Why Recomp is KILLING Your Gains (Bulking and Cutting Truth)
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one reason recomping doesnt work for many is because almost everyone is atleast mildly overtrained
with HIT i always grow at the same fast rate if as long as im in a small deficit or anything above that in calories
I don't like the term "lean bulk" bc that term has been contaminated with to much "maingaining" crap.
I've committed hard to a bulk this past few months. Up ~25lbs and zero regrets.
Fat loss is EASY in comparison to building muscle so you might as well give yourself the right shot at actually building rather than pussyfooting around. Especially as a natural, the closer to 10% the tougher things are so it's better to hang out closer to high teens or even near 20% for long term gains.
100% agreed, cutting is relatively easy once you know what you're doing.
So do you think it’s better to do a fast cut “get it over with” or a slow cut (keep as much muscle, maybe get some strength) to get back to a reasonable weight so you can re-enter the bulk phase.
The prophecy has been foretold
100% agree.
@@alfaalex101 why would you do a fast cut. Bulking and cutting should be done at a slow pace.
There's a reason why most top natural lifters are at a high bf%. Its your best weapon if ur not on drugs.
But but [insert fake natty]
the rock, simeon panda, and athleanx are natty but they stay lean year round. you = rekt. 🗣
@@burritodog3634 😭
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I am confused did you roast Revival Fitness or did you only roast these(Dwayne Johnson, Jeff Cavaliere, Simeon Panda) people?
@@waltwhitman7740 Walt Whitman, go back to writing gay poetry
Greg is on juice for so many years he forgot how normal body works
He also has coaching and books to sell and therefore is incentivized to keep his audience stalling indefinitely
I haven't seen G Shred in months. Almost completely forgot about him.
Good few months, eh?
His channel peaked but he’s probably formulating some new BS as we speak
Same
Let’s keep it that way
I stopped "maingaining" when I realized that my lifts were stalled for a month and I felt weak and powerless whenever I tried to increase weight. Once I started bulking with a 500 calorie surplus for 3 months, my lifts started skyrocketing. I lost my precious six pack, but my bench has gone from 155lbs to 215lbs, my deadlift went from 205lbs to 350lbs, and all other lifts have seen similar improvements. I can even do more pull ups than I used to, going from 8 to 15 despite gaining 12 pounds of weight.
It's simple, you gotta eat big to get big. Shovel those damn chicken breasts into your mouth and lift heavy weights, and you WILL notice the difference.
Funny how it works, right? 💪🏼
Nobody:
G shred: BULKING PIZZA BURGERS ICE CREAM
Thanks brother, you were one of the reasons my life was saved this summer. Last year I leaned down to around 8-10%, but I was still too skinny (130lbs at 5'8). I liked how I looked, but I knew I had to put on mass to continue making progress, and my workouts began suffering because I insisted on staying at maintenance or even eating less... Guess what? 8 months later, I'm still at 130 but I look out of shape with a gut, and my pull up max went from 15 to 7 😂, and I was still hesitant to eat more because of the abssss brah... It's all good now, I've been slowly bulking since June and I've never looked and felt better! Already 8 lbs up and I even look leaner. Thanks for these videos man.
How are you 130 with a gut , that doesn't make sense
@@fake-PSL haha, you're right, it was my body dismorphia manifesting itself...
Now THIS is the fitness content we need bro. Fire stuff man never quit.
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started a serious clean bulk 3 weeks ago and im already feeling and seeing more strength, def the way to go
Lets get this man to 10k subs, absolutely spot on mate. I cared about my abs too much for a year or two and barely made any progress on my lifts at a skinny 130lbs. Gained 35lbs in 2 years and my lifts have more than doubled and I look and feel better than I ever. ☝🏻⭐️
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It’s funny... I fell into that “Maingaining” trap for maybe a month, but then my more experienced brother simply told me “You’re stalling on your lifts because you’re not eating enough. Eat more!” I simply increased my calories by about 300-400, and it was the greatest decision I made for my goals. I increased strength immensely, had more energy, and I looked even better. I still even had defined abs, despite being at a higher bodyfat XD. I’m so glad I didn’t stay in that path for too long. I was able to escape early
Good to hear 💪🏼
So true man I started out Hella fat 5'10" 210 lbs and I've been eating at deficit only 2 months and I'm 190 and my strength has been increasing quite a bit it feels so good
I spun my wheels bulking and cutting. I've managed my best results eating at maintenance over a period of time and eating within windows. Learn your body/genetics and use energy reserves and I don't see the need for the bulk and cut, personally. I train to be in shape for sport though so perhaps we have different goals.
