetersen858]

Nice vid! Being 203cm tall, I wonder how height factors in? Im at least 10% taller then the average person, and even though I start out fairly lean at 200 pounds, I am very much a noob. Gut feeling I would expect a larger person to be able to gain more weight in absolute terms, but interested in hearing your opinion.

[@RomanKondrachov]

A taller person will be able to gain more weight if they start out in a lean state. So, you are right sir.

[@1Rutilius1]

At 203cm even with average gains you will be a fucking monster

[@Fuckingboredrn]

Yeah absolute gains will most likely be higher cause I think generally gain rates scale to height but not absolutely and it's not always 1 to 1. Also if you think about it logically. You just have more frame to pack muscle onto. Longer and bigger bones means you have a much larger canvas to paint that sweet anabolic art on.

[@johnmorrison7205]

@@Fuckingboredrn anabolic art haha that's a unique way of putting it.

[@CamberFitness]

“The devil’s multiplication…” 😂

[@TheDiamond872]

I'm on the yahoo side. It doesn't mean I'm huge, I just started off skinny af xD

[@TheDiamond872]

I went from 114.4lbs at the age of 17 at 6 feet tall (skeleton wrapped in skin) to 161.48 lbs in 3 years lean. Still 6 feet tall. While I have gained a lot of mass, I'm still no where near as big as I'd like to be. What would the yahoo weight theoretically be for someone that is 6 feet tall after 10 years of training?

[@mitchellg3893]

175 around 10%bf, 190 around 15% bf, 205 around 20% bf. I would say is realistic for you with your current stats.

[@SH789-x2f]

These videos are so entertaining lol

[@biosteeman]

I've been watching your current stuff and this started playing....The hair throws me off. It is like seeing the Rock with hair, just wrong. Some people bald is sexy, stay sexy Mike

[@jevgeniigennadiev7774]

Am I perfect human being? 5'9, started lifting at 24yo (last year), at 165 lb skinny but with belly fat (no visible abs) but still hadd some muscle but not much. No previous gym/sport experience. Lifetime gamer :D In exactly one year of consistent 6 times a week training with 200g of daily protein intake, I gained weighted 185lb with visible six pack. Got 2-3 times stronger than initially were in the gym. Natty. But everyone in my gym thinking I am on steroids because I literally look bigger than people that train consistently for 5 years... ( Also got stronger than them :D) Mike, I did weekly update pictures through the whole transformation, I can send some if interested of making a video on how much a dude changes over time or smth ;) PS. The whole year I was training high volume 20-40 sets/week per muscle group, very heavy, 6-8reps, always last rep IS failure on every set. But now I got so strong I don't recover from it and that is how I found RP channel. Made my first mesocycle programm with inspiration from yours excel programms (PS, great advice on having push legs pull btw, to hit bi twice in 4 days, always were my struggle since I wanted to have more bi volume and priority on chest) , lets see if it helps me to continue to grow, but leaving 2-3 rir feels weird ngl. Did run 1st week of the cycle, feels great so far on recovery, but I had a 1 week deload before it, for the first time in my lifting career :D

[@Proudarse]

A few months ago I developed this condition where I continuously fart and I mean literally every 15 to 30 minutes, so much so that my arse gets sore! I never thought it was possible for someone to fart till they're arse gets sore ffs, and they're big ones, sometimes smelly but usually not that bad. Anyway, since the farting started I noticed I began to lose fat but I'm still training in the gym really late at nights (because of the farting condition) and at home during the days so I'm also building muscle. I have never looked better at any other point in my life it's amazing. I did get myself checked out and the doc confirmed I'm healthy and all the blood works came back good. Yeah it sucks to be farting and having to live with a sore arse but I look and feel amazing!

[@nickbingham3027]

What happens to the extra calories you eat once you hit your muscle building "limit"? Does it all just get turned into fat? Or do you somehow become physically unable to take in extra calories because your body is just done?

