What The Optimal Body REALLY Looks Like

[@Dalfio]

This is great for body positivity in the gym community, much needed. Great vid as always Eugene

[@coacheugeneteo]

Yes! Thank you!

[@randommf3549]

🔥

[@dreamwell20]

Can’t agree more!

[@jenHry-ng3pw]

The true body positivity. You love your body, keep it in the healthy range and push it to better performance.

[@neaumusic]

its better to have a better looking body, thats the bush you’re beating around

[@ehogg421]

Great video. I'm someone who started lifting while very lean (6% bf) and the progress was painfully slow because I was obsessed with staying that lean. Once I started a proper bulk a few months ago my progress improved greatly. It's still slow, since I'm still quite lean, but I'm getting steadily stronger. People need to realize that to live healthily you need to have a reasonable amount of body fat, shreds be damned.

[@yarpun]

Exactly, despite the looks on social media, a lot of people do this shredding stuff daily for money or fame, they do not seemy very happy if You read some honest interviews

[@emanuel6233]

There's absolutely no way u maintained 6% bf. And gained any muscle what so ever while being that low? You're overestimating how low ur bf was man. At 6% you're unlikely to even get ur dick up

[@nanaisloved2736]

Same here! As a girl it's especially hard if you're too lean, and I needed much more food than I thought 😂

[@coacheugeneteo]

Yes!

[@norodzubara8888]

well said

[@MrSuperOurs]

As you mentioned, it highly depends on the sports/activities you're practicing. If you're specializing in sprinting for example, you will naturally have to be a lot leaner for peak performance, whereas a weight lifter would actually benefit from having a bit more fat. Being fit/athletic is really sport specific. Overall, stay healthy guys, have reasonable body fat, and keep progressing!

[@tariqdanzig3621]

🙌

[@ilsgrade8357]

Exactly, I stay at about 8 - 9% body fat bit I'm quite lean and toned. And tbh. It's easy for me. It's perfect for me as a rock climber but that dorsn't mean it's ideal for every kind of sports

[@lechprotean]

well a weightlifter in a given wieght category, still can't afford spare bodyfat

[@thomasre9382]

True a lot of powerlifters, and strongman have high body % and muscle mass, if they cant lift as heavy when they are like 10-20lbs lighter.

[@defeqel6537]

It also depends on whether the fat you have is under your skin (subcutaneous) or between and in your organs (visceral), the former is largely benign and may be beneficial, the latter is harmful

[@LukeCunningham]

The southern hemisphere has entered bulking season 🎉

[@davidkymdell452]

That's my secret...it's always bulking season

[@Reppintimefitness]

Boom 💥

[@leo90au]

Certainly have!!!

[@ahbeng888]

I can attest to that!!!

[@andrewreed1329]

so true added 5 kilos already 3 months left, i look big in clothes. but not fat as i have skinny arms so i look leaner than i am, getting prs every week

[@kaycimarie776]

I'm currently at the heaviest weight I've ever been and it's been a learning experience to say the least. The weight started to add on when I met my long-term boyfriend in 2016 - I like to call this 'happy weight.' I used to climb and trained hard in college and felt "healthy" but in reality I was only at that smaller size because I was a broke college student that lived off of coffee, nicotine and barely ate. Now at this new heavier weight, I'm a lot stronger albeit I should still shred a few pounds. Thanks for the great, honest content Eugene!

[@emailvonsour]

shred a few pounds lmao

[@dikhed227]

As someone who has always been the fat kid my entire life I really needed this video. I started lifting around 3 years ago and have always been obsessed with staying lean since then. My total amount of months in a caloric surplus is only 2 months last year... Then I started cutting again because putting on fat made me really insecure again like the old me. Starting the slow bulk right now I'm done seeing all these new kids in the gym surpass me in no time lol

[@CraftingStudios1337]

Best of luck buddy, in a similar scenario! Let's get jacked :)

[@theswede5402]

Similar situation here mate, i used to be really fat and even though ive made good gainz in 7 years of consistent lifting i tend to fall into this "perma cut" mode most of the year since im afraid of putting on fat and since i have the occasional all out binge days, but i really need to go on a fully focused clean bulk to take my physique to the next level.

