Max. Annual Gains

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I was on a boxing board I frequent and some college kid proclaimed that it was physically impossible to gain more than 8 lbs of muscle per year without the use of steroids.
I told him I didnt buy it because I had gained 6 lbs of muscle in the last three months according to my body comp. analysis. Furthermore, my bro went from weighing around 130 to damn near 170 in a little over a year and a half. He uses all kinds of pills from gnc though and works out constantly.

So to my point. I figured I'd come here and see if I was correct in what I told this guy. I told him that so long as your giving your body a reason to grow muscle, it will. I said I didnt believe that gains were limited by time.

So is there a ceiling to the amount of muscle you can put on per year?
Thanks
 
In the 'Hard Gainer' thread in the mens weight training ShaftedTwice said that it's only possible to gain 1.5-2lbs per month which makes a maximum of 24lbs a year which I think is fairly accurate
I however would challenge that and say that a novice could gain 3-4 lbs a month for the first few months and then maybe drop down to about 2 per month after that. My opinion is based purely on my observations though and not on any scientific evidence so please take with a pinch of salt
 
I have known people who have gained over 40lbs in a year while keeping their body comp. within 1%. So a lot of gain is possible.

It's definitely not the norm though.
 
It is for just about the entire population, impossible to gain more then about 2pounds of muscle per month. So 2pounds at 12 months equals a possible of 24pounds a year. Although this is EXTREMELY difficult and some say damn close to impossible.

So many factors play into building muscle mass. Just go out there and lift to your best, and reap whatever gains you can then be happy with it.
 
Ok thanks guys. I was figuring 8 lbs a year was a little low if there was a ceiling because I haven't even had a quality lifting program until just recently and my gains are on track to beat the 8 lb mark by 3 times.
 
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