Bulking & Cutting vs Gaintaining

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:18 Bulk & Cut vs Gaintaining
01:31 Surplus for Muscle Growth?
05:41 Deficit for Fat Loss?
08:30 Body Recomposition
09:56 Pros & Cons
13:52 Practical Recommendations

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[captainmichaelj]

very useful video that reinstates what we have learnt and put a great structure into those pieces of knowledge. Eventually, I think, we fitness enthusiasts mix both approaches, but I find it easier to go with "gaintaining" because I can keep some consistency in my diet.

[wenj__]

Bro I can’t stress enough how useful this video was for me. I spent the last month second guessing whether I should recomp at maintenance or in a deficit while being at a higher body fat percentage. Thank you so much 🙏🙏

[hagninety]

I know it’s an older video, but this is amazing content. Thank you so much for making these for us.

[HEWhitney]

Another awesome video. It only reinforce what I'm doing over the last 6 months of bulking and putting on 15 lb was done after a period of about 12 years of not weightlifting for various reasons. I felt like getting a jump start on muscle development and so I was willing to put on the extra weight. Now that I have increased my muscle mass and overall strength to a respectable level, I'm in a cutting phase to get back to that lean and mean status.

Once I'm down to my preferred weight I think I will switch to "gaintaining" to support my other athletic endeavors and generally active lifestyle.

Just the last couple days after discovering your YouTube channel you really helped me solidify my training plan. Thanks!

[pietanicev]

Literally some of the greatest fitness content out there 👌. Keep it up man

[vidraywanjau]

This video was amazing! It would be much appreciated if you could make a video on "How to undertake a bulking and cutting cycle", similar to your "Complete fat loss guide" video, for viewers that are more focused towards putting on muscle. Thank you. Keep up the amazing content!! Excellent production.

[veershah]

but don’t you think body fat% also plays a huge role in whether gaintaining or bulking is OPTIMAL for muscle growth. for example if you’re well above 15% body fat then gaintaining can work exceptionally well, whereas if you’re at 15% or below, gaintaining is sub-optimal and slight surpluses will work better.

[srxovmail]

Surprisingly high quality video, bravo!

[Harry-jjqw]

I watch a fair bit vids on this topic(many on popular channels), yours are the best no doubt, it really helps me, thank you!

[cuteflygon]

I’d like to point out that for the first video, those in control group has 6kg more muscle mass than the high protein group. So they might also be gaining less muscle because they are already more advanced lifters.

[nokotshehla]

thanks for a balanced analysis of the topic

[Killerkraft]

Well made video. One thing I personally do is not track calories to gain weight, and consider a 'bulk' to eat a surplus of protein to maximise muscle gain. Extra calories I gain is more rather a product than the objective of the bulk. I try to eat lower calorie options and to 'maintain ' decent body weight and then cut during the summer by doing more cardio and eating less trying to keep high protein intake. I didn't do any research on this so I personally don't know if this approach actually works, but I like to have the freedom of eating generally anything (I rarely junk) yearly and be decent body fat%

[bigxxl]

I feel like the gain training approach is best, its more sustainable and enjoyable in my opinion

[_____J_____]

This is just what I needed, can’t decide if I should "gaintain” over the next few months and do a cut before summer or if I should do a cut now, bulk until early summer and then do another cut. My current body fat is around 15% (like in my profile picture), planning to cut down to 10-12% the question is just when I should best do that

[georgesarreas]

My body is too damn good at maintaining its bodyweight.I get hyperactive when i try to bulk slowly and cannot gain an amount that I can call measurable since i might bump calories by 400 or more and be at the same weight for 3 weeks.... Similar situation when cutting. So i stopped stressing and now i just eat at maintenance at16-20% bfat . I am not looking to compete or anything and my traps look lovely over 15% (i have better performance as well but that might be since bulking/cutting stresses me out). Also i have to say well played. Taking a study that looks on difference between training splits and looking at the rest of the outcomes like ffm increase on maintenance calories.... damn. Im glad im subbed to your channel

Edit: I also prefer protein sparing modified fast every other month and maintenance the months in between instead of slow cuts
. Really hate being hungry as i cant concentrate when working so i might as well get over with it

[hot_guy]

Also going on a carnivore diet when cutting helps a lot. I find that to be the easiest.

[turing]

Enjoyed this topic and your discussion. I know you mentioned generally about weighing (so to speak) the health benefits of the different strategies. Just to add to that, I know there is evidence that fewer calories, unless taken to the extreme, equals longer, healthier life. Maybe that is obvious to this audience already though, I don't know.

[mogaming]

Long term bulk and cut. The cutting phase will result in losing muscle mass as well. Currently losing around 61% from the weight from fat at 0.5kg loss per week.

[Berttheturt]

I wish you dived a bit more into HOW MUCH of a difference bulking and cutting give over gaintaining. Still a great video

[azulaimirock]

Great video as usual. Could you please make a video about resistant band?