What No One TELLS You About Building MUSCLE 💪

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[@TwinCoconuts]

Another great video to watch before my session. Motivating attitude as alway! Much love brother ❤️

[@dxioa]

didnt know u guys was in the gym W's

[@ddavidjeremy]

What no one tells you: Going to the gym and working hard will INSTANTLY increase your sense of well-being, confidence and self esteem and when you start seeing results these feelings multiply.

[@dogbreedsareamyth9409]

Except when it doesn’t

[@aidangittings]

It does

[@dogbreedsareamyth9409]

@@aidangittings not for everyone it doesn’t

[@rockyevans1584]

@@dogbreedsareamyth9409 it does for everyone doing it for the right reasons. You can't worry about what others are thinking, and self improvement is absolutely empowering

[@shathaan1763]

U les you are a hard gainer and train for 3 months and barely see results so you quit (let's be realistic guys)

[@psshorts3717]

1:07 Greg: Arnold Schwarzenegger and Calum Volmonger Cristiano Ronaldo: Am I a joke to you 😑

[@benwen5]

He is joking right........Calum Volmonger

[@fryPS]

Cristianado ronaldo

[@msolounias]

LMAOOOO

[@brittanys5969]

I thought I was going crazy.

[@davidesguevillas]

That’s what I thought

[@yourgameisstupid]

"It's difficult to maintain a calorie surplus." I feel like I must be an entirely different species than this guy.

[@adamooo5268]

Check out my 4 years old transformation (12-16years old

[@matthewburger798]

@@adamooo5268 no

[@milossantrac3096]

For me its hard as fuck, I don't like eating food that much :D

[@yourgameisstupid]

@@milossantrac3096 Man, I envy you in that regard. Hell, I even eat when I'm just bored.

[@ram_bro7375]

@@milossantrac3096 bro how, like food is so fucken good man

[@EyesReye]

A week ago I stumbled upon this channel and since then I have started training harder everyday, switched out a bunch of exercises with better ones, canceled my bulking plans, learned a lot of new things and started eating French toast lmao.

[@CameronEarlyMusic]

Ah yes

[@Leo-iq7um]

welcome

[@DanielQRT]

i would definitely think twice before giving up on bulking, especially if you're a beginner and kinda skinny

[@michaeldowling1335]

Welcome to forever

[@thelean_indian8030]

If you're skinny fat, you need to bulk and eat at a surplus

[@connerhancock]

What nobody tells you about building muscle is how simple it is, lift and eat. People try and make it seem harder.

[@Taydutt13]

Harder than last time

[@mr_wright_official_]

And sleep

[@anonymous.7244]

Can Greg Plitt's physique be attained naturally by some 0.1 percentile of guys?

[@puvendranpillay3096]

Put that elephant in the fridge!

[@esbaitah8317]

@@anonymous.7244 im gonna have to say no. the odds seem too slim but maybe someone with the 0.01% muscle building capacity and symmetry with like 7+ years of training can. the odds seem infinitesimally slim

[@xeeng1]

I’ve done the eat 5000-6000 calories a day bulk thing for years and just got nothing but fat. Years later I’m still doing damage control with stubborn fatty areas (lower back and lower stomach). I wish I would’ve adopted Greg’s beliefs sooner. I waisted a lot of years where I could’ve looked better.

[@xahposv7577]

Stop eating. 16 hours intermittent fasting and cardio. Your fat will melt away This doesnt take years more like weeks.

[@ronaroy7706]

@@xahposv7577 fax

[@ronaroy7706]

Thank god I didn’t start doing this I was somewhat skinny too

[@rowersuarez8143]

@@ronaroy7706 why, a proper bulk add fat and muscle, you clearly dirty bulked. Stop undermining the effectiveness of bulking. SMH

[@l.b9239]

@@garuda4361 when you say "you can lose fat, and build muscle at the same time" do you mean you were eating in a calorie deficit? Sorry if it's a dumb question. I'm new to all of this.

[@phatharambe2764]

Nobody tells you that once you start going to the gym, everyone from your family, friends, and coworkers expect you to do all of the heavy work and explain that since you go to the gym you can lift heavy sand bags for them.

