I'm assuming you are trying to gain muscle mass. This is perfectly plausible.
Your average person can typically gain about 10-20lbs in a year (of muscle). The most I ever gained was 15lbs in a year.
Typically the biggest gains usually come in the beginning when you are new to lifting. The main reason is your body feels the most shock. It's not used to it so that initial shock forces your body to drastically adapt, leading to big muscle gains. After the first year or two, your body starts to get used to it which is why people plateau and find it really hard to even gain a few lbs. The body becomes more stubborn. It gets used to the work out and no longer feel the need to adapt as much. This is when proper workouts and diets become even more crucial.
For a guy your age (early 20's), gaining the amount of weight you gained is common. Remember, you are at an age when testosterone is at it highest and testosterone is what makes you gain muscle (also why women have a hard time gaining muscle compared to men).
Because you're a little misled about your weight gains... 10lbs of it is likely increased water retention that also comes from lifting. From there it's likely 7lbs muscle, 5bs fat or thereabouts. Great gains. But if you gained 22lbs of muscle, you'd be monstrously ripped. And your bf% would change drastically. 25lbs of just muscle in a year is a lofty goal. Not very easily done even with steroids. Especially since it gets harder and harder to gain muscle weight as you progress. Keep up the good work.
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Everyone's body is different. Sure, there are more efficient diet and workout methods, but some people gain muscle really easy and some people work hard and it takes time to see results.
Generally, guys who workout gain like 2 pounds of muscle per month, but you've been gaining twice as fast. I wish I knew the science, but I'd say your genes. Not to undermine the work and effort you put it in though, because you obviously must have put a lot into it.
To be absolutely frank this depends on where you started and what you're doing to gain the weight.
Without that information no one can tell you really.
Well - depends on your diet and workout - I would say 15 lbs of muscle in a year for a newcomer is possible if its year-round training.
my transformation for 3 years (around sports training) is recorded - ask me anything
That's because of metabolism.
Though gaining 12 kg at 12 months is just fine.
Some people put weight on easier than others. I put 30 pounds on in 3 months so it really depends on the person. If somebody is already bigger its going to he harder to put on 20 pounds than if a person who was skinny was trying to put on 20 pounds
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