[@JoseCarlos-ym4ke]

Ayy bros, thanks for sharing it, i feel the same way. It's kinda funny that i used to be really fat and hate my body, and then after working out hard, losing a lot of fat, i still hate my body sometimes. Specially because i have so much skin left from when i was fat, specially in the belly region, so even if i have a body BF % i look fat in my mind.

[@1unsung971]

If your sense of self worth relies on your level of body fat, you really need to start psychotherapy sessions. I am serious. This will not help you in the long run. What will ahppen when you get fat again? And you WILL get fat again.

[@neaumusic]

yo the trick is to do extremely low intensity cardio, like walking or just shooting a basketball. if you work more intense in the same time you burn more carbs, but not much more fat. high intensity will increase your metabolism, so your body is prepared for 0-60 but wont slowly burn off the fat, and its arguably less predictable so your body will try to keep some reserve for the random 0-60

[@adamh9579]

such an important video! Martial artist here, was already quite lean at around 70kg, went down to 66kg for a fight (15 years ago since I was this light), did it gradual over 2.5 months. Its summer now, I live next to the ocean, I train and walk around without a shirt. Never ever in my life got so many compliments, and comments often allude to some form of "physique peak", I look absolutely shredded... my gym results has slumped, I feel weak, and sub-perform when fighting (but I do also suffer from overtraining, which probably also is correlated)... I look back to a few years ago when I look a bit similar to eugene, and remember how I felt like, maaan I dont even look like I train, when in fact both gym results and stamina was at peak... its not fun, but it how it works for most ppl.

[@1unsung971]

NARCISSISM>>>>FULL BLOWN> You need help

[@hakuna7931]

@@1unsung971 sounds like you're the one needing help.

[@shaksta4]

Pre covid i was about 69.5kg, able to do 12-15 pull ups in a set, 30 pushups and 20 dips. I felt really fit and quite lean. When all the gyms closed and the local parks as well, i gained a ton of weight because i wasn't working out anymore. Since then I've gained over 20kg in pretty much straight up fat. 2 months ago i started my fitness journey again, and ive progressively been getting stronger. I can now do about 20 pushups in a set, and i'm able to do bodyweight pull ups again, but here's the kicker. Im still about 90kgs. My arms and chest have ballooned up more than they were when i was leaner, and i'm feeling stronger and fitter every week. I'm working on my jogging as well, being able to run about 2 kms before needing a break at the moment. I feel slimmer, and more muscular, but my weight is still >90kg. And it's just nothing i've ever experienced. Putting my body through this kind of stimulus with this added bodyweight is making me stronger than I ever have been before, and yet I look nowhere near as good as I did before. There's definitely some truth in what you've mentioned here. I think the trick is to balance this so you're getting stronger but still happy with how you look.

[@roryobrien2970]

I don't lift weights, and never exercised much at all, but at the start of the year I stumbled across low heart rate training (method for improving cardio). This was life changing for me, and could help, if like you mentioned, you would like to improve your running. Good luck!

[@thedoodlebunny]

I once had fear of bulking too much or increasing too much body fat while bulking. However, I have overcome this fear since few months and the progress in the gym is amazing. My body might not look like it viewing from naked eye but the energy levels are at peak and I can lift alot more weight and do more exercises without getting extremely tired. I still get exhausted after heavy exercise but the stamina recovery is very quick and energy levels are at peak. This approach is great for the people who want to build muscle and they might even hit new PR's with the new energy levels. Thank you Eugene for making this video and clarifying this topic for everyone including me because first when I started, I didn't know about this channel and had to apply to myself first to actually find out the myths and facts.

[@jessevandijk7524]

i strongly agree! finally did a big bulk last year and put on about the same numbers as Eugene. 6kg of muscle and 6kg of fat. It really helped me to get out of the not really going anywhere phase, where i bulked for a couple of weeks, just to lose it all in the next couple of weeks. On paper maingaining works just fine, but reality thought me something different

[@YouTubeChillZone]

Each method works, but only in the right context. If you move a lot during the day, main gain is not for you, but even if the perfect setup is perfect, the main gain takes ages

[@theswede5402]

@@KZbinChillZone Maingain will always hold your full potential back as opposed to a small consistent surplus with more nutrients.