[@mostlypeacefulrowan8747]

if they do that, that's a license to call them a pussy.

[@darthdebaucherous954]

And God forbid you own a truck

[@breadqueen5351]

this is the truest fact

[@leggi_bois4eva]

Unless youre female, I still get people telling me to 'get a man to lift that' when I'm stronger than the man available 😒

[@mostlypeacefulrowan8747]

@@leggi_bois4eva do the lifting then demand they go make you a sandwich

[@dt7197]

The muscle memory thing is absolutely insane. I got my bench up to 130kg for 4 sets of 8 reps. A personal best for me. When covid hit, since my dad was immuno-compromised i stopped going to the gym cold turkey. That was february. In october i went back, found a 24hr gym. Went like 2a.m. Taking ever precaution. I was benching 70kg 3 sets of 5. I was crazy upset. In less than 2 weeks, i was back to 130kg 4 sets of 8. Now, nearly a year later I’m benching 180kg 3 sets of 5. I of course train everything not just bench. But it’s a good motivator for me when i can see my progress there. So if you’ve been out of the gym for a while, get back in there and take back the work you put in. Trust me, it ain’t gone just yet.

[@Disissid19]

But that's the thing man. It's your personal best. I took a break a whole ago and even I could not hit my best again. But I could get back up to it in a month

[@doke1x]

Gonna send this to a friend, thanks

[@go2nrg]

Love this version of you; normal sounding with the energetic when need be. This is perfect.

[@thelean_indian8030]

Its Cristiano Ronaldo, a footballer with Arnold in the beginning of the video.

[@limpan9999]

You mean its Arnold a bodybuilder, with Cristiano Ronaldo

[@thelean_indian8030]

@@limpan9999 Yes Ronaldo, THE footballer

[@jdjzr9343]

I felt so cringy when I heard him call CR7 someone else🥴

[@mna_betterminds]

Am i the only one who's confused whether coach greg has a deep voice or high voice?🤔😅

[@OffTheGrid1982]

Rick Moranis. Inconceivable!

[@RyanH2198]

He has a normal voice, but he once said he does the high pitched screaming cause it gets more views

[@tty159]

Both

[@user-ov6yg6nx5g]

He screams

[@AironNoriaLong]

Watch his video where he buys a new car. He talks normal tone there.

[@kates7277]

Top 5 signs Greg is your coach: 1. Your favourite snack is a large bag of Smart Pop (12 cups of food and only 260 calories!). 2. When he reviews a wellness influencer’s channel, you yell “CICO” at your screen at least three times. 3. You’re actually happy when you feel bloated because it means you’ve eaten lotsa low calorie dense foods. 4. Your own laser vision when you estimate others’ body fat percentages is slowly improving. 5. You say, “harder than last time” to yourself before every workout.

[@vascocruz4199]

Ive seen this exact comment before🤡🤡🤡

[@anonymous.7244]

Can Greg Plitt's physique be attained naturally by some 0.1 percentile of guys?

[@kates7277]

@@vascocruz4199 I want Coach to see it

[@alexwilliamfisher]

You got me closer to my dream body then anyone else has. Thank you Greg I truly appreciate it.

[@deborahthompson849]

I'm 68 yrs old. On & off lifter my whole life, thought I knew it all. Greg & John Meadows taught me much more & gave me the "train hard" attitude. I'm now in better shape than fells half my age. I'm natural, but my Test is 307. Wish my Endo didn't feel I'm in the normal range.

[@UmairKhan-fg9fz]

Coach greg is a legend

[@jhamumamaSwag]

😎👍🏼

[@BensMiniToons]

Taught me so much that I buy his freaking cookbook! Bought it just to give thanks and pay back a little, and my wife lost 35 pounds with the cookbook. He is the gift that just keeps on giving.

[@adamooo5268]

Check out my 4 years old transformation (12-16years old

[@ja4476]

Two things are obvious with Greg... First, he was(still is) a good teacher, second thing, he clearly knows his stuff. Educated with a lot of experiences, but furthermore, he ain't a boring teacher !!

