Alternately, go into a muscle building phase if increasing lean mass is one of your goals. (fitwatch.com)
Simply put: if I'm in a fat loss phase the diet days will have me in a calorie deficit, a muscle building phase will mean a calorie surplus and a maintenance phase will mean maintenance calorie intake. (physiqonomics.com)
3) Dieting for fat loss is a tedious process, and the more fat you gain during your muscle building phase, the longer you'll have to spend cutting later on. (seannal.com)