These Diet Mistakes Are Ruining Your Muscle Gains

[@RS-pn9wu]

I'm making all of these mistakes on purpose to shock my body

[@Tagerrun]

Don’t forget to sun your taint too

[@dolaudz3285]

You gotta confuse your body. Eat some asteroids, too.

[@cordova7572]

Whatever it takes, right babe?

[@saturnine1979]

Gotta keep the body guessing

[@joshuaday9069]

Dont forget to disappoint the body

[@Ceredron]

I was guilty of 1 for the longest time. It is incredible how much paying attention to even the most basic concept of day to day tracking of calorie and protein macros can help dictate your growth. Once I started getting a good idea of calories (don't even need to be super exact), my week to week weight fluctuations, and tracking my gym progress, I took off and started getting big. I could tell the first time a buddy casually called me "the jacked one" in conversation and let's be real - that's what we're all here for.

[@tylerlewin___]

If you don’t mind me asking man, what lifting program did/do you follow?

[@ted3846]

"The Jacked One" this put a smile on my face. 👌

[@suhwateezea.214]

Lol the trophy

[@RenaissancePeriodization]

Woooo! That's it right there! - Dr. Mike

[@OutrageIsNow]

@@tylerlewin___you don’t necessarily need to follow a program. Just listen to Dr Mike’s advice. If you listen to enough of what he says, you can design your own program. The best advice I picked up from him was to pick 4 exercises where I wanted to get stronger. I work them throughout the week close to failure (I take the last 2 sets to failure).

[@nicorellius]

This video was so informative. I can relate to so much of it, just coming off a 6 month bulk (162 to 176 pounds). I am in maintenance now (chillin out and re-tuning), but I have some great information on what to do next. Thanks Dr Mike!

[@RenaissancePeriodization]

My pleasure! - Dr. Mike

[@jordanhiller3866]

Started in January @ 145lb 5'9 male Now 165 and still 5'9 male. All thanks to Dr. Mike

[@trevorshishkin6653]

lol at clarifying you are still the same height and sex haha😂

[@jaredlisle3055]

Congrats on still being a male, I knew you could do it!

[@motoinsanity2619]

Bro if your not putting on an inch of height a month your doing it wrong gotta start tracking you ego or you will never grow taller bigger ego equals growth!!! Glad your still one of us to if you miss more than a day a month of working out you become a they them gotta be careful.

[@TheBswan]

Keep training and one day you can still be 5'9 male. I believe in you bro. Source: am a 5'9 male

[@jordanhiller3866]

Thank all for the love and support. Happy to report I've done my first cut down to 157. Still 5'9 male. Thank you dr. Mike. Respect.

[@georgivuldzhev4083]

Just started a bulk this week, perfect timing Dr. Mike

[@charlesnewcomb3739]

Same

[@kaleb3251]

Bouta start mine in a few

[@akbananachucker2441]

Just started this week too

[@akbananachucker2441]

Worried about the fat loss. Do I work out in a deload and can I fast to make it go faster or am I supposed to make it go slow back down?

[@joeb5763]

Just started last week. Impeccable timing!

[@HeadCannonPrime]

This is probably the HARDEST part. I can go in the gym and sling weight all day. But the constant measuring, counting, tracking is the worst part (for me). Some people can just do it and I'm totally jealous of them, but I'm not one of them.

[@JARTFreaks]

The key is to not be too hard to yourself and just estimate your intake at days which have been too stressful. At some point it just becomes something you are used to. Wish you the best

[@Xoulrath_]

For me, the tracking has been great. I've got a massive appetite, and it only grows when I'm training seriously. So I could easily consume an extra 1,000+ calories more than I need if I didn't track, and I wouldn't even notice it. It sucks that you can't do it, but if you're making progress and hitting your goals, then it doesn't really matter. Good luck.

[@OutrageIsNow]

I eat relatively the same meals and food every week so it became second nature for me to be able to track macros. It took a lot of the guess work out

[@akbananachucker2441]

@@Xoulrath_ what foods are you talking about? If it's junk food then it doesn't count.

[@Xoulrath_]

@@akbananachucker2441 I literally don't even understand what you are asking. Nor do I understand why you are asking it. This is a fitness channel. Why the fuck do you think that I would be consuming junk food as part of my day to day diet? Furthermore, even if I were eating junk food, those calories most certainly do count. So again, I really don't know what the fucking point of your post is.