[@rfield4308]

He has a degree and masters in Kinesiology

[@ja4476]

@@rfield4308 that's why I said , "educated" :))

[@ilovedogs2642]

Greg seems so honest I can't imagine him lying, I don't feel that way about pretty much anyone

[@joeytheman4044]

It amazes me that this bulking bs is being promoted by almost every influencer. Salute to you greg for calling it out

[@bengu5093]

With all the respect greg,let me clear this up,i'm more likely to lose my hair in time,because that's what my genetic says,i tested it over and over again with creatine,and even did analyzes.If you're like me,creatine will speed up the hair loss,if you're not you're absolutely safe,so in general,yeah,creatine won't cause any hair loss

[@ventsislavstefanov9590]

I disagree a little. I’m genetically prone to hairloss with virtually all my male relatives being bald in their 40s and I’ve been on creatine for 12 years now. I still have full head of hair when my dad was already showing signs of severe thinning when he was my age and he never worked out with weights a day in his life. Not to mention that if you start taking a dht blocker like finasteride the effect creatine has on dht is so minuscule that ultimately won’t matter.

[@Kevinc2828]

@@ventsislavstefanov9590 ur dad has nothing to do with it bud its ur mother ( well mb i should not say that i am sure there are exceptions ) But i think our mothers carry the dominant genes for when we lose our hair . yeah i just looked it up to be sure lol The primary baldness gene is on the X , or female chromosome, which men do inherit from their mothers. And it is true: the hereditary factor is more dominant on the mother's

[@ventsislavstefanov9590]

@@Kevinc2828 Still if both your grandfathers are bald and you have a father that’s on his way it’s a pretty safe bet that you’re headed that way too.

[@dujardincounters]

@@Kevinc2828 all my male relatives were bald by 22. I still have a full set of hair AND I take creatine.

[@DannyHamar]

I was almost bald by 20 :p

[@danpopov8198]

The look on Greg's face at 6:20..you can literally feel the disappointment

[@kyliejones8827]

Yessss, to me it looks like a mixture of disappointment, deflation and frustration 😬

[@ECR9419]

Yeah i felt like i wanted to hug him there :)))

[@FMI805]

m

[@richardjennex6583]

Good afternoon coach Greg and everyone watching another amazing video

[@tariqebrahim7608]

Good afternoon

[@everythingfootwear08]

What up 🤩

[@ahmedsajid148]

greg became the FBI of fitness world lol i like how clear and simple he sees things

[@odinsonthered9226]

Things I wish I was told 1. Can’t find pants that fit properly because legs grow, waist shrank 2. I’ll be hot all the time 3. Lats will destroy the arm pit area of all You favorite shirts 4. Stomach is sensitive to shit foods after eating a healthy diet

[@drippy6706]

Don't forget chafe when you run because your legs are bigger And not being able to scratch the middle of your back

[@odinsonthered9226]

@@drippy6706 oooh yea, bruh this Texas heat is tearing me up. Chafe season

[@drippy6706]

@@odinsonthered9226 ya I have you tried baby powder I carry that with me everywhere now and dump some in my pants and underwear on break Helps alot I'm not a big fan of using Vaseline or the jellies

[@odinsonthered9226]

@@drippy6706 I’ve been using speedstick dry stick deodorant. I may try powder, I don’t think I could handle Vaseline, I’m not man enough to handle the texture lol

[@maximegagnon4572]

Hey Greg, just want to say you are the best coach ! I have been following your advices since February 2021 and I lost 55 pounds so far (was 230 - now 175). Luv you

[@marcmcphee]

Building muscle happens overnight…as in…when you’re sleeping haha. ;)

[@theprwarden6728]

Facts

[@anonymous.7244]

Can Greg Plitt's physique be attained naturally by some 0.1 percentile of guys?

[@DannyHamar]

More than that

[@ly5504]

I've studied all of coach Gregg's optimum exercises for each muscle group and started a full body routine with them for two months now. I have an A day, B day, C day. The information that he gives is free but priceless. My gains are great and this whole thing is working really well for me. Thanks coach!

