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<blockquote data-quote="madman" data-source="post: 134579" data-attributes="member: 13851"><p>It is very rare to gain pure muscle without adding some fat and the goal would be to limit fat gain when trying to add muscle.</p><p></p><p>The calories needed to build a pound of muscle would not be extreme and I would say 200 calories above maintenance would be effective but you also have to factor in ones metabolism and energy expenditure from other activities as some men may need to increase calories further in order to gain.</p><p></p><p>On average many usually increase calories 200-500/day when trying to add muscle mass and unless you have a fast metabolism (hardgainer) or burn up excess energy doing other activities than 200 cal/day above maintenance would be enough.</p><p></p><p>Naturally you can only add muscle so fast and if you ramp up your calories too high thinking your are going to force muscle growth than you will just end up adding extra fat.</p><p></p><p>Sure many can increase calories well over maintenance thinking they are packing on muscle mass when in fact a large percentage of the weight gain is water/glycogen/fat as oppose to muscle tissue (actin/myosin).</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately building pure muscle tissue is a slow process unless one uses/abuses testosterone/AAS and even than although muscle growth is accelerated at a more rapid rate it still takes some time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="madman, post: 134579, member: 13851"] It is very rare to gain pure muscle without adding some fat and the goal would be to limit fat gain when trying to add muscle. The calories needed to build a pound of muscle would not be extreme and I would say 200 calories above maintenance would be effective but you also have to factor in ones metabolism and energy expenditure from other activities as some men may need to increase calories further in order to gain. On average many usually increase calories 200-500/day when trying to add muscle mass and unless you have a fast metabolism (hardgainer) or burn up excess energy doing other activities than 200 cal/day above maintenance would be enough. Naturally you can only add muscle so fast and if you ramp up your calories too high thinking your are going to force muscle growth than you will just end up adding extra fat. Sure many can increase calories well over maintenance thinking they are packing on muscle mass when in fact a large percentage of the weight gain is water/glycogen/fat as oppose to muscle tissue (actin/myosin). Unfortunately building pure muscle tissue is a slow process unless one uses/abuses testosterone/AAS and even than although muscle growth is accelerated at a more rapid rate it still takes some time. [/QUOTE]
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