[@Lookatthebottom]

You got me on track last year and I was gaining a half pound a week for months. I slacked off for a couple of months and fell way behind. I'm almost back to my best weight, but I've just been working harder, eating more and hitting the scale, not calculating. This is what I needed to hear.

[@nikolakrastev8880]

Yeah not eating enough is a huge issue (I am relatively skinny so I know from experience)

[@TheBswan]

I started tracking protein only, realized on some days I was waaay under 1g/lb body weight. Once I hit my protein target consistently I started making big gains for the first time in my life

[@supagreatman2826]

Drink calories

[@ketaminefrog]

You should do a video about restdays, how to recover, how many calories to eat, ice baths, what to avoid, etc. Personally I feel like my rest days are kinda crap because I don’t know how to properly rest

[@MrAdamo]

He’s covered all of that in a bunch of different videos but never synthesized as you stated. You might be able to watch those videos and come up with your own mental map of what to do on rest days

[@FriendJenn]

I saw one video where he says not to do the ice bath/contrast shower types of things because it's about adaptation and not trying to recover faster. Really helpful video!!

[@FriendJenn]

It was from a year ago. 👍

[@TheGreektrojan]

He did do that in a recent video kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmPVfWaaeJ5lia8. Proper diet, high quality sleep, and stress management. There is no magic "recovery" protocol.

[@Holly1007C]

This is a great summary of training phases and great reminders of not chasing anything in particular but rolling with the flow

[@TomieGG]

Can you talk about how effective or ineffective Mike Mentzer's approach to bodybuilding was?

[@hikingviking8309]

The best listenable content comes from this channel.

[@PedroRibeiro-zs5go]

This is the best KZbin channel on fitness! You ROCK! ❤

[@nadawiib]

ANOTHER CASUAL RP BANGER 🙌🙌

[@seamusmorgan4982]

thank you for this incredible information. I know I know this stuff but it is good to hear it coming from you as well. I have also struggled with gaining weight mainly because I am now realizing that I was afraid of getting fat.

[@RenaissancePeriodization]

Yep, it's ok because you can get un-fat ASAP any time you want! - Dr. Mike

[@Ruthlesss86]

16:00 I definitely agree, i sweat differently when I have a poor diet before workouts. I get like a greasy sweat. It's nasty.

[@StewCatz]

Coming from competitive running and climbing and now transitioning to more lifting and BJJ, I have made these mistakes. My previous sports aren't my only priority now and the culture in both leads to being incredibly fat averse. I need to save this video and listen to it once a week or something as I've made most of these mistakes out of habits. Thanks Dr Mike.

[@ArtOfHealth]

I wrote them down on paper and now it's up on the wall. If I don't see it often, I soon forget it.

[@bigpickenergy5321]

Great tip. Im starting to think lack of calories is really my issue with hardly not growing..

[@User-54631]

I enjoy the banter, as a skinner guy and a hard gainer. I’ve had to fight the urge to do the dirty bulk.

[@jusefconesa7442]

I love Dr Mike and his power point presentations he made for the class

[@taitcarrillo8926]

Tracking weight / mirror are way easier metrics for me than tracking food. I know what 3500 cals looks like, but sometimes I simply cannot eat that much. As long as I’m slightly heavier by the end of the month I’m on the right track.

[@robertdowney5937]

Do you have high calorie shakes in your diet?

[@taitcarrillo8926]

@@robertdowney5937 Yea but not as often anymore because those fuck up my digestion. Too many calories too quick.

[@robertdowney5937]

@@taitcarrillo8926 divide it in two times

[@daver5255]

adhd training my entire life. I can't imagine how much i would fuck shit up with this guidance. Thanks Mike!

[@Tmoney7994]

Mike's little quips are golden 😂

[@Ezratal]

This dude cracks me tf up

[@StephColbertsonStrength]

I definitely struggle trying to lower the surplus without worrying that I’m pulling it down too far.

[@Andrew-kr2qg]

Thanks for all the information, and the laughs! 👍💪

[@emanueldtribie3941]

I don't talk to regular people anymore..I love it!