[@SuperT]

always nice to have a coach Greg video to watch while riding the bus home

[@TheRedLionFCTV]

Over a year ago now I built a home gym at the beginning of lockdown. I started watching Coach Greg and I have got to say I'm in the best shape I ever have been at 34 years old, I am also going in for my first men's physique contest this year after only just over a year of natural training, the amount of information I have learnt is unbelievable. The biggest influence and knowledge I have gained is to avoid all the bad advice that's out there on the Internet and social media in regards to training and nutrition. Thank you Greg and the team for such a fantastic channel that has been such a positive influence on my physical and mental wellbeing.

[@keithgriffiths9864]

Excellent. How did you do at your competition?

[@MrJacke]

1. Eat big to get big. 2. Pay attention to your anabolic window. 3. Lift lower weights for higher reps to tone. 4. Don’t eat anything but protein. 5. Eat 9 meals a day and eat for purpose, not pleasure. I’m joking.😆

[@christiaanperez5467]

lol you had me confused nice one

[@MrJacke]

@@christiaanperez5467 🤣🤣

[@brauf]

"I'm being sarcastic"

[@foralgorithm656]

My circle Greg getting older now has sight problems..how the heck did he miss Ronaldo with von moger. Ronaldo is not even von mogers off cycle size lol

[@krystopherstrickland8090]

I mean it was Arnold then Ronaldo but then the next clip is Von Monger and the guy is making it sound like Von Monger doesn’t juice. He was blind to see it didn’t say Arnold was natty but I got the whole CVM natty feel.

[@magnus8704]

@@krystopherstrickland8090 I think he was making it sound like CR7 doesn't juice, not Arnold nor Callum.

[@johannesstephanusroos4969]

VoN mOnGeR

[@krystopherstrickland8090]

@@magnus8704 Maybe but if you ask Philion every single high level athlete use roids lol. I don’t care I just wish you could be more open so that harm reduction could be a bigger process then it has ever been.

[@CommonJ676]

@@krystopherstrickland8090 not necessarely roids but I wouldn't be surprised if most of them are on some form of PED's

[@comalausa]

6:19 The look of ultimate disappointment from your dad. Right before he leaves and never comes back.

[@lindamiller2868]

Yep!

[@absolutechad7929]

COMMENT SECTION IS GOLD

[@Gabingus69]

Lol “Even the sharks know better!” Love you Coach

[@adamooo5268]

Check out my 4 years old transformation (12-16years old

[@kronedog]

Man this was a good one start to finish

[@immelting9834]

What nobody tells you is , that when you hit 40+ years in age ; training, recovery, nutrition ( to some degree) changes.

[@hannessteffenhagen61]

Nobody knows about aging?

[@boomerz1882]

Gregs coming out with just the video I want to see 🔥💰📣👏

[@michaelsammon1301]

Well in Coach Gregg. People can argue against maingaining all they like but they can’t argue that you have to get fat to grow muscle, which is what most of them are saying without realising it! Keep up the good fight.

[@adamooo5268]

Check out my 4 years old transformation (12-16years old

[@PersonalFitness11]

Lift, eat, sleep, repeat.

[@Ylikollikas]

Even at healthy 15% bodyfat its extremely slow to maingain muscle past the newbie gains phase for a natural lifter. I can't take this Greg's maingaining mantra seriously. He is promoting it because it fits well with his cook book "circle diet" fantasy where you cut once and maingain forever to your best physique.

[@ivoryking509]

Just do an anavar cycle

[@anthonybo2307]

The whole rant at the beginning about Arnold was incorrect he literally labeled him as not natural

[@sethdunn96]

Yup, Coach wrong that one. Clearly he didn't have his enhanced glasses on.

[@tom009728]

Greg misses things every once in a while. He missed the buff duded recommending turkey bacon, he thought they said just bacon and went on a rant of why they didn't recommend turkey bacon. It is what it is, I still love Greg's content and watch literally every video.

[@Rajdweep]

Chill guys hes getting old hes just 99.7% right nowadays 😂

[@AironNoriaLong]

What am I missing? Alternate universe natural Arnold??

[@tom009728]

@@AironNoriaLong in Arnold's picture there was a caption saying he was on steroids

[@abdallahmuatasim7191]

Its so exciting to sit here watching my guy G arguing with each and everyone on youtube 🤣🤣💙💙

[@TeamYouphoric]

No one tells you that you shouldn't buy V-Shreds muscle building program.