Love the content though mate, I've just about watched all your old vids now. Keep em coming 👌
while maingaining year around is B.S actually 4-6 weeks at maintenance or can also be beneficial psychologically while focusing on strength training exclusively after a hypertrophy block ..we always think binary as this or that , cutting ,bulking ,maintaining are tools that we could use appropriately... even for a pure natural bodybuilder who focuses on building maximal amount of muscle taking a break from cutting and bulking process is important.
Agreed. Its good to include a maintenance period between your bulk and cut phases to allow your body to settle at the new weight. Also allow for the psychological break as you stated.
Yup, at peak bulk can easily increase strength and muscle mass without extra weight gain, peak shred, well you want to enjoy your leanness!
🔥🔥🔥 Your advice and approach is golden.
I did the stay lean forever, made some gains as a noobie but nothing noticeable in a few years. 6 months ago I decided I am dedicating 1 full year to lean bulking (which is mentally hard to bulk during summer lol). The past 6 months I'm noticeably bigger and my lifts have gone way up (in just 6 months!). The funny thing is having a 4 pack with more muscle instead of a 6 pack with less makes you look way better in shirts. I'm way more excited too cut next year with all the gains. Keep up the great content
Good work 💪🏼
I really hope this channel becomes mainstream. People need to know what you’re spittin
Thank you 🤜🤛
I tried "recompositioning" or "maingaining" for about 6 months after a long cut. (going from fat ass to, well less fat ass) and for these 6 months I got close to no results. Strength stayed the same, I looked the same, motivation was low. I'm bulking for last few months now and oh my lord how everything went up, not all of it is pure muscle mass but it's definitely better than running in circles for months. Cut is just around the corner though.
Life is waves
Same, did "recomping" as a novice for a year lol, made some gains in the beginning, but after six months those gains stopped, and for the next six months I lost more body fat, but made no progress in the gym. "Maingained" after dieting, still no progress, I started a bulk in July, I'm now up 6 kilos in weight, and my lifts and physique are finally improving. Greg is "spewing for views" when he says that you can diet to and sustain single digit body fat while improving as a natural, you can't, and his newbie lifter teen fans will have to learn the hard way.
How much did you weigh?
Because I weigh 187 pounds and I'm 5'11 and I was skinny fat (still am), and I don't know what to do.
I've been going to the gym for 6 months and made some progress, but I'm still skinny fat.
I was eating for months 2000 kcals which was my maintenance, but now decides to go for 1300 to cut the fat.
Did I make the right call and should I keep the kcals at 1300 or should I bulk and slowly go up to 2000 and then after like a week, add 300? I don't know what to do
@@el_jim_ Keep in mind that I'm not an expert but it sounds like at that weight and height 1300kcal is definitely way too little. This soulds like a crush cut and it will make you feel awful.
Look up "TDEE calculator" and put your numbers in for an approximate kcal numbers you need to do a slow cut. But to be fair, 5'11 and 187lbs you realistically don't need to cut. Keep training and eating at maintanance or at a very low surplus. 6 months of training is a time where you really don't need to concern yourself too much with bulking/cutting. Just make sure that you're consistent and you push yourself enough. If anything add more cardio instead of taking away food.
sheeeeesh that 2 plates bench was something amazing to see
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This I so true. I wasted 2 years. My friends who were bulking actually look like they lift now
This is very true. Recomp is scientifically valid, but it is hard to actually achieve recomp if you're a intermediate lifter. I really like bulk and cut where I effectively atleast increase my strength by 10% at the end of the cut.
I never understood what recomping even is, or rather how people go about it. I've hardly seen any guides detailing the process and from what little I could gather, it's "ehh eat more once in awhile."
