Time of muscle growth / muscle growth curve

When do the muscles actually grow during body building?

I read that you need to sleep, wait a week in between excercize of the
same muscle group, and that generally, you can get around 1/4lb to
2lbs a week in muscle mass gain for the whole body. So, when does
this growth actually take place? Is it the first night of good sleep
after the activity, declining with each night therafter?

Has there been a study that charts muscle mass growth after an
excercize for that body part for each night / day afterwards? What
does the muscle growth curve look like?

I dont know about muscle growth curve or specifics in scientific data
BUT... i can tell you that a fact is that you grow while you sleep.
Whatever muscle group you trained during the day will grow that same
night, while you're sleeping and your muscle fibers are building
themselves up again (recovering). That is why it is crucial that you
intake a good amount of protein right after your workout. And i mean
RIGHT AFTER your workout! not an hour or 2 later. Also make sure
you're getting your good 8 hours of sleep every night.

What's your split looking like? How much are you resting between sets?
Are you doing slow, regular, fast reps?

On Feb 4, 9:08 am, "stork" <tband...@storkyak.com> wrote:
> When do the muscles actually grow during body building?
>
> I read that you need to sleep, wait a week in between excercize of the
> same muscle group, and that generally, you can get around 1/4lb to
> 2lbs a week in muscle mass gain for the whole body. So, when does
> this growth actually take place? Is it the first night of good sleep
> after the activity, declining with each night therafter?
>
> Has there been a study that charts muscle mass growth after an
> excercize for that body part for each night / day afterwards? What
> does the muscle growth curve look like?

I've been wanting this information for a long time. Obviously it
won't be the same for every single person, but I'd imagine that for
most people with average genetics it would be totally different than
what most are lead to believe is possible.

Gaining 1/4 lbs to 2 lbs of muscle a week is not realistic for most
drug free bodybuilders, at least not in the first year or two of
training. I believe the addition of creatine may help some gain
substantial size in a relatively short time but only if you respond to
it. I personally have not.

I adhere to the general view of Stuart Mcrobert, that is, that until
you are capable of deadlifting and squatting more than your bodyweight
(say 1.25-1.5 x) for a considerable amount of reps (15-20), you should
forget about having any huge growth in muscle, especially the smaller
groups like your arms. If you are miles away from squatting more than
your bodyweight for considerable reps, you're not going to see much
muscle growth in the near future.

You should, however, see strength increases very quickly and
consistently though if you haven't reached these stages. Check out
this link:

http://www.muscle-building.com/size_strength.html

By the way, these views are not promoted by most magazine editors and
gym authorities, but I think they are more accurate than what you will
find in the fitness magazines or what you'll hear from many personal
trainers at gyms. Adding several inches to your arms (that have never
been achieved before) in the matter of months just isn't possible for
most people.

Ken

Ken wrote:
> By the way, these views are not promoted by most magazine editors and
> gym authorities, but I think they are more accurate than what you will
> find in the fitness magazines or what you'll hear from many personal
> trainers at gyms. Adding several inches to your arms (that have never
> been achieved before) in the matter of months just isn't possible for
> most people.
>
> Ken

I call bullshit on that. I'm not doing anything near by bodyweight in terms
of a should press exercise, yet I have seen signficant gains.