[@nowayjose596]

Might be helpful to mention that in that study the "low" calorie group was eating ~4500 cal/day and the high calorie group was eating ~6000 cal/day. The study only lasted 6 weeks but in that time the high calorie group gained approximately 9 times as much fat (and about 2.5x as much muscle). I'm very much in favor of eating at a caloric surplus to maximize muscle hypertrophy, then cutting to reduce the fat acquired in the process, but I don't think this study is the one I would choose to justify it to the maingainers.

[@m.j.5681]

It also is HALF of a study. They need to have participants then lose the non-lean mass they gained, and only THEN are the final results revealed.

[@mattbroughton750]

The most accurate and honest information available.

[@SweetShinns]

THANK YOU!!! Maingaining will only get you so far. I wasted years thinking it was possible to stay lean whilst getting jacked and strong.

[@Grumpus3]

First time commenting on one of your videos. This is a bit of a personal story. In my younger years, I chased the shredded look. I'd even get it for some time, but something funny would always happen: I'd have a cheat day, that would turn into a cheat weekend, and then a cheat week, and then end up being a cheat month. Past that point it wasn't even a cheat; it was just an unrestricted diet. It took me far too long to realize that shredding was screwing with me mentally and I was chasing something only one part of my body actually wanted, and that was my eyes. Eventually I realized I was never going to be competing in bodybuilding and asked myself why I was putting myself through all that torture for a weekend at the beach. I still cut now. But I view the process differently. Cutting isn't for aesthetic purposes. It's to prime myself for the next phase of strength gaining. This is a video a younger me could have really used. Hope the message resonates with your fans.

[@coacheugeneteo]

Thank you for sharing! Really appreciate it

[@SirEpsilonn]

Thanks for this video mate. Going through a bulk right now and hating the extra fat , it feels good to be reminded that it's with a purpose.

[@Behindjoonao]

As someone who has been 'maingaining' since 2016 (which was 5 years into lifting for me), i definitely have made a super minimal progress since then. The only things that have changed are maybe the way certain muscle groups look a bit harder & more vascular at around the same bodyweight as back then.

[@luciniho1]

The biggest reason for that is probably that you're very close to your muscle building potential, if you've been lifting for 5 years.

[@grumpyoldman6503]

​@@luciniho1almost certainly not. 5 years is not a long time for lifting (especially if you are speculating about a "natural limit") and "maingaining" is just running to standstill if hypertrophy is your end goal. You need a (significant) surplus of calories to grow. You can push much further than most realize or are willing; at least until your age starts to catch up with you. People tend to overestimate what can be done in a year of consistent work and underestimate what can happen in 10. Fear of losing abs is a definite thing holding back typically younger/novice lifters mind-poisoned by social media. That or they think they need to hop on gear to break the rules of biology.

[@luciniho1]

@@grumpyoldman6503 There's absolutely zero reasons for people to be in a heavy surplus for an extended period of time. It's very unhealthy, for various different reasons, and you won't build nearly enough muscle to justify it - compared to being at maintenance, or being in a small surplus. And to your other point - you will not make any substantial gains, over a yearly basis, if you have strength trained seriously for 5+ years. While maybe not at your peak, progress will be sloooow once you've been training for that amount of time.

[@grumpyoldman6503]

@@luciniho1 "heavy" surplus is subjective (and I said "significant" for the record). Usually in the range of 300 to 400 calories over maintainence is recommended for a "clean bulk", but YMMV depending on how much of a food measuring nazi you can tolerate. Bullshit 60 calorie main-gaining isn't going to cut it because inputs and outputs are not perfectly accounted for on the daily. No one is that perfectly calibrated. As to you hit peak mass after 5 years of training? Laughable bullshit spawned of PED fueled over estimation of gains that have warped minds and expectations via social media. Past "noob" gains? Likely. Anywhere near where you can end up with sustained effort even as a natty? Hardly. If you want to maintain your abs, good on you. If you want to grow? You have to eat. If you then want to look good on the stage or the beach? Then cut slowly and keep your protein intake higher while continuing to lift. Tried and true methods...

