Scooby's Home Bodybuilding Workouts Expectations

Many people believe the locker talk they hear about gaining 20lbs of muscle in a summer, it just isnt realistic for a natural bodybuilder!  So how much can you realistically expect to improve your physique?  It depends on several factors including your age and body type.   Below is a chart showing some realistic expectations for various bodytypes.  After the age of 40, the hormone levels decrease so the gains will be less than shown in the table below.   Remember one thing though, teenagers will gain weight yearly as they mature whether they do bodybuilding or not, this is why the chart below is for 20+ year olds.

	Body Type	Advantages	Challenges	What you need to do	Expectations for male 20-35 years old just starting	What you can expect after 5 yrs of dedicated training
	Endomorphic body type is characterized by an increased amount of fat storage, due to having a larger number of fat cells than the average person, as well as higher proportion of digestive tissue. They have a wide waist and a large bone structure.	Can gain muscle easy.	Losing bodyfat to show abs is difficult.	Give priority to daily cardio and good nutrition to reduce the bodyfat.  Be very strict with your diet.	With excellent nutrition and hard workouts expect to gain 10lbs of muscle a year.  Since you will be losing bodyfat at the same time (hopefully) your weight may actually drop.	<picture coming>
	Mesomorphic body type is characterized by a high rate of muscle growth and a higher proportion of muscular tissue. They have large bones, solid torso combined with low fat levels. It is also noted that they have wide shoulders with a narrow waist.	Can gain muscle easy and is naturally lean.	Keeping humble and injury free.  Easy to get cocky.	Dont expect the big gains to continue forever.  Focus on good form, its too easy to get wrapped up in poundages and then get injured lifting something that is too heavy.	With excellent nutrition and hard workouts expect to gain 10lbs of muscle a year while keeping the 8-pack abs.	<picture coming>
	Ectomorphic body type is characterized by long arms and legs and a short upper body and narrow shoulders, and supposedly have a higher proportion of nervous tissue. They also have long and thin muscles. Ectomorphs usually have a very low fat storage; therefore they are usually referred to as slim.	Easily becomes ripped with great 8-pack abs.	Gaining muscle is slow and difficult	Make sure that you eat 5-6 meals a day and that each meal has 15-25g protein.  Train hard and be patient.	With excellent nutrition and hard workouts expect to gain 5lbs of muscle a year while keeping the 8-pack abs.	<picture coming>