[@ericreed2064]

I wasn't a fan of Dr.Mike at first, and I think it was just my horrible focus and how he is able to throw so much information so quickly. I've adapted though, and I love this channel now!

[@cjromerofficial]

Not sure if you’d made one yet, but I’d love to see a video on using the RP Hypertrophy app during a maintenance phase.

[@AdamMc192]

*Mike honestly looked like Jason Genova on stage in that thumbnail* he's got the dieting dialled in over the last few years.

[@rachelwilkins1759]

RP give better advice for free on KZbin than most trainers overcharge for 🤧

[@inhatzulu]

‘It’s a hobby,and it must to be fun!”..this is something that is rarely heard in a fitness video

[@Madchris8828]

Probably the best dieting video Dr. Mike has made

[@brendan4859]

This thumbnail is terrifying. I didn't even know there were that many forehead veins.

[@tythiel7253]

Mannn I should have been watching your videos rather than all of the other wastes of time. Sir, you are the man. I have much to learn.

[@uroskovacic2469]

The eyebrows are back

[@george221999]

Aristotle: do not expect more precision than that of which your subject admits. Second, remember epicycles? Don't add complications to your analysis.which don't explain anything. All that said, keep up the good work, you speak from experience and you help me.

[@Coltrane360]

I wonder if you ever did a video on Mac from it's always sunny dirty bulk

[@edwardguy6048]

Dr. Mike I’m 53 and a recreational bodybuilder and having a cheat meal almost makes me feel guilty at times….I appreciate your insight!

[@smiccles3544]

Could you make a video analyzing the effects of intermittent fasting on a bulk?

[@philiptowsey6282]

I really enjoy your videos dr mike. Since I subscribed recently I have learned a lot about taking breaks from bulking and going into a cut phase to drop fat etc . Your videos are very informative and I have learned a lot from you and you have a very good sense of humor aswell . Keep pushing out videos my man 👍🏼

[@JuneauGTW]

Hey Dr. Mike, I'm certain you have already made videos for newbies, but I would appreciate some advice for getting started on this stuff. I haven't spent any amount of time working out before. I just lost a decent amount of weight (I had a kid, forgot to eat as often as usual, and lost 30+ lbs in his first 2 years), and I would like to build muscle and make these changes more permanent. Where do I even start? Counting calories, protein, carbs, and fat intake? How should I exercise? How do I avoid burning out while still making progress?

[@JuneauGTW]

Taking the John Wick analogy to eleven is exactly what I needed. I'm a man of "sheer [d]ucking will."

[@stoempert]

Excellent video

[@nicolascordier12]

I think it's also a personal mentality thing. I used to have a lot of body fat and I still do have more boody fat than I want (probably around 16-17% right now) so I am willing to sacrifice gains and limit my gains to loose fat. I would rather get 2Kg of muscle in a year or even 1Kg of muscle in a year and be lean all year rather than go on a bulk. I'm okay with that and I understand that many people aren't. For some people like me, putting on fat is just not an option that we want to consider. Also, I'm on a really clean diet with a precise look on my macros, I never eat junk food and yeah, healthy food is actually fun food to me. I mean, people don't like healthy food mostly because they cooking it wrong or prepare it wrong. I can tell you that I make salads with Iceberg Lettuce, Red Peppers (sooooo good), Red Tofu, some Onions (not fried, we're talking about actual small slices of onions) and corn. Just add a few herbs like origan on that (and no, not those already prepared herb mixes that are actually 70% salt) and bro, I'm having such a blast.

[@jswoleinyourhole2864]

But if you're already overweight can't you be in a deficit and still build muscle up to a point?

[@donnaryan71]

yes. he has other vids about this, search his catalogue

[@tomisaacson2762]

Yes, as long as you're getting enough protein. 0.8 g/lb should be more than enough for most people (unless you're like 400 lbs lol)

[@mrsmith5114]

Isn't it possible that if some one is over weight, eating high protein, working out 5 days a week that they are losing weight while gaining muscle?

[@gur262]

Yes. 120 kg in January 107 now and I gained some muscle still. Even before that I swapped severe man boobs for half muscle both at 120 kg.

[@mrsmith5114]

@@gur262 Slow and steady wins the race :) Hard to tell if thats really muscle or mostly the muscle you had from carrying that much weight. Hope you stick to your grind my friend, you are well on your way!

