Nicole gained 11# of muscle

[bethj]

No, not Nicole Richie, but Nicole on the Biggest Loser. And if you look at her pix, she is definitely NOT a mesomorph body type. I know we have gone back and forth on a woman's ability to gain significant muscle mass and whether it really burns more calories at rest. Well, I think if Nicole can gain muscle, anyone can gain muscle. And her weight loss has definitely accelerated since she is gaining the muscle. Just my 2 cents on the subject.
Beth

 

[dorothyrd]

I have not watched this week's BL. Been busy every night so I have a whole bunch to catch up on my DVR and on-line. Anyway, I think it is much easier to increase your muscle if you are starting with not much. The BL people have not worked out much before so therefore their bodies are responding quickly.

 

[fit_fairy]

I am skeptical. It takes a woman a long time to gain significant muscle. Most body building sites and experts will tell you a woman is lucky to gain 5 pounds of muscle in a year and that's training really heavy. So it's doubtful she has gained that much muscle in such a little time. At least not without help. That's not to take away from her accomplishements. She looks great, but did she gain 11 pounds of muscle? Doubtful.

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[trish k]

Nicole looked like she was pure fat before so I am sure that it wasn't hard for her to gain muscle. But for the average woman I do think that gaining 11 pounds of muscle in three months would be hard.

 

[AngelaP]

>But for the average
>woman I do think that gaining 11 pounds of muscle in three
>months would be hard.

I'm not even sure a MAN could gain 11 pounds of muscle in three months without the use of steroids.

 

[kathryn]

>Nicole looked like she was pure fat before so I am sure that
>it wasn't hard for her to gain muscle. But for the average
>woman I do think that gaining 11 pounds of muscle in three
>months would be hard.

Though she was heavy, and carrying around bulk requres muscle.