Is Bulking REALLY Dead? (ft. Dr Eric Helms)

In this video, Pak from Stronger By Science sits down with Eric Helms to discuss whether bulking is truly dead.

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"Is Bulking REALLY Dead? (ft. Dr Eric Helms)"

[Darknight]

27:29 for the TL;DW.
Essentially the more untrained you are, the bigger the surplus you should use to get those extra gains. 10-20% surplus is great even if it's pure carbs/sugar.
The more trained you are, the less the surplus i.e. 5-10%. So if you eat at 2500 calories at maintenance as an intermediate/advanced lifter, your bulk should be 125 - 250 calories so 2750 at the most. Try that out for a month and then you should use trial and error since that is where individualization matters the most.
Also at 30:16 You can build muscle at a deficit, as long as the deficit is no more than 500 calories. This is more for trained individuals, if you're untrained you can make plenty gains in a huge deficit since you're untrained.

[XanderYTV]

These camera angles are bananas, man. Come on... It looks like a horror movie!

[bonsh]

These camera angles make it seem like a weird tv skit

[gaky]

I see Eric Helms. I click very fast. A simple life.

[pimpleonureye]

Main 3 take-aways:
1) TRUST THE BULK
2) Gotta eat big to get big C'MON (RIP RIch Piana)
3) Fatty liver disease never hurt nobody, that's just what it takes to WIN

[Fitsuuu]

I hit a bit of a wall at my 4th year of training, I moved to bulking/cutting and put on more muscle than I ever had before. With that said I don’t dirty bulk, I bulk at 1kg/month gained and cut at 1kg/week loss. I swear by this method, I’ve never felt stronger, healthier and fitter.

[SirEpsilonn]

Me sitting here watching this eating an ice cream as part of my bulk
"God I sure hope it isn't dead"

[Kounteron]

wait mr. stronger by science i must first finish the new RP video

[thomasruckstuhl]

Lots of Mind Muscle Connection here 👌🏼

[lucaslouzada]

Holy shit…now Greg has the cue he needed to make a video on Eric Helms…

[victorjimenez]

At 13:31, haven not finished the video, but when Dr. Helms said "Untrained" it a red flag to me. Most of these studies take place with untrained guys, who will grow and gain strength doing anything. In 8 weeks you can put almost any untrained guy on a basic linear progression and see results.

I'd love to see true intermediate to advance lifters be subjects, thing is what true intermediate to advance lifter is willing to lose progress in the gym to be a part of a study.

[tkim]

Tldr: small surplus if ur natty, mass bulking if ur enhanced or getting newbie gains

[godsgifttoarth]

the way this was presented and chaired, combined with how well Eric speaks, made this video absolutely 10/10 quality.

[OnTheFence_]

As a beginner in his first week of resistance training, im glad to hear my decision to try and bulk (i struggle to put on weight) was a good one, but im also glad to hear i wont have to bulk this hard forever. Great video!

[leakyabstraction]

It's crazy that Pak survived that headshot at 23:39 without a scratch, it seems. This is a great example of how us gym-goers are just built stronger.

[antrikshaade]

eric helms looks like captain america/chris evans

[robotempire]

Thanks for breaking this down. The bulk/cut cycle never made sense to me as a casual lifter who is trying to just look good, not like a god. But it’s so deeply ingrained in gym culture, at least around me. But this really makes things clear to me.

[Peaky]

Bring Back It makes so much more sense as a term. We really can evolve backwards

[JuanManuel-nmch]

Loved the reference to Coach Greg 29:42🤣

[ChadAV]

I guess I have a healthy level of IDGAF, because I didn’t notice anything about the camera angles until I read the comments