[@killahasbigrpk8711]

No I think just about everyone (even athlean x) tells you to not bey the program

[@RealDealTexas]

@@killahasbigrpk8711 but people buy it???!

[@killahasbigrpk8711]

@@RealDealTexas that’s the crazy part. People are kind of bullheaded when it comes to this

[@drewthatsme6212]

Wow 😂 I literally learned more in this one video! That I have from About 10 years of trying to gain, makes so much sense!

[@spencerschubert5001]

I don’t get the hate on “calorie surplus here. You DEFINITELY need a calorie surplus to build muscle long-term. You will get effective recomposition during newbie gains at maintenance and maybe for a few months after that. But if you eat at maintenance forever… you will gain aaaa-ZERO weight by definition and then you’ll eventually reach 8-9% body fat and feel like shit and you’ll build 1/4 as much muscle as someone who trained in a small surplus over the same amount of time. I feel like Greg is just debating semantics because he’s saying that if you don’t feel good, eat more and raise your body fat percentage. Ehhh hem… that’s called a lean bulk. Isn’t the answer for new lifters to just lift hard and track their weight and try to gain a half pound a week … and if you didn’t gain a half pound this week, next week, eat more than last time

[@roshawnseeny3885]

True idk why he uses the term maingain and not lean bulk, its like he's trying to confuse his audience

[@nicholasarana1555]

@Rebecca Sundvall yeah exactly. He acts like a 10% surplus will make you full all day. Like no lol, an extra 200-300 calories is so easy to add

[@jacobleblanc6071]

No you are wrong. Even if your surplus is about 10%, you will get so fat that you'll need to cut for 3 year, starve yourself and loose all acquired muscles... Oh. Thx Greg

[@roshawnseeny3885]

@@jacobleblanc6071 r u being sarcastic? Lol

[@QuitterKiller]

I think people genuinely neglect sleep depending on family life and work/school schedule.

[@adamooo5268]

Check out my 4 years old transformation (12-16years old

[@deioped]

@@adamooo5268 so.. puberty? Lmao

[@adamooo5268]

@@deioped not completely

[@indarknessishine]

We need to see Greg react to people's hit cardio videos, I see so many people uploading half ass hit cardio, jogging for a minute then walking a snail's pace for 2 minutes and after 20 minutes THEY BURNED 1K CALORIES, and thousands fall for the bs

[@agnel47]

I was today years old when I learned that bulking is the biggest myth for building muscle. In hindsight it makes perfect sense, of you gain fat by bulking then you need to first lose the excess fat and then only can you gain muscle as they both are NOT interchangeable. Thanks Greg.

[@frankvansant3764]

I almost did a spit take on the "reverse sloppy joe" lol

[@adamooo5268]

Check out my 4 years old transformation (12-16years old

[@rodrigul3]

Coach Greg ❤️🙏🏼 ⭕️! I never got people who said the opposite of what you felt. If you’re stuffed stop eating, if you’re hungry then eat!

[@davedunkelberger5232]

Would love to see Greg interview tony huge

[@jhamumamaSwag]

😅😅 well

[@willkey7372]

Greg freakin rules baby I’m so glad he exists he’s a higher thinker and a strait triple OG when it comes to strength and training

[@John-ei4go]

0:21 Gregg's real voice.

[@s0nnyblaz32]

"Sharks aren't the smartest human beings" - Coach Greg

[@adamooo5268]

Check out my 4 years old transformation (12-16years old

[@kevinhedman2314]

@@adamooo5268 nobody wants to watch someone go through puberty

[@DANNYTHEFROG123]

@@adamooo5268 Are you off formula yet?

[@AlecTramblayCoaching]

Greg: this is really good Them: eat in a small calorie surplus Greg: NO NO NO GOD NO!!!!

[@justsomeguyonyoutube6508]

Ah the office meme... Nice

[@salmanfarsi1732]

Best channel for bodybuilding !! Love from Bangladesh Sir !