Revival nailed it, bulking is recomposing the body already.
Muscle changes everything, and it’s not gonna be built seriously by eating the same amount if you’re small.
One for the algorithm 🤝
MK saving us from the bullshit once again
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this series is pure gold
So so true! That maintaining garbage stalled my bench and I believe contributed to my shoulder injuries a couple years ago. I ditched that program and have made serious gains since then. Great video Matt
I used to think its impossible to fill out a shirt after one year of natural training, but i bulked for the first time and immediately filled out all my shirts
The truth isnt pretty but this is what needs to be told to anyone beginning their journey in the gym. Ofcourse they'll rather end up listening to the joocy influencer who has no experience on the subject and just says "yea eat in a deficit and gain all the strength and muscle u want"
“How I benched 315 eating 1800 calories a day”
@@REVIVALFitness bro have u seen the new Halloween movie. It's pretty good I just watched it.
My testosterone drops every time I watch Greg doucette.
I saw a video from gokuflex where one of his clients was skinny fat and he had him gain weight at a slow pace and by the end of his transformation he looked much more leaner then before and he actually had some muscle I was surprised that by eating in a surplus he actually looked leaner but it gave me motivation to bulk up
I remember Natural Hypertrophy made a good video on this as well. He suggested an additional use case of body recompositing (losing fat and gaining muscle simultaneously at a slow rate), and that's if you already have a large amount of muscle but also have a decent amount of fat. If you're a big guy, both in muscle and fat, body recompositing is a good idea because you're already close to what your frame can maximally hold in terms of muscle. For sure you can build more, but your body won't change dramatically any more unless you take drugs. For guys who have been lifting for ten years and are big and strong but also fluffy, they can benefit from a body recomposition.
Recomp (aka maintenance) is middle of the road by default. Not significant changes. So for more advanced guys it make sense since they’re close to the pinnacle.
thank you for this video, when im started i was skinny-fat ive seen "recomp" or "maingain" videos and i just bulked instead and have gained a lot of muscle but stayed pretty high bf but all i gotta do is cut so thank you for this good info man
Revival fitness the killer of recomps
Love this channel. Keep up the great content brah.👍🏼👍🏼
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Bulking and cutting is straight to the point when done well. No running in circles lol
Periodization/block cycling works well for most people until you are approaching your ceiling/limits and then you are just trying to maintain what you have (like Greg who used bulking and cutting and PED cycles until his 40s), then you don't have to really do anything other than "maingain" or "gaintain" or extremely slow changes in composition
I'm scared of getting a double chin. I store fat in my face and when I bulk, I get called a puffer fish.
Just found this channel man. Solid
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THIS GUYS SPEAKS FACTS
Muscle has mass, which means it has weight. If you're skinny, it means you're *underweight*. If you eat at maintenance, you can't gain weight (that's the definition of maintaining). Not gaining weight means you'll remain underweight = still skinny.
So lets say you're skinny at 150lbs, 15% BF. Even if you manage to stay at the same weight and "recomp", and you magically get to 10% BF, you still only gained 7lbs of muscle because you're still only at 150lbs (*maintaining* weight). Not only would it take you forever, but you're still 150lbs and skinny. You're just skinny with more visible definition. Yeah you'll be shredded, but you'll still be skinny (which is if thats what you want. Just don't pretend its "big" and "jacked").
Like, have you ever seen a jacked muscular dude who weighs 150? No. Because muscle has weight. If you want to get bigger, you gotta gain weight.
If you "maingain" and go up in weight, that's a bulk. A lean bulk. But it still means you're eating in a surplus because where else would the extra weight have come from?
No body is saying you guys gotta get fat. Just that you have to gain weight. You'll be a little fluffier since both fat and muscle tissue increase via the same metabolic pathway. But you can adjusts things to bias it towards more muscle and less fat.
Well said, the subjective terminology throws people off.
so you're saying you need extra calories to build muscle?
@@dankhatana5739 I said you need extra calories to gain weight.
I went from 135 to 170 and my only "diet" was to make sure I eat enough protein, my appetite went up by itself.
