Hi Larry, glad to see you back around. It took me 2 years of consistent work to gain 1 inch, so I am far from a fast gainer. Like maxwell wrote, what EXACTLY is your routine. Also, how consistent have you been? The quick gaining guys might be able to do something a little different every week and still track their progress. I have had to stick to a routine, come hell or high water, progress or not, for months at a time to have any hope of telling if it is working.
You may need to clean up other things in your life style as well, things that the fast gainers can ignore. Crappy diet, tobacco, alcohol,recreational drugs, lack of rest, lack of exercise,etc. All of these things are, of course, your choice. Just fess up so we know what you are dealing with (I know you have talked about yourself before, but not all of the guys know you, and it HAS been a while, so up date the rest of us). Do you have health problems that might be hindering you? Diabetes, MS, etc?
It can be frustrating to read about some guy gaining an inch in one month, but I view them as valuable resources. They can try out all sorts of routines and combinations of exercises that would take me years to beta test. Then I benefit from their research.
Long2Blong: congrats on your gains. Most guys are not so fortunate, and if newbies expect to gain like you did they may well give up when they don’t. Nobody means anything negative by pointing out that you are abby-normal (lucky bastard). Some guys have gained even faster than you did. I sincerely hope that you will be another DLD.
The question posed was “whats reasonable gains, in the first month?” For the majority of guys, first month gains = 0.