No, you didn’t. At least, you didn’t do it naturally. Even still, do you even realize how much muscle that is?

I hear this all the time from guys who subscribe to a lot of “broscience.” What is broscience? Glad you asked.

According to wikipedia:

Broscience is a derogatory term for misconceptions and ideas of questionable scientific credibility, passed around among laymen by word-of-mouth as if factually true. Most examples of broscience pertain to biology, fitness and sports, and it most often circulates in fitness, athletic and bodybuilding circles, where many people want to know how to most effectively work out but know bugger all about the actual science. In general, such beliefs rely on anecdotal evidence and gain their popularity more from how ripped the speaker happens to be than from proof or references.

The word broscience is a combination of the word science with the word bro, a slang term for “friend” often used in the social groups where such ideas circulate. It is probably a complete coincidence that broscience abbreviates to BS.

Put simply, don’t rely on simply anecdotal evidence. Everyone is different, and to think you can precisely replicate someone else’s results is foolhardy. It gets even worse when people see steroid-aided gains and think they can do the same thing naturally. It’s just not going to happen.

So, how much muscle mass did you really build? Likely, a lot less than you think. Think about the size and composition of 1 lbs of chicken breast. Now, imagine taking twenty packages of that and putting it all over your body. Gross, I know, but that gives you a rough idea of what you would look like if you gained twenty pounds of muscle. That is a huge amount of muscle.

Some guys are just never satisfied

That’s what makes the claims of people gaining 65-70 lbs even more absurd. Just think about how much extra volume that is.

The much more realistic thing to do is to strategically place one, two or even five pounds of muscle in key areas of the body. Just a one pound increase in muscle mass in your shoulders will make you look massively bigger. It’s really a huge difference in the way you look. And not only that, you will be amazed at how much stronger you will become with such a seemingly small amount of muscle mass increase.

So, how can you do this? I recommend two programs. Both Visual Impact and The Adonis Effect will teach you exactly how to build muscle to achieve  not only a great-looking physique, but one that performs well, too.

And the best part is that neither makes ridiculous promises that they can’t keep. They will get you lean and build muscle in all the right places. You don’t have to stress about you could ever lift enough weight or eat enough food to gain ridiculous amounts of muscle mass. It’s a lot simpler and easier than you think.

-Drew

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