[@luciniho1]

@@grumpyoldman6503 Where in my comment did I say you hit peak mass after 5 years? Did you even read my comment? I said progress will slow down *significantly* if you've been training for 5+ years seriously.

[@Alley00Cat]

I went on this experiment over the last year: no matter what, gain exactly 3 lbs per month of weight on the scale and workout hard. All my lifts blew up, thankfully not the fat (only a manageable amount). 2 to 3 lbs seems to be the sweet spot. Reality is the body can only add a max amount of muscle per month, no matter how hard you train and how much you eat.

[@Deanof316.]

In this video I was impressed with: (A) Brian Cage (unexpected but awesome!), (B) Your TOOL shirt \m/\m/, (C) Your focus on people following their own personal trends as exemplified by, (D) Your own continuing dedication to tracking your progress/goals. As a PT in Sydney since 2007, you have my utmost respect Eugene 👊

[@good_sht_bb]

Exceptional video Eugene, full of juxtaposition. Concise... and dense with useful information. Lighthearted... with some hard-hitting truths. Highly individualized... yet highly accessible. I truly think you may be the best coach on KZbin. Thanks as always!

[@coacheugeneteo]

Thank you! 🙏

[@michaelbeauchamp8842]

When I gave up on having a cut six pack 24/7, my overall athletic performance soared. The idea that you can maintain a shredded physique year-round and still function is mostly propagated by athletes and actors who are overwhelmingly using PEDs and of course other support like personal trainers, chefs, medical teams, assistants, etc. Love yourself for who you are, embrace your natural body, and do what works for you. You don’t need to stress, just work hard.

[@Yjn75]

Realistic and no judgements 👍👍 I feel better and more realistic about my goals. Thank you. I think this is an effective approach against body image issues most of us develop these days no thanks to looking at those "perfect" bodies in social media

[@janelleyu9442]

Perfect timing to watch this video! My first time bulking currently and I feel like I’m a newbie. Thank you Eugene ❤

[@thomasgrimm1664]

Good points all around. Onward to more muscle!

[@maxpapp2765]

i love that u not just talked about it but even did it yourself

[@kgsvvgla2i]

Nice vid. It took me several years of gym experience to actually realize that some bulking is truly necessary for any significant gains. I'm certainly not a "hard-gainer", quite the opposite. It's usually only about eating whether I hit new PR in the next session or not. Realizing this was actually quite motivating since there was a simple, concrete answer to the problem.

[@BereniceAllanPoe]

You spit straight facts and have a tool shirt. I appreciate the hell out of you.

[@drv3973]

it is so good to see a positive discussion around male physiques in this way that de-emphasises aesthetics.

[@MrRandomguy098]

Videos like this are so important in dispelling the misconception that aesthetics indicate health and fitness. Athletes who have great nutrition and physical preparedness often look "unassuming"

[@DeftPol]

Great research and props to you for the Tool t-shirt!

[@noahconstantine8409]

Thank you for pointing out the outliers. So often "informational gurus" as I like to call them point out the trend line in an experiment yet never discuss the results for individuals. If u look at the graph of any experiment it showed the effects of each individual in both groups varied, yet no other KZbinr mentions it. Thank you for taking into consideration the outliers Eugene. You are a mature man not just trying to make a buck on our views.

[@rorymatthews]

I like you, man. I barely watch this channel but every time I do I'm struck that you seem like a smart and kind bloke. Good on you! Wish you luck

[@matthew223]

I love that I turned on notifications

[@DarksideoftheAnimals]

Had the same thought

[@ShirazSidMovies]

This video is peak KZbin content!! 💪🏽🙌🏽

[@nonattylimits]

Bulking is so key to natrual bodybuilding. To me when your able to recover so quickly due to the more calories it feels like your on performance enhancements!!