So far you never miss
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I'm really glad to have found your channel this early on my lifting journey. I've always ate around maintenance and I'm a teen(15 to be exact) who's always had some muscle on me and I've done a lot of strength intensive activity, including carrying heavy items and helping plow the field and lay bricks in Bulgaria, and calisthenics since I've been 11. I've been super lean my whole life(10-12% bf with a relatively deep 6-pack), but I wasn't muscular by any means. I started lifting 2 months ago, though I did go before just to try out the different movements and learn proper form, without really going to failure or following a program, and since I've started eating more, I've noticed how quickly my strength is going up, and I'm now starting my 6 month 200 a day calorie bulk and I'll see where I end up. I really appreciate yours and all the other ACTUALLY informative fitness channels for providing thousands of people with quality information for free.
Literally bro. I spent years worrying about my body composition and wanted shredded abs and stuff, didn’t think that in order to gain muscle which is WEIGHT, you need to GAIN WEIGHT. And then go to the gym to turn that weight gain into mostly muscle and some fat. Then summers coming? Just cut down to maintain most of the muscle you spent a long time building but lean down to show the definition of that muscle! How can you cut when you are weak? There are no muscles hiding behind that tiny amount of fat😂
Man it’s literally common sense people just can’t accept it because it takes a very long time. Thank you bro I’m beginning my year+ long bulking journey💪🏽 screw what my body looks like now I just want to increase the weight in the bar and feel energetic
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Got me doing those algo moves 💃😀
Sometimes I feel as though this conversation is very much a semantical debate. Some people’s definition of bulking is another person’s definition of lean bulking, and some people put maingaining in a similar camp as lean bulking. My issue with the concept of bulking is when people use it as an excuse to get fat (20% plus for fellas). For me it’s all about maintaining what keeps you happy, healthy and comfortable, which usually doesn’t involve an extreme (or anything near it) on any end 💪🤓
Spot on. Maintaining is super lean bulking if you ask me. Coach Greg uses it to preach health and sustainability. He and Revival coming from different angles on this one I feel
@@oldmate6624 that’s what I’m sayin! Exactly 💪🤓
True however semantics are sometimes important
@@oldmate6624 Greg preaches it because he has the average fat American in mind. Revival preaches lean bulking because he has the skinny teenage novice in mind.
@@thomasowen2585 Holy shit this is so trueeee... I would say I have always been the average fat american and I can't wrap my head around what revival fitness preaches because I'm literally terrified of getting fat again.
Speaking facts bro
"If you cut when you are skinny fat, it's like robbing a gas station." 😆. I couldn't have phrased it any better.
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I liked hearing the speeded up parrot voice of Coach greg in your videos more 😂
Maingaining is whatever greg wants it to be to counter attack arguments and sell his overpriced books
Being that this topic is so nuanced and highly based on individuals, I do think that there are good points for both bulking/cutting and for “recomp”. For beginners who are looking to get bigger Bc they’re skinny, they definitely need to bulk. For someone who is very overweight, they need to cut. But I believe that any average individual who doesn’t really care about more than just being healthy, they should just try to stay at a relatively lean Bodyweight and stay at maintenance or only slightly undulate according to their current goals or period of training. One argument I do have against bulking and cutting is that (unless someone is a bodybuilder or competing in a sport where they need to make a weight class) it isn’t good to take your body to extremes. This is a point i think Greg tries to make (maybe not very well). Neither being at a very high or extremely low body fat percentage is sustainable or healthy, it can put a lot of unnecessary stress on the body and the mind. And just to clarify, I don’t think you’re advocating for that kind of extreme bulk/cut cycle but I think it’s worth addressing.
Your content is amazing brother. More beginners need to look at your stuff.
