Paul writes: fat
gain in caloric surplus tends to be more weakly opposed by brain regulatory circuits than muscle loss during caloric deficit.
It is believed that simple sugars cause weight gain when in essence every food (even low GI carbs and proteins) will cause weight gain when consumed in large quantities that
result in caloric surplus.
If you are
not in a caloric surplus, that is, if you are not consuming more calories than you expend in one day, it is practically impossible to gain new muscle tissue.
This is because calories in general are protein sparing, which means your protein requirements generally go down when you're
in a caloric surplus compared to when you are in a caloric deficit.
First things first — these training programs will put size on you if the linear progressions are followed closely and you
eat in a caloric surplus.
Clean bulking is a form of dieting that allows you to maximise muscle growth while minimising the amount of fat you
gain in a caloric surplus.
While 40 per cent carbs, 40 per cent protein and 20 per cent fat should favour muscle, if you're
in a caloric surplus, 80 per cent carbs, 10 per cent protein and 10 per cent good fats is more likely to add body fat.
They found that the more taurine and glycine they consumed, the less body fat they added despite being
in a caloric surplus.
Like anything (except in some cases protein) if you consume too much you will put
yourself in a caloric surplus.
If I'm looking to grow, I need to be
in a caloric surplus.
While you're looking to put
yourself in a caloric surplus when bulking, eating too many calories won't give you any extra muscle building advantages.
You almost never go hungry since you're
in a caloric surplus but the important thing is to just be consistent.
Otherwise, your gains will hit a plateau, and you will be
in a caloric surplus and hinder any progress made.
Since we're
in a caloric surplus the doughnut is digested and transformed into potential energy in the form of a fat belly and love handles.
To gain muscle you need to be
in caloric surplus.
Now you can minimize fat gain by being really strict about how many extra calories you consume (10 % above your TDEE is a good goal) and doing HIIT and sprints, but you need to make sure you still are
in a caloric surplus to build muscle.
We all know that you need to be
in a caloric surplus to grow and you will inevitably put on some body fat in the process.
If we are trying to gain muscle, we need to be
in a caloric surplus.
Even though those two groups were
in a caloric surplus, the additional protein caused little to no fat gain.
It just means you should have some days where you're
in a caloric surplus and some days when you're in a caloric deficit.
To burn fat you have to be in a caloric deficit and to build muscle you have to be
in a caloric surplus.
You don't necessarily have to be
in a caloric surplus, but that's usually what you should do.
However, remember that you still need to be
in a caloric surplus, so don't use the workout as a way to burn off all of the extra calories.
As Ned states, in caloric deficit, protein needs are increased;
in caloric surplus, protein needs are decreased.
Hi Jason, only if you're eating
in a caloric surplus.
In my opinion, it's healthier than any diet that has you eating
in a caloric surplus but because the diet is predominantly made up of refined carbohydrates, there are a few things that need fixing.
To build the most muscle, you need to be
in a caloric surplus (a.k.a. you consume more calories than you burn per day).