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Originally Posted by sliesnake
Hey John,
I was wondering if you knew if GB patients can put on muscle like "normal" people?
The reason I ask is that I went to a surgeon's open house about 2 years ago and there was this really "big" guy in the audience. He was like 6'6".
He said he used to be a power lifter before he was obese and asked the surgeon if WLS would affect his ability to pack on muscle. That in effect he wanted to go from ex-power lifter to a "bodybuilder".
Well, the surgeon flatly stated yes!
That our surgery would inhibit our abilities to replace our fat with with that much muscle.
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Someone needs to teach that surgeon a thing or two. The fact is everyone is a little different but, most people men and women included can eventually go back to eating high protein foods which is the primary component needed for muscle gain.
Im bulking up as we speak and have already put on 6lbs in my upper body(arms/chest/back). Im doing everything a "normal" person would have to do in order to build muscle.
Only in extreme cases where patients are perminantly affected with serious after effects like can't swallow water/can't eat carbs of any kind, can't have high fat foods, ect ect. Basically restricted to getting what they need through supplements only and no solids...only those people would I say cannot do what im doing. Just cause they physically won't be able to process the things they need too and get the correct amount of protein/carbs inorder to build back the muscle after its torn really bad.
So much misinformation out there on whats possible. I hope that guy got the surgery and pushed his own body to find out his own limits. Thats really all you can do. The surgeons will only be able to tell you "usual" and "typical" information. They will not be able to tell you about you quite frankly. Its up to you to find out what your body can take and what you can eat and can't.