Thank you 🤝
I feel like Greg thinks all of his viewers are fat as hell, but I actually am, I lost 75 pounds but I’m still 260 at 5’10, just getting personal training now too though, just turned 28 last week trying to get to some goals by 29 - but yeah watching jay and Ronnie they were bulking 30-33 pounds off-season and then cut that 30-33 for competition so I figured it would be like that for people trying to build strength
It makes sense how you said it. Bulking and cutting cycles might be more efficient but as a casual i prefer remaining at the same weight throughout. Always had a stocky frame being 6‘1 195 lbs around about 20% bodyfat, bulking would actually make me fat and cutting from here on likely won‘t be worth it since i don‘t have enough muscles to justify that effort even after 6 years of lifting 🥲
But i still get very respectable strength gains recently while steadily getting leaner, i might be one of the few exceptions that actually get similar results either way.
as he said in the video if ur fat u basically already have bulked and you can be in a deficit and use your fat stores as extra energy that a skinny person needs a bulk for hence why fat ppl can make great gains on a deficit and recomp the easiest especially if a newbie, this video was more tailored to skinny guys i feel as i am in a similar position as you i was 96kg now i’m 89kg been lifting for four months in a huge calorie deficit. weight loss doesn’t show it cause think i fucked my metabolism by going in over a 1000 deficit but yeah i make great gains in a deficit because at 6’2 and 89kg i have plenty fat and therefore energy and stimulus for muscle growth
@@devensingh3031 ya i feel you big boys are probably better off body recomping or slow cuts. As long as the results keep adding up we might as well continue
The progress that you'll gonna get for 5 years of maingaining bullshit, can be achieved in 1 year of bulking. That's a fooking 4-year difference. Gaining an extra 5-10lbs of fat is worth it lads. It's not even a sacrifice. You can cut that in 10-12 weeks.
Hey MK please make a video about how to gain strength without gaining weight.
Theres a lot of people that support maingaining because they dont care about gains as much as we do
I’ve started to realize that. But if you lift you eventually will want more gains.
Commenting for the algorithm.
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I'd like to see a bench progress video. Deadlift and squat seem to be shooting up but unless i'm missing something haven't seen any bench action for a while, where 5RM/1RM are. Interested to see how this is going as someone also part of long arm club.
Coming up
i love you matt ong
Love you too bro
Ah shit, here we go again.
Should’ve added that edit
Idk what anabolic muffins are, but I'll never make gains again without them 😫
With all the steroid use and its momentum into the fitness community, no one wants to work hard to see their progress. I was skinny as hell and I bulked for 5 years (some mini cuts were done) until I was a little too fat and then cut over 6 months. if you are skinny bulk for minimum 1-2 years and then cut down. ENJOY THE PROCESS!! there is no quick fix to building the physique you want.
Yes ma’am
@@REVIVALFitness haha. Keep the content coming.
For the AlgoRhythm
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Everyone is different and as a result need different diets. I’m a major endomorph if I eat 500+ surplus calories a day it’s no time before I look chubby and need to cut also I make great muscle growth eating around maintenance (maybe a couple hundred calories over)
Other people are built like twigs with a metabolism of a horse. These people need to and can get away with eating a 1000 calorie surplus per day.
I've stayed on at ~175 lbs for 4+ months and I'm looking much better. Been progressing steadily and injury free as well. I was at a point where I didn't want to gain anymore weight but I'm approaching a point where going for 180 would be a good idea and then maintaining to improve my form.
My end goal is ~200-210 lbs at a reasonable bf (16-20%) besides a mini cut here and there. I plan to get there without having a prolonged cutting phase ever again.
Let's see if my approaches pays off in 6-7 yrs :)
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When I first got accused of using steroids, the steroid was simply 3400 calories per day. Not to mention if you bulk properly, you might be shredding fat at something like 2000-2400 calories per day because of positive metabolic adaptation.
The bottom-line Skinny Fat is the lack of muscle mass. As you stated, cutting doesn’t make much sense. As a natural, you want to stretch your bulk, in a disciplined and controlled way, over a long period of time (i.e. at least 6 months to a year) to optimize gains.
It stems from ab anxiety. No abs = fat, even if you’re clearly not.
A lot of those fitness influencers only say it's practical in the first year or two, and that it's not practical past that period.