[@adriaanmorosan]

It’a crazy how simple all these things are and yet there are “influencers” out there making it out to be rocket science 🚀

[@MiguelHernandez-xj1rt]

This is pure gold! Things didn't start going my way till I really started to count calories . Thanks Dr.Mike!

[@supersalty4588]

When can we expect stats in the RP App. I'm running out of room writing my lifts next to my feelings in my diary

[@Darth_Tuna]

Ticking the post to boost the algo

[@marlon6116]

Greg's body dysmorphia kickin in😳😰

[@gorilladigits8223]

Have any studies been done about a possible difference between the effectiveness of a 500 calorie deficit with no cardio vs maintenance calories with 500 calories worth of cardio? Intuitively I feel like the extra calories in the diet would contribute positively to muscle retention (as long as the cardio isn’t too intense)

[@jonathanmason3495]

shit I can't find the study but I recall one which looked high protein calorie deficit vs high protein calorie surplus and if memory serves correct there was a tiny amount of muscle gain in the deficit group with body fat reduction, with the expected result for the surplus group. The caveats of the study were; participants were advanced/expert lifters, study was short (3 months - 6 months I believe), and the performance of the deficit group was inhibited by higher levels of fatigue. Sorry I can't link, hopefully someone sees this and can find it

[@jkrak6990]

Dr mike, ive bought your watch and changed my physic drastically! (Obviously training to what you've and Jonni shreve have taught me)

[@cliffordschorr]

As I sit here in the middle of a cut, dreaming of food, Dr. Mike gets me unreasonably excited about buking again

[@AlexMakarowski]

I feel like I’ve been in a cut my whole life lol.

[@SomethingCool51]

Same, I'm at the end of my cut (ended up being able to cut 5-10 more pounds than I expected 😞so I'm an extra 2 months into a cut) and it feels like it's taking forever to get those last few pounds off. Can't wait to be able to eat a less strict diet.

[@OutrageIsNow]

Buking: where you’re bulking so much everyday you puke

[@akbananachucker2441]

@@OutrageIsNow if you're puking, isn't that losing weight instead? What do you do? Do you try to re eat that meal again or just count it as a loss?

[@Joe___R]

As far as adjusting your diet, I give any change two weeks to see what direction it is actually going. Your body takes some time to realize that the diet change is not a fluke and that it can rely on it to continue. That is why if you overeat or fast once your body doesn't really change.

[@dashingduff2985]

Really good timing to see this 👌

[@andrewcunningham101]

Great video. Wish I could see a loop of Dr Mike trying to say “critical” 3 times in a row at 2.25.

[@vpandemix]

dr mike t-shirts always on point

[@ArtOfHealth]

Fun stuff. Relax and enjoy this hobby. Watch for fatigue. Gaining muscle is difficult. Don't stress over this. Thanks Doc.

[@kimmoffat6429]

Just watched this with my 7yo and now she's a huge fan! Thanks for keeping it "clean" Dr Mike 😉

[@josephgrover6113]

Started the video when my daughter got in the car. Definitely awkward

[@Mikaeel84]

11:03

[@robbiewalker8403]

"Daddy, I want to do dances on TikTok!" "Well that sounds like fun honey I think that's a grea......WAAAAITAMINUTE"

[@chrisschutze2315]

I’ve got one for you. I started, or resumed my fitness journey, at the end of March of this year. I was fat, and weak. I have lifted weights and worked out in various ways off on and on over my lifetime, but was never very consistent with it. At the end of March I was weighing 285 pounds (I’m 6’0” tall) and I had a DEXA scan and RMR test done that told me I was at 38% body fat with 160 pounds of lean mass. Embarrassing, I know. I had really let myself go, and hadn’t set foot in a gym in years. I was 52 years old (I turned 53 in August). I resumed weight training in January, and got serious about tracking all of my food and macros on March 28th after getting the tests done. My RMR was measured at 2146 calories per day, with an estimated TDEE of 3011 calories per day. My recommended weight loss zone was calculated at 2146-1718 calories per day. I decided, since I was so fat, to err on the extreme side and reduced my daily calorie intake to 1750 calories per day while consuming at least 160 grams of protein per day (based on my lean mass results). I was consistently losing 3 pounds per week for a few months and making gains in strength and visible muscle mass. I figured I had more than enough stored fat to get away with the low calorie intake. For the last month my weight has stalled at around 230. I am obsessive about tracking my calories and macros, and not going over my daily limit. I have also been tracking my steps and getting in at least 10K per day. I know that dieting can make your metabolism slow down and that your body eventually adapts to a calorie deficit, but I still have a hard time believing that at 230 pounds I need to further reduce my calorie intake, and I don’t think that I could maintain a lower amount of food intake. I’m still hitting PRs in strength and volume. I also use the Me360 app to do body scans, and my body composition changes seem to have stalled as well. I’m starting to get frustrated and wondering what I could possibly do to get my weight loss to kick back into gear. Should I take a diet break for a while and eat at maintenance? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[@hannahmitchell87]

