A committed bulking phase involves maintaining a net
calorie surplus over time, and it's just not possible to divert every single calorie you consume toward lean muscle growth only.
In regards to
the calories surplus over maintenance.
Not exact matches
The simple truth is that the animal - oriented agricultural system as it has evolved
over two centuries in America makes a more efficient use of available land to provide essential, high - quality protein, with fewer
surplus calories, and at a lower cost, than any other system that has presently been devised.
For example, if you consume a
surplus of
calories (i.e. eating more
calories than you burn), you are more likely to gain weight
over time.
This is known as a caloric
surplus, and it forces the body to store these left
over calories in some form for later use.