Yes you can!

Today, a little experiment on one of my lab rats came to culmination. The premise of the experiment was the following: could a busy executive , who came back from 2 severe injuries over the last 3 years, actually increase his strength and build muscle despite a demanding work and travel schedule?

Lets back track 3 years; the candidate had just rehabilitated his torn rotator cuff when he suffered a lower back injury which made it temporarily impossible to stand up or walk. He also started a new job, which involved 2-3 hours commuting per day.

Not exactly the perfect start, but he was very determined not to be pulled down.

After 10 month of training, he was fully functional again and we started training for muscle gains, with drastically reduced weights (one arm rows with 40s, incline bench with 25s).

During the next two years ( yes, that is 24 months - muscle doesn't grow overnight), he managed to gain a good 5-7 lbs of muscle, mainly on back and shoulders, his formerly weak points.

By sticking to his nutritional plan with some carb cycling, he has gotten continuously leaner since April and is now 4 lbs heavier than last summer, while displaying a better muscularity (he also added one inch to his arms)

In addition, he has recently broken several personal bests such as one arm rows with 100 lbs 2x8, as well as incline bench press with 55s.

Seems like he will have a great August at the beach!

Till next time, train hard!

Maik