[@pseudoproak]

Fat

[@khecidsdragons7777]

I feel like a CHAMP now as a female over 40, I’ve gained around 6 pounds of muscle in 4 months 🥳

[@thxcaze1416]

when i started training about 1,5 years ago I was at 165lbs at 6'3 at age 17. Now I am 18 at about 183lbs. I didnt gain alot of bodyfat maybe 2% at the highest i am now still around 15% with visible abs at good liting. And during that time my biceps grew from about 12 inches to 14,7 and I bench 225 since a few weeks. I dont know if thats below average, average or above average genetics. My goal is be at 200lbs with 10% bf within the next 3-6 years or so, is that achieveable naturally with my genetics or only with steroids?

[@Yumuura-ze5qp]

You can do that natty youre really tall

[@losefatgetjacked]

I’m so glad that you said a bro can look impressive at 145 pounds lean. That’s where I’m at and blessed by the microphone at 5’ 6.5” as well 😁 I was 123 pounds in my early 20’s after several years of training. So at 46 years old I’m pretty darn happy

[@jgoldian47]

Same here Was 198lbs at 5'7 but leaned out this year for the first time Got down to 142lbs Weird tho The rest of my body except my lower abs are super lean lol 10% lean yet there is a tiny bit of fat surrounding my lower abs and my face is already so gaunt almost and if I wanna see my full visible 8 pack ima have to be like under 10% everywhere else it sucks

[@coreydw1]

That is where Brad Pitt was for “fight club”, in the mid 140s

[@losefatgetjacked]

@@coreydw1 it's a good look. I'll take it ;)

[@coreydw1]

@@losefatgetjacked oh for sure. I would lean more toward Snatch, where he was 10 pounds heavier.

[@cheetoyeeto1232]

@@coreydw1 no. 155-160 at 5 10-11'' during the late 90s to early 00s in fight club, snatch, troy...

[@dole-brentbayalas854]

Dr Mike still has hair. Amazing

[@keithianlocke]

Death face..... I'm 47yrs and returned to training after 10yr absence. Weight up 12kg in 11 months, gone up a clothing size. Following Dr Mike, and others, training tips and meso/deload PPL split routines all training weights increased, and feeling 👍

[@chagoriver7159]

right on, good to hear. im about to go back after a 2 year break.

[@keithianlocke]

@@chagoriver7159 go for it. I'll concede that my initial gains must have come from a certain amount of muscle memory. I was 183lbs lean at my biggest about 20yrs ago. I am not actually lifting super heavy weights as at nearly 48yrs gotta be aware of joints. And as I only got a multigym I have to be creative to replicate other equipment movements. No compound movements at my age with that equipment... so moderate weights on mostly isolation exercises.

[@chagoriver7159]

@@keithianlocke i just saw this video precisely on the topic of safe progresssion. hope it's helpful kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJyVeqmMeZiNoq8

[@RenaissancePeriodization]

Very cool! - Dr. Mike

[@keithianlocke]

@@chagoriver7159 thanks. I do have to be a bit creative along the lines of that video because using a multigym instead of free weight plates, I am restricted to increasing weight by a 7kg plate at a time.

[@HumanMechanism]

Grats' on the death face! It looks so angular like a goddamn comic book character. Great vid too man

[@xavi4208]

I am European and we like ur dark sense of humour😁

[@pietpadda593]

I've gained about 30lbs of lean mass @ 16-20% bf on average (17kg overall weight x 0.81) in 3 years of consistent, close to or up to failure. This might be a larger than standard number as I did a huge cut before this. Hopefully the gains keep coming, even if they're less and less. I know I'm impeding my gains as I run 3 times a week, and do 5-15km on average per run... and push really hard.

[@Sjcstro84]

Halfway through. Good video

[@doctorcatnip2551]

I am 43 and things do NOT get tough after 40. That's just not true.

