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Apperz
Exactly how I train (3 x 3) and exactly how I've managed to increase strength / explosion without putting on size.
OP, it is impossible for you to be gaining 'mass' without eating surplus calories. That's like saying the amount of petrol in your car's tank is higher when you arrive at your destination than when you left. Your theory may explain why you put weight on quicker: i.e. your body is able to handle more weight because your brain has experience it before (I'd say this is more of a psychological advantage where you can push through boundaries / your experience means your technique is good enough that you can advance very quickly).
Final thought: are you taking any supplements? Extra amount of salt? If you are taking creatine and eating foods loaded in salt (as many 'healthy' low calorie options are) then that may explain some of it - your water retention might be up significantly.
My basal metabolic rate is around 3114 currently at 173, however, I have only been consuming 2500~ calories per day.
However, my diet is arranged to maximize growth hormone secretion and insulin sensitivity (fats and moderate proteins during the morning and afternoon, carbs at night after training [please do not make me go find the studies I have studied upon this subject as to the benefits of eating carbs at night/only once per day], along with significant choline supplementation in the mornings and afternoons). I have also been taking 10,000 iu of vitamin d3 per day for a loading phase of 4 weeks (in week 3 right now), so the endocrine effects effects of that shouldn't be maximized yet.
Despite this diet and supplementation, 18lbs of muscle is HARD to pack on. Going from 135 to 185 took me YEARS to do, so I know that 18lbs in 3 weeks is nothing to shake a stick at. So even if my diet has been helping me heal faster (which it has) it's not going to explain this rapid gain without an additional factor: muscle memory.
Also, you can gain muscle mass while fasting. That's right, no calories at all. The endocrine system is remarkable and goes well beyond the basic black and white conceptions of bodily function.
As to the how I exercise point, and the point about education, I have already stated that my lifting routines are well thought out and advanced. Explosivity is just one facet of weight lifting, and I'm also about to graduate with a biology degree. And I have done a great deal of data mining on the endocrine system.
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