Pretty sure Mike/RP would say yes. He's done several videos discussing the necessity of frequent breaks from fat loss phases iirc. Congrats on your progress so far!

[@chrisschutze2315]

@@hannahmitchell87 Thanks. I’m down to 206 now. The weight loss is still much slower than before, but I won’t give up until I can see my abs.

[@hannahmitchell87]

@@chrisschutze2315 may be slower cause you have less to lose than before. Hope you're feeling good & enjoying the process

[@joonlee7884]

Everybody wants to be a bodybuilder but nobody wants to eat a shit ton of food

[@travis8106]

And then there's me

[@87mrkemo]

Whenever Mike changes his voice and talks like a Chad. 😂😂😂 gets me every time

[@Mike-uh2gw]

If shoveling ice cream watching youtube at midnight is a phase, I've been in it for over a year.

[@Winning1980]

I watched your interview with Fouad , Great work my man , keep up the good work 💪💪

[@akbananachucker2441]

Where was this? Was it for members only? Or did I miss it?

[@daikatarokamegawa542]

10 common mistakes. An even, round number we all like, lists of 10 items do well in popularity. I see what you did there doc!

[@johnsmith2221]

Very sound advice, excellent video.

[@0Kyron0]

Adaptive TDEE calculators took all the guesswork out of this for me

[@SuperBizalz]

9:53 - 4,500 calories a day is EASY if you love peanut butter.

[@twoscoopsbry]

Or Chocolate milk

[@jamesfahy9954]

12:09 Ben Simmons has entered the chat.

[@CQuizeo]

This is awesome all this RP content plus the Fouad and mutant & mouth interviews. When is the next making progress video coming out?

[@akbananachucker2441]

Next year 😁😂👍

[@nikblue22]

Thanks!

[@ellatoll4]

hiya team, can you pretty please do a series on bulking guidelines for women? :) ps. thanks for all the knowledges

[@akbananachucker2441]

No! Women already have everything else. This is our thing. Stay away from the weights. Jk jk jk. 😂😂

[@walterwally983]

Man that tiktok jab 😂 Im not even into bodybuilding, Im just here for the interesting facts and the comedy!

[@NorbertDz]

amazing and informative as always 👌

[@karrsonreed5804]

Make a video on bodybuilding and working night shifts please

[@SirEpsilonn]

The hard thing for me really is figuring out what the hell my surplus/maintenance is each day. Because my activity level can change so drastically. Today for example , I start my day by going to the gym and doing my workout. Then a couple hours later I'm going to my physical job in which I basically walk around for 5 hours straight. Not to mention the hour of cycling in total in between my workplace and home. Days like today I'm losing weight while eating 4000kcal. But then other days (rest days , no plans) I can gain weight at like 3000kcal etc. That's just the hard part for me. Figuring out how to gain weight consistently every day while not putting on unnecessary amounts of fat on some days.AND EATING ALL THE DAMN FOOD! Before I started lifting if someone told me , hey , at some point you're going to have to eat 4000+kcal if you don't want to lose weight I would have been delighted to hear it. But now that I'm actually here , force feeding myself all this damn food , I'm wishing I had never started bulking.

[@justinhayes2194]

I've been in maintenance for the last year, haven't lost or gained any weight, but have been working out like a maniac. I've noticed I've gotten a little bigger, but more so I've gotten way stronger and my muscles have gotten harder. I eat like shit too! If I were to take my diet seriously then I could definitely lose the weight I want.