[@regenesis5055]

I would love to know how much muscle I gained underneath that layer of fat... Guess, I never know

[@Hedgeflexlfz]

same

[@yew6981]

Mike can you expand a little further on why some people make absolutely zero gains? I'm curious because I myself have been training very consistently and diligently over the past three years, undergoing multiple bulk/cut cycles with intelligent programming, good diet and sleep and minimal stress, yet have made close to zero gains. I'm curious as to exactly what the issue is with people like myself. Are some people just genetically incapable of building muscle? What's the root cause here and what can, if anything, be done to correct it?

[@amarjusufovic1963]

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[@born2270]

what are your bench squat deadlift numbers?

[@themanwiththebeard4632]

You probably have more slow twitch muscle fibres than fast twitch muscle fibres, which don't grow nearly as much. Your body is mostly adapted to endurance training. You'd probably make a crazy good long distance runner

[@goofyboots4828]

I seriously love listening to your lectures

[@chaosdweller]

I'm kinda new , but I think so too.

[@amarug]

I only started at 38, now at 40 I am already close to my "goal". Obviously I never wanted to have a bodybuilder physique, but rather just good definition and a kind of more non-bulky, aesthetic physique. I once trained for 3 years around mid 20s and I can say it went a lot easier now at end 30s. Also numerically measured for every exercise, I have more strength than I had at 25. I have always been "slow" in all my developments and I sure as hell don't look anywhere near 40, so perhaps my biological age is younger, but at the moment it's all upwards. Also other aspects, like I am (much) more flexible now than I was with 14 and I have no "aches" or anything that friends of same age sometimes complain about...

[@jake1234_5]

I very much liked the part where Mike called me a psycho overlord criminal rebel (with arm motions).

[@WarriorFromV4LH4LL4]

And the you hop on gear like the BOYS are

[@CruentusCruor]

I'm loving this presentation with the lighting and dark background 🤘 I feel like I'm learning from a superhero or supervillain - both badass, and cool AF 💪😎

[@dvd4937]

Dr Mike's hair line from 2 years ago was crazy💀

[@ManWhoKnewTooLittle]

I started powerlifting 2 yrs ago, and was around 81 kg, lean, standing 6'2" ( I wrestled and did bjj before) and now am 95 kg around 15 bf%, maybe slight more, but I have visible abs. Are those gains ok?

[@SLouiss]

Your emperor voice was good enough that I could tell it was an emperor reference .

[@davidmartin114]

Dr. Mike looks like Uncle Iroh after his prison stint in Ba Sing Se.

[@VasardoPT]

I'm pretty sure I gained somewhere around 8kg (17pounds) of muscle my first year, and around 4kg (9 pounds) my second year. However, I don't feel at all like an "outlier". All around me I see people bigger than me in the gym. I'm 168m, was 62kg at around 18% bf before the gym, and currently 68kg at around 12%

[@jameskahng7547]

let's see if you can convince me next week!

[@brucemonahan8134]

The Truth. 6ft 140 pounds at 23 years 11 percent Body fat. No Drugs. 230 pounds at 33. 15 percent No Drugs 40 years Old 255 pounds 16 percent. No Drugs. 54 Years Old Started.250 test a week. 55 Years Old 290 Pounds 18 percentBody fat. No Test for 3 years.58 years of age Test at 200 a week. 59 Years old 200 Test a week 250 pounds at 15 percent Body fat. thanks for reading. Good info as you know on your Channel. Much Appreciated.

[@adrians5875]

nice Jeff Alberts mention

[@DragonvalePost]

Cursed Mike with hair

[@POPJack1717]

I'm a black 32 year old male. I started completely new at the gym 15 months ago. I'm 5'10 and started at 162 pounds at 22% body fat. After only 8 months I was at 180 pounds and dropped to 16% body fat. I gained almost all lean mass. I went from 135xbarely 1 rep on the bench to 185x3, then 225 2 months later for 1. At 15 months where I currently am, I peaked at 194 body weight (currently down to 188) and my most recent PR was 255x1 on the bench press. I quarter repped 275 on the push back up. I should PR 275 in another 4-6 weeks. I went down to 15% body fat. All natural btw. Fyi, I've been paying for a personal trainer this entire time. To those this may concern, hope this helps. Its possible guys. Just put in the work. My trianer when i first started had me doing a TON of super and drop sets and we did 15 reps of majority of exercises every set. If I gassed out before 15, we'd always dropset and do 2 extra on top of the number I had left.

