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Upper limit of muscular weight gain

How would one truly recognize the upper limit of muscular weight gain? Suppose you really hit this limit, does the muscle still require as much stimulation just to keep it from fading away?

Good questions. A regimen of thoughtful conditioning should be enough, re-enforced with intensified training as one gets the urge, or suspects the maximum of muscle and endurance acquired needs a boost.

Of course, the devoted bodybuilder (musclehead nutso) will not always settle for an apparent limit of muscular development and will pursue any one of a thousand or a zillion training methods to advance his cause (at least, that’s what I’ve been told).

During these days of training, muscle-size frustration is accompanied by the continued etching of muscle, training creativity, sustenance of a healthy challenge, hopefulness… and occasional overtraining and a touch of dumb. The words persist and persevere come to mind.

Live and learn and grow… Dave

Dave Draper - Dave Draper Posted on January 26th, 2008 in Weight Training by Dave Draper