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about gaining muscle...?

I just turned 20 years old and about im 5'11'' and 197 pounds.....

im fairly scrawny....barely have any muscle....im looking to bulk up a bit....but my brother has honestly said one of dumbest things I've ever heard in my life....I have never ever heard of this...

he said after puberty you cant build muscle anymore.........really?!? how is this even possible?

is he right????

Update:

honestly I have never ever heard of this in my entire life.....

"your body cant build muscle after puberty"

what?!? how?!?! ....he says its "science" somehow....

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  • Jon
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago
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    After puberty, and especially after adolescents, it's actually much easier to build muscles because your metabolism begins to become lower.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I used to have a hard time bulking up. I kinda looked like a shrimp no matter what I did and how much time I spent in the gym.

    I used all kinds of protein powders and stuff like that but nothing seemed to work, until a guy that worked out with me pointed me to this program that I now have been using for a little less than a year. It taught me all the fundamentals of muscle building and eating right to fuel my muscles so now I’ve gained some pounds and my body is starting to look the way I want.

    Good luck :)

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Wrong. After puberty, your muscles will stop developing by themselves, but you still can induce further growth through training. I'm nearly the same age as you, I do weights 4 days a week and I'm putting on muscles fine. In fact, bodybuilders generally don't reach their "peak" till around the age of 35, I hear. 20 is a pretty good age to start because you're still young and your testosterone level is still fairly high.

    Source(s): Experience
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    This is simple. All of your questions can be answered at bodybuilding.com.

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  • 1 decade ago

    WTF! Ofcourse you can.Eat high calorie food (based on your body type).I recommend to buy a good protein supplement too.

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