[@cooparchive7857]

How much calories you take every day ?

[@POPJack1717]

@cooparchive7857 at that time, I wasn't counting calories. But I was taking a 1200 calorie mass gainer, split into two portions, along with creatine and Whey protein twice a day. I started to recently count calories because I've plateaued between 187-193. I just can't seem to get pass this weigh range. Now I'm taking 3500 calories a day, of which I literally just started. Before, if I had to guess, I was doing 2700-2900 calories (approximately).

[@cooparchive7857]

@@POPJack1717 will one day I will Marry a western Sudanese lady And I am gonna bring some children and I sew their Physique compare yours and see who is the better 🤣🤣🤣🤣.

[@cooparchive7857]

@POPJack1717 oh about it do a Physique video let's see it .

[@zsolttoth718]

It was quite entertaining and informative to watch thank you! :) For me, I've been going up and down in the past 5 years and felt hitting a plateu, started with 65 kg(for 175 cm), hitting 95 kilos with lots of fat in a year back down to like 70s and so on. I packed around 10-15 kilos of muscle in 5 years, which seemed a small number, but now I feel more confident that I'm doing fine :)

[@AhimSaah]

I started training at 40, 1 year ago. First 3 months I was not going hard but trained 3 times a week moderately. The next 9 months I trained properly, 4 times a week, to failure, deep stretch, focusing on technique, I gained 5.3kg of body weight, out of that only 0.86kg of muscle (did a dexo scan before and after). That's so demoralizing I wish I never started. I'm a slim guy, have always been phisically active (played football, tennis, ran marathons etc.) but never lifted weights before. Is that such shitty genetics?

[@olympic-gradelurker]

I'm entering my 4th year of training, am no spring hen, and I'm a little worried that I'm starting to bump into the limit of how much stronger I can get without becoming overweight or giving up my MTN bike habit (not happening ever). According to the likes of Jeff Nippard, Alex Bromley and every other online strength calculator, I'm at advanced levels for women. I already work a consistent 6 day PPL split, so I can't reasonably add more to my current plan as a non-competitive gym goer. Food and sleep is as good as it's going to get. I guess the only thing I can do is keep struggling.

[@Second247]

If you have drive to do keep on pushing know that 3 years means that your not novice anymore in training experience. There are tons of mistakes you can correct and perfect, so you can increase your strength levels compared to current body composition. But it certainly is struggle as easy days are over and you have to begin totally new level of analysis of your training and how you respond to different training forms. Iron Culture podcast did great episode of this issue few months back. Basic message: You might have yet 16 years of maturing as a lifter :) But i get your problem, i ride road bike and plan to become competitive in that, and weight is big issue there. And also my strength levels in powerlifting started to hit ceiling for my natural bodyweight which is/was way too heavy for cycling. There certainly would be alot i could improve in my lifting without adding mass, my squat was just getting there and i never learned to bench well. But because i actually have to loose weight quite much i don't want to keep powerlifting as my strength levels will just melt away, i can't even hope to maintain what i have. So i switched to weightlifting: i can loose weight while learning to be strong, or atleast semi-strong, in new discipline.

[@marchforthfitness449]

Fuckin Mike.. once again, as comedic gold as it is informative. 😂 🏆

[@Dontstressbenchpress]

I really appreciate mikes humor in this informative videos

[@zakariaahmed9356]

ahh doctor mikes humor ! hahahah

[@akultisgod5538]

1:05 but i like coloring books 😢