[@coacheugeneteo]

Agreed!

[@CamberFitness]

Great video! I just finished my first bodybuilding show and am tired of looking relatively “shredded for the past couple years w/ slow progress. Just set a new goal to enter a powerlifting meet and gonna try to gain 15 lbs over the next 6 months. Strength has been going up pretty quickly already in the first month of training and eating a lot since the show!

[@stepheninczech]

Dude this is really informative.

[@taekonjudo]

Great video. I dont know if you watched Physical 100, but I thought it was quite funny that all the guys left in the finals weren't the leanest, most shredded athletes, but the ones with what you might call a dad bod, it seemed that having a small surplus of body fat actually helped with physical performance in the end.

[@ReelBlessed]

Great information. Love that you actually showed some research as well. Ive been noticing that more individuals have come out and talked about how being shredded is not always a good indicator for overall health. Many of them have very poor cardio and endurance levels. Even Chris Hemsworth recently mentioned how Marvel trains him to look like some sort of cartoon character and it's not his peak physical condition when he's shooting for a movie. I've recently added Zone 2 cardio into my routine and have started noticing how its actually complimenting my strength training and helping me feel better physically overall.

[@StormGuard92]

Hooray,i lived to hear this from a respectable athlete ! Bless you,Eugene!

[@xil.sanctified]

Clicked for the t-shirt, stayed for genuinely useful information. Great content!

[@thomasfahey8314]

Great job challenging yourself with the running and athletics!

[@hitman_phoenix76]

Love the tool shirt, awesome video too, main gaining can be an easy trap to fall into when we’re told our body’s matter more when we’re lean.

[@yarpun]

Thanks Teo for this video, i'm actually experiencing it on my body right now, had quite a lot of fat on me, so went 2/1 on strength and cardio type of training, but didn't want to cut a lot on diet (not junky one, just calories surplus). The results are really awesome, i probably never gained so much muscle mass in so little time, i'm not hungry, i have energy for workout and i'm simply happy (despite some fat, but as You said, some people look good anyway). By the way really incorporated some of your advices from other videos!

[@randommf3549]

Summer is almost done is bulking time baby 😈🔥🔥🔥

[@brygutierrez9340]

Wow. just .. unbelievable content! I mean this in every good way, even though i'm just some random stranger, I'm all for finding out the truth of being a stronger, better version of each person and this video / message just hits it at all the right angles. Hopefully, this message blows up and we work towards a society that promotes this type of attitude. Thanks for making this message available to us all!

[@bigPP3000]

Eugene, you’re such a wealth of knowledge. Thank you for all the great content. Keep on keeping it real brother!

[@xedxed-1819]

Hearing coach greg on ur vids is so refreshing 😅😅😅

[@nanaisloved2736]

Not having to worry about staying extremely lean also reduces so much stress aka cortisol be going downnn😂 for me, the sentence "when in doubt, eat" helped me get out of fear mode and just listen to my body (it wants some more rice. It wants some fat. It's happier now 😊)

[@nathanbateman4255]

A big problem some people have is that training actually adds a stressor to their life, and extreme adherence to a diet or super lean physique can cause that. Personally, I’d rather enjoy my diet and training and let it add to my life instead of take away

[@alexreborchick]

Lets see that current training breakdown!!! Awesome video as always.

[@sammoon7897]

Such a great video dude, thanks making yourself the subject of an experiment most of us can't be bothered to undertake so rigorously!

[@sarahbabington7660]

This is such an important video. Thank you so much!!! Being fit 100% doesn't have a certain look!

[@AgentDoubleV_Gaming]

super impressed with this video pushing realistic physical standards for what a guys body should or could look like is long overdue in society in general, and probably even more so in the KZbin community.

[@nilsorz]

Such a heathly message for both body and mind! 🤗

[@thesummit615]

Your videos definitely align with my current goals. Thanks Eugene!!