[@RenaissancePeriodization]

Definitely give a fat loss phase for just like 8 weeks a try... you might look pretty cool after! - Dr. Mike

[@justinhayes2194]

@@RenaissancePeriodization So I should try ja 500 cal deficit, and stay away sugar and refined carbs? As bland as this sounds I actually like plain baked chicken, broccoli and rice, so whenever I do decide to diet, it's very easy for me.

[@ICcccreg]

What's your weight?

[@justinhayes2194]

@@ICcccreg 270lbs

[@ICcccreg]

@@justinhayes2194 omg why would you maintain that

[@robholloway5049]

Such a great video thanks Mike

[@aplive58]

This is a great video. Very informative and holistic. Would love a video like this but for cutting. I'm stuck at about 15% body fat. Since I cut at 193 lbs, I've hit plateaus at 185, 175, and now 172.

[@thexs1118]

I'm from Irvine!

[@zsahe21]

Hey Dr. Mike. Do your students ever confront you in class about your online videos? How do those conversations go? I appreciate your content, and I'm waiting for your OF.

[@LAK_770]

The level of delusion you frequently see in “hardgainers” is fascinating. I was one of these people back in the day. Very consistently you see these people who don’t know their TDEE, don’t track at all, and are baffled and frustrated that they’re not gaining. You can tell them that it’s literally impossible they’re in a surplus and point out that they simply have to track to some extent, and the fingers go directly into the ears like LALALALA every single time. They actively seek answers and solutions but they do NOT want to hear them. It’s the same exact dynamic you see with overweight people re: deficits, but you’d think the hardgainers would usually have less hangups and be more open to real talk

[@rugdoc97]

I have this guy at work who asks all the questions and says he will do it then doesnt and starts eating nuts and grapes and a yogurt cup as a meal twice a day lol says he doesnt wanna get fat but wants to be huge 😂 im literally done giving him tips for the 100th time lol in one ear and out the other

[@gur262]

I think that's true for many very slim people if it's about muscle or just weight. The delusions are the same. Doesn't need to rise to anorexia for that just like slightly overweight people also sometimes tell themselves lies

[@Jahsurfer]

You put hardgainer in quotes, are you saying there are no hardgainers or that they should do a better job of getting and staying surplus?

[@tomisaacson2762]

I've been there. People really don't understand how different people's appetites can be. I thought if I just added a couple protein shakes I'd be good cus that's what worked for friends. What I wasn't seeing was how much more they were eating throughout the day. "Hardgainers" are often just skinny people with low appetites. What they think counts as a surplus is almost never close to enough.

[@batataandshawarmalover]

​@@Jahsurferno such thing scientifically as a "hard gainer". At most you could distinguish between low appetite and high appetite. But in either case, if they eat in a surplus they will gain weight. Just the strategy for a low appetite guy should be a bit more meticulous (ie calorie dense foods, higher meal frequency, liquid calories etc.) to ensure they manage well.

[@tylergates4075]

Ive been on a terminal bulk since 2009

[@Screenshot1015]

Wouldn’t it confuse the muscles more if you alternated a surplus with a deficit then fasting then a dirty bulk

[@fitnessfellaz]

Diet OR sauce helps too

[@cx2900]

calorie surplus might not be a mystery, but the status of dr mike's eyebrows before the video starts is ALWAYS a mystery

[@Luke554a]

Fun story, was eating 5k calories as a 68kg male for months and didn't gain any weight. Turns out I had type 1 diabetes. If calories in vs calories out doesn't make sense, go to the doctors, you just might have a medical condition.

[@cybervoid8442]

The fuck? Why would diabetes violate laws of thermodynamics?

[@lovelesscosplay7864]

@GameWithMeChannel Your body will burn more of the muscle and fat on your body if you have diabetes because your cells can't get energy from the glucose in your blood. Your kidneys then get rid of that excess sugar in your blood, which also uses energy, but you're not getting enough energy from the food you eat. So that's where the energy goes, you basically piss it out.

[@LUKA_911]

So does type 1 diabetes make your expenditure go up?

[@teppopierune5520]

So the diabetes has its own metabolic system and kept stealing your food?

[@REALVINERGY]

I'm a type 1 as well but I have no clue how that makes sense, can you please explain?