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The definition of recomposition that I usually go to is by Natural Hypertrophy. But your critique seems to be towards the lean or skinny men who thinks that eating at maintenance will make them look like Arnold while pulling 600lbs. To that I agree; it’s foolish to maintain your calories while expecting incredible gains especially for the crowd that I mentioned
what do you mean via natural hypertrophy
@@burritodog3634 perhaps by is a better word. Also, if you dont know Natural Hypertrophy, I can suggest you to search him up on youtube
@@kenshin2820 he seems like an off brand alpha destiny
@@burritodog3634 definitely not. Both content are different although NH does like some of Alex approach. Regardless, if you like his content then obviously watch if not then at least you now know who I was mentioning
I bought into the whole “recomp” thing myself. Over a year period I ended up being the exact same weight. Didn’t add or lose any muscle but went through the year at varying body fat percentages. Just wasted my time imo.
7:25 "you have essentially pre bulked" LOL
For the algo!!
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I became a skinny fat by not doing strength training and eating as little as a baby (I lost 100lb btw) and I have a high amount of fat compared to muscle and some months ago I tried “recomposition” and my strength stalled for about 2 months, I start seeing myself smaller and smaller, than I started bulking again and feeling good with the results!! Thanks for that.
Thanks! Even when you eat at a surplus gaining muscle is slow...
Great video! Trying to fight the “leanness anxiety”, it’s tough… Would love to hear some perspectives from women on this.
I’ve gotten numerous messages from women and girls describing similar experiences. The social media fitness space is toxic.
@@REVIVALFitness Yes… especially if people know you as being “lean” or somewhat lean. Tough to let that go a bit and not care.
@@patricia__alves_ Aquilo que eu te posso dizer é que eu mantive o mesmo peso durante 1 ano e meio, e treinei de forma consistente e dei sempre o meu melhor (com um bom plano de treino).
Mas como sou "lean", não ganhei quase músculo nenhum e também ganhei pouca força.
Foi um grande erro, não faças o mesmo que eu por favor. Estás a deitar o esforço todo ao lixo. Se eu tivesse feito "lean bulk" durante esse ano e meio, não tenho dúvida nenhuma que agora teria mais uns KGS de músculo e muito mais força.
E com lean bulk não aumentas assim tanto a bodyfat %, até pode ser que pareças mais lean por causa do músculo.
E se quiseres podes sempre perder peso mais tarde, para mim até é muito mais fácil perder peso do que ganhar peso, pode ser que para ti seja igual.
Não te preocupes muito com o que os outros pensam, tu sabes aquilo que estás a fazer e tu é que te estás a esforçar. Os resultados vão ser visíveis mais tarde.
I fell for the "recomp" crap and lifted, or TRIED to lift as hard as I could. All I did was spin my wheels, my progress was absolute horseshit. Recomping is a lie.
It works for specific populations, and usually only for a brief period.
Algorithm bump.
But I'll also ask a question.
Kinda "careless" bulked to about 27% BF. Doing a bit of a cut now, lifts are good still adding weight.
The plan was to cut to like 20-22% ish...but now I'm not sure if it's wise.
Btw, love your content. Only found you recently through GVS review of your maingaining video. Absolutely criminal that you're not promoted more.
thank you so much
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5:03 Newports AND a Gatorade? Hell yeah
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After constant cutting/maintaining from 118kg to 77kg in a little under 2 years, got caught in the loop of just trying to get lean rather than being smart, going slower and building a good base over time. Frustrated that I could not shed the last kg to get into that 'healthy' weight range.
Felt like absolute shit on what I thought was 'maingaining' for a little while, made 0 progress. Thought increasing calories would be a one way ticket to chubsville again. Not in the skinnyfat range, as still overweight, but clearly this approach wasnt working as reducing calories or increasing cardio just resulted in feeling worse, did a blood test to verify... flagged abnormally low T levels, makes sense :)
3 weeks into a lean bulk after finding this and other videos... feeling a lot better already, lifts increasing about as fast as when first started...
Nice to not feel like crap after applying what seems like common sense... still have the tug in the back of my mind about gaining some weight back though.
Hey I used to weigh 120 kg, then lost weight (made some mistakes at first) and got to 85, I'm 180 cm and have been going to the gym for 6 months, I made a bit of progress, but still look the same, just less bloated.
Some days ago I decided to go from 2000 kcals to 1300 to cut, did I make the wrong call? Should I slowly go back to 2000 kcal and after a week or so add 300 kcals and try increasing my weights?