[@Julian-rx1ob]

Thanks buddy! I have made the same experience, not stressing about everything and training when i can

[@ninjakweli2993]

I prefer maingaining. As Greg pointed out, I just eat same amount each day and enjoy my workouts three times a week. I’m not a body builder but just a guy trying to stay healthy and fit

[@gankt]

Are you getting bigger? You are probably just eating at maintenance and staying the same. That might be fine if that's your goal. Greg is on steroids. His advice is no good

[@ninjakweli2993]

@@gankt I got tired of carrying fat in my mid section just like Eugene during bulking phase, and when I cut, I still lost muscle as well while losing the fat. Wasn’t worth it anymore. I’m happier with a flat midsection year round and can tuck in my shirts and not feel self conscious 😅

[@nickvoelker7180]

Thanks, Eugene. I really needed this vid. I've been getting a lot of encouragement from the competitive bodybuilders at my gym to step up and compete along side them. I'm doing a mock comp prep right now to see if I have the ability to get lean enough; I have health issues and take medications that make it considerably more challenging. I have 11 days left, and everything is going very well, so I'm looking to the future. I've been trying to figure out where I want my bf% at going forward to get the most out of my training. The information provided here was very helpful in clarifying things. Thanks again.

[@henriquefmq]

Tool shirt. A man of culture.

[@dgallo180]

Dude I love the way how you explain and teach the correct way to build true strength man your amazing 💪👍👍👍

[@sandeepp6834]

I appreciate how simple precise and easy to understand this video was. P.s Cool Tool shirt!

[@coacheugeneteo]

🤘

[@CeroAshura]

I've maingained from 4'8" 106lbs to 6'4" 255 lbs. Just make sure to eat at maintenance and taking your IGF1, sten, test, primo, HGH, equipoise, var and superdrol

[@norodzubara8888]

yeah like all the guys who preaching this method just have some supplements on the side for this to work lol

[@aydamari]

Brother, I'd love to hear more about your actual workout routine/split (weights + aerobic, sets and reps, aerobic progression...).

[@serenevision1831]

wasnt expecting the end but i like it

[@ebaybudtender72]

Really appreciate all the knowledge you drop

[@williamlitsch5506]

I think a better conversation is which macro nutrient ratios lead to optimal gains. It would have led to less random results.

[@jackhallowsfitness]

Great content Uncle Eug! Absolute banger of a video and trying to stay as lean as possible while gaining muscle is something that hamstrung me massively when I started my lifting journey

[@deek177]

You are VERY humble, I love this, thank you

[@deek177]

Love this. Very educational, positive, tremendous information--thank you for this!

[@MrManimal88]

Thank you. I needed to hear this.

[@nerdigante9366]

i appreciate this made me wanna calm down on on being on a calorie deficit all the time

[@styx1103]

Eugene, “Thank You” as always for the amazing information! It definitely helps in placing things in perspective. And yes, I would definitely like to see a video covering your current training split. Thanks again!!!

[@cumulus-nimbus]

Very good video and very cool Tool T-shirt.

[@yarpun]

Fellow metalhead I see

[@Rakyr]

I think if you bulk right and you are strict with it(200-300 calorie surplus) you will be fine and if you know how to mini cut(dropping 2lbs of fat a week), it is pretty easy once you have done it a few times over the course of bulking/cutting cycles. if you maintain/maingain you are just wasting time in my opinion where you could be growing or leaning down. I fell for that trap for a solid year and barely anything happened even at 20% body fat!

[@msdos5355]

Nobody big main gains 😅

[@trenaceandblackmetal5621]

Maingaining is a dyel myth

[@Rakyr]

@@trenaceandblackmetal5621 yep

[@fotis3v480]

​@@trenaceandblackmetal5621it probably isn't if you are on 3 grams of gear when yku even breathe near weights you build muscle like the dudes that promote it.

[@maxpowers4436]

@@fotis3v480 Most pro bbers even on gear still bulk

[@JWar-]

The real question is, what is the best band to listen to while you're doing your lifts. Studies show that the right intense music stimulation can increase motivation to pump out 1-2 extra reps per set. This requires songs with slow buildup for maximum intensity, quiet moments that maintain the mood, complicated rhythms and song structures to increase muscle confusion, and interesting existential lyrics to ponder between sets. Thanks for this video in which you breakdown which are the best bands to listen to while working out, and in general.