[@TSoneonetwo]

I wish just eating more was so easy, for me. but, it is my biggest challenge. I have a condition called parosmia. starting in the fall of 2021, my taste and smell became...distorted. I have only found 3 things that taste as they did prior, and same goes for smell. the staple foods for most people trying to gain, are inedible to me. it is not just a slight affect. chicken, almost every type of beef, fish, many vegetables, breads and on and on taste like chemicals to me. it is very hard to describe to others what my brain perceives, and even more difficult to convey how severe it is. somethings to me are like I justtook a big ole swig of drano. I eat the same things every single day, vanilla protein powder (cannot tolerate any other flavor so far) oatmeal (needs something sweet added to get through it) ,a shake with milk/protein/oatmeal/strawberries/banans (this is the only thingI eat regularly that I actually enjoy the taste of), some nature valley oatmeal bars, lastly 3 musketeers right before training. I take fish oil to try and get enough fats, and double up on daily vitamins. trying to get some what proper nutrition. gains have been....slow. but, I just keep putting in the work, and take the results as they come.

[@donnaryan71]

I have experienced this after anesthesia so i know what it's like. At one point I was asking hubs to get a diabetes test because his breath smelled like fruit (it wasn't him, it was my brain post-anesthesia). For me it goes away after 2 weeks.

[@akbananachucker2441]

@@donnaryan71 wonder what else tastes like fruit? 😂😂👍jk jk jk. Pretty cool story though

[@akbananachucker2441]

Dude check out Arnold Schwarzenegger's encyclopedia of body building. Not for the exorcise but at the very end there's a formula to gain weight. I used it when I was 16 and a stick. But instead of saflower oil use butter or tallow because the carnivore diet I'm doing right now says seed oils are bad for you but animal fats are great. The lecithin granules help you digest it. Your going to have to have it warm because of the diffent type of fat. Cold was good back then. Hope it helps. Probably better than the 3 musketeers for you. This way you can take out some of the sugar wich is going to kill u

[@TSoneonetwo]

@@donnaryan71 it is obviously neurological. long term cases like mine are virtually unknown to the medical profession, only having done one study on 2 subjects. for me, it is so peculiar. it evolves, meaning smell/ tastes change. I have experienced a few instances like with deoderant where,the first day it smelled somewhat normqal. then by the next it has morphed into something completely different. I try and laugh at how ridculous it is. soaps smell horrible, and I still don't smell body odor. so, I come out of the shower smelling worse than when I went in haha tmi....sorry

[@RoidfreeSenior]

Extra-curricular stuff like doing yard work, on top of training makes it harder

[@JeffOchoaFitnessDudeJeff]

Sensible video for sure

[@GeorgeEdwardsVlog]

Maintenance today is 4400 for me. Trying to battle out a deficit and it’s rough. I have no trouble getting a surplus.

[@filipinoSpice10]

Doc Mike. Thank you for this video/class/knowledge. I was freaking out because of my weight when i weigh myself every week.😂😂😂😂 i need this right now and thank you!!!!❤❤❤❤❤

[@justinyoung5348]

Bryan Johnson took the "never eating junk" challenge personally.

[@gibbygordo]

Why doesn’t muscle use excess fat stores for energy when in a deficit?

[@donnaryan71]

read up on "How is fat stored and burned in the human body"

[@Wetterwet]

Another great video

[@kronaperthro]

I haven't seemed to gained weight in the past two or so weeks. I quickly jumped like 5 pounds. Then leveled out at 239ish. (I'm 6'5) Not that it matters too much right now, being completely new. I do feel like I am seeing muscle gain. But like seeing fat loss.

[@stefanravalli6940]

In regards to your video about de-loading and talking about dropping calorie intake to maintenance during those weeks, do you do it IMMEDIATELY on the first day of maintenance or might it be better to drop to maintenance only AFTER your muscles are no longer sore from the previous week? Wondering if the muscles are still needing the calories while they are rebuilding, even though you are entering a rest/low-intensity phase.

[@elischrock5356]

Thank you for kindly doing the needful... or whatever.

[@sircefiro]

I like slightly above maintenance during the week and quite a bit higher in the weekend, not ideal but I like it lol

[@akbananachucker2441]

Fatty. Jk jk jk 😂