Because after 6 months I still have belly fat and love handles and idk what to do
$200 for a cookbook???!!! You're joking, right?😳
Nah. It's $150 at least.
Even a mini bulk of like 1 lbs a month for a year works perfectly
Its the algorithm ~
If ima be honest bro I think I may have body dysmorohia it didn’t just happen out of nowhere I used to be overweight back in high school and I have improved a bunch since then even the friends that have seen me before notice the change; however, the whole bulking process irks me because I fear regression I always like to be moving forward it’s just something I have to mentally overcome and I may be making progress on it but I’ll never really know till my results prove that, thanks for the video you always keep it real
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Its a tradeoff i finished my bulk two weeks ago, i look fluffy bit i dont care, this is the stronger i have been, so its worth it
You can slowly trim the fluff off
If you are natural, you will go trough the ''chubby'' phase in order to build muscle and to gain strength. It's inevitable. Just make sure to do some cardio and to be active (walking). It will keep your bodyfat in check. At some point, your body will change dramatically (a muscular body with good definition at a healthy body fat).
This is definitely true, I am against the dirty bulking though and I know you are as well, a 200-300 surplus per day is plenty and will lead to minimal fat gain and so you can look decent all year whilst performing well and actuality building muscle, I bet Greg didn’t build his physique at maintenance calories and neither do any of the other guys who suggest this approach, it’s fine when you have built the mass you are happy with but but not until then.
I've responded very well to maingaining, but everyone seems to have a different definition of what it is. Maingaining to me is another word for lean bulk.
in bulk we trust
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Lean bulk gang ( I know it’s not the fastest way but I don’t care to rush the progress as bodybuilding isn’t my main goal - never mind my mind said lean bulk I guess it’s good enough)
Lol you described me for the past 2 years lol. I bulk for like a month then cut lol bc of the fluff. I think I'm seriously going to give it a true shot and see what happens.
I am at about 20% body fat and just recently started watching what I eat. My plan is to cut to around 15% body fat and then start bulking up
Yo usually I just consume your vids for the infos but that bit starting at 4:58 killed me haha
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Even I'm trying to make sure I'm above 15% Bfp, and eating a SLIIIIGHT bit more. Granted, I'm not trying to get too much bigger over all, I'm just trying to target certain areas. Once ai have these areas where I wat them, Yeah personally I'd rather be on the leaner side year round. Not gonna be 100% right now however.
For the algorithm.
Or you can Bulk to the weight you want to be at and then you just eat healthy - not dieting,not forcefeeding yourself. You cant bulk forever and unless you are gigafat you should never cut.
Bro.. I do a "bulk" every weekend for life.. Get it my hardest workouts in Friday or Saturday and eat well on weekends... high protein for 36- 48 hours after workout. Muscle protein synthesis tanks after 24-36 hours... its not either or.. I add in "cutting" days during the week as needed to maintain low body fat. You do look better with muscles popping from lower body fat.. do crunches like hell so abs always show
It’s either/or in the sense of overall energy intake, yes.
@@REVIVALFitness cutting / fasting on Monday. Epic full body workout balls the wall on Tuesday. Wednesday calorie surplus high protein. Thursday cutting/ one meal day maybe with some protein shakes. . Friday or Saturday epic workout- low body compound, upper body compound, crunches like hell.. bicep isolation. Maybe a set of triceps isolation.. eat well for next 36 hours. ..
Works for me. Or maybe fasting on Monday with protein powder, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday workouts...
Adjust 2 or 3 full body days and 1 or 2 cutting/ fasting days to maintain low body fat..
My biceps explode in no time. Granted a have amazing genetics.. but you can "bulk" and cut in the same week..
We have to recognize muscle protein synthesis peaks within 24 hours then tanks..
Yes you must eat big after workouts.. why full body 2 or 3 days per week is optimal for 99% plus people.
Thing is, 99% of people will not fast on Mondays or any other day.. i will..
Learn to add in cutting days 2 days after a workout to maintain low body fat while "bulking" adjust 2 or 3 full body workouts, 1 or 2 fasting days..
This is epic program..
Great content..
2:52 wow you made a lot of progress man
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any plebs can easily have abs but not anyone can have inhuman strength