[@ziggymoon7916]

what a beautiful video eugene thank you

[@coacheugeneteo]

Thank you! 🙏

[@geopietro]

This was very informative. Thank you. I know visceral fat is not the purpose of the video but it would be interesting to see how that changed as well. As you know, there are huge metabolic differences between visceral and subcutaneous fat. Thanks again.

[@Mallchad]

Dont forget about intramuscular fat :)

[@geopietro]

And there's a big distinction between superficial and deep subcutaneous adipose tissue. Thank you.@@Mallchad

[@Mallchad]

​@@geopietroI think many fat deposites in the body may be hard to access for energy. and those might need to undergo time consuming "remodelling" to be used.

[@etrephesm]

Awesome to see a tool fan. As long as you can maintain cardio, this is healthy.

[@khanwebb172]

That Tool shirt! Amazing never expected to see that

[@troysgt]

Absolutely fantastic video!

[@dfinitydesigner9902]

Just found your channel! It is amazing!

[@dylantrollope3740]

Great video Eugene! Would definitely like to see a video of your current training! 🙂

[@anFy81]

great video - also, clip in the end killed me 😂

[@erikderfreak]

Such a neutral approach! I love it

[@Lmao2025]

Great video. People are too stuck on getting fatter and they end up looking the same and lifting the same weights year after year. I see it in the gym all too much. Either you’re bulking or you’re cutting. Have goals in different phases.

[@elGoldenLanderos]

Good stuff Eugene🤙🏽thanks for these educational vids

[@randomguywithamask3134]

That Backflip Was Awesome

[@TheSportsman1977]

great video and very well explained

[@TorBoy9]

Great video. To me the cut also means losing muscle and strength along with the fat. If you don't want that deal, then the only option is to escew the sixpack look and keep progressing in strength. When you are strong enough then you can afford to lose both fat and strength. Thanks Eugene.

[@rickhammel9541]

such a good video, I try and bulk during the winter, and cut down as it gets warmer. I got up to 230 pounds this winter, and I haven't been that high since college. I try and make sure I do power work in addition to trying and get bigger, as I'm trying to train for long drive golf tournamnents.

[@123mehmehmeh]

i see you wearing the newest polyphia merch, you sly dog. Love the vids man, this one really sends a positive message, you have to eat to gain muscle mass and youre never gonna look shredded if youre bullking properly

[@Ronnel743x]

Love the T-Shirt bud!! Great advice was well..xD

[@Hitec_asian]

Thanks for your wisdom, master

[@soliduus3659]

Great nuanced view on the subject. Thanks for sharing. I’d conclude that there is a time and place both for leangaining and traditional bulking depending on your particular goals. E.g bulking for higher, raw muscle output differences and leangaining for a more aesthetic gaining phase.

[@itatae10]

The goal is to surplus more on days you workout and maintenance on days you don't. Protein consumption after a workout showed more muscle gain and lower cortisol and inflammation responses than those who consume protein before. In another study those who eat proteins later in the day tend to have less hair mass than those who eat it in the mornings. It's because while sleeping your body is most active. So when you wake up from not eating for over 7hrs (bcz 6hrs of sleep is insane and you need to see a doc) your body will need to "refeed" in order to maintain optimal performance. We needs good fats to increase testosterone levels and optimized muscle gain. But your body adjust on maintenance which is normally lower in fats overall. So when surplusing you're feeding more material to create Testosterone. Which is why you gain more mass quicker. But gaining too much fat causes chronic disease like nafl or heart disease from hypertension. So when consuming fats you should focus on the source. As saturated fats does more harm than good.

[@theswede5402]

Damn that was an excellent video! And the "fat" Teo look good.

[@rustyelder]

Great content. Thanks for the video!

[@sfaininja4224]

Nice video, thanks for the info.

[@ravenbom]

Performance feels great!

[@Uppaah]

Great content as always 🙏

[@cedaster]

Interesting & honest insights once again! 🙂🙏🏽🙌🏽