[@ChillinWithTJ]

They don’t tell you that basic essentials….of eating a decent high protein diet and training effectively for yourself will reap most the benefits an individual will make 🤷🏽‍♂️✅

[@seanpierre1338]

greg claims "no one's more honest than greg". hard to disagree when he's keeping it real

[@brentonharris498]

I gotta pipe in here for a second to clear this up for myself. I’ve heard you talk about 200-300 being a good range for a caloric surplus before without it making you fat. so im confused as to why youre now saying that if i have a maintenance of 2,500, and i eat 2,750 that im going to get fat. Would that not be a good number for a surplus?

[@Sultan_Alwaleed]

100-200 calories surplus is more than enough, anything more than that would be unnecessary for gaining muscle while staying lean

[@fl676]

Coach has been promoting extra small surplus 30-150 Under 200 calories . Doesn’t like the word bulk calls it maingain instead when u reach your healthy body fat goal . A Lean bulk 200 surplus then creeps into 500 surplusu can get fat . He prefers u stay closer to maintenance cuz no one counts calories 💯%, but he says if u skinny eat more and if u fat slowly cut depends were u are on the spectrum when to Maingain .

[@mcb0b1]

He always changes his tune. I remember him knocking rice and rice cakes. Guess what he has rice cakes as a snack in one of his cookbooks. More spews for more views.

[@rudyromero6179]

I thought the same thing. If he would’ve took a couple seconds to do the math he’d realize that a 10% surplus is very reasonable. Glad someone else caught that and calling it out

[@adammangione4464]

That is a good number. Greg is all over the place with this. He says to eat at maintenance while building muscle and keeping your body fat percentage the same which is impossible 🤦

[@samuelbrown4764]

Bulking can REALLY help skinny NATURAL lifters because it helps us build strength way more than if we’re at maintenance the whole time on 10-12% body fat. Strength building and progressive overload is EXTREMELY important when it comes to building muscle natural and reaching our genetic plateau. Greg doesn’t seem to understand the difference between a SLIGHT caloric surplus, and an EXTREME bulk and bear mode fat gain lmao. A small caloric deficit, especially with all the calories you’re burning from the physical exercise, and the heightened metabolism from muscle gain is not gonna make u fat. You’ll SLOWLY gain maybe 2 to 3% of extra body fat over 2 years. And you’re gonna get WAY better gains than trying to stay right at maintenance.

[@TronleHD]

I feel sorry for any beginners watching this that want to get big and get scared of eating in even a SLIGHT surplus because coach Greg says they will get fat...

[@mysharona6754]

@ 7:50 he says if you are too thin you can eat more

[@rowersuarez8143]

​@@mysharona6754 You will still have to bulk check out jason blaha new video

[@mysharona6754]

@@rowersuarez8143 original comment ignored the part where Greg specifically said people with low bodyfat can eat more. Just like people say Greg demonizes fat in your diet because they don't actually listen to what he is really saying. Even Jeff recently made a video talking about maingaining is better than bulking. MOST people have enough extra bodyfat that they can maingain

[@rowersuarez8143]

@@mysharona6754 Greg Doucette is right that if you are lets say 6 2 , at 155 pounds, 8% bodyfat, you really got to eat. Also yes the avage american man is overweigtht, so recomping( maingainibg ) is manageable, also because they novices. Ik that greg promotes being at lets sat 18 percent bodyfat percent(optimal) while increasing muscle, i get it. But is doesnt work. You see in theroy the body should be a ble to use 40 -50 calories for msucle building. But muscle is expensive in calories. So let say your in a 300 calorie bulk, the body seeing that there is abundance of food, will probably use 150 calories for muscle building and the rest for body fat,

[@ryanschultz9037]

Even my mom tells me I don't need to bulk to gain muscle. "Don't buy mass gainer." Solid advice.

[@Swidhelm]

I eat 4-5 meals a day. And the way the breaks are set up where I work, it's super easy, barely an inconvenience.

[@cimi93x]

When will you stop demonizing reasonable caloric surpluses? 10% caloric surplus is perfect, and will definitely not make anyone fat in the long run. Anything below that is insanely difficult to measure accurately and you end up being in a deficit half the time.

[@cimi93x]

@Brian Smith yep sometimes i feel like he just wants something to yell about

[@tonii4673]

Facts. I maybe gained a bit of muscle when I was in a cut but that were noobie gains. When I started bulking was when I started noticing reasonable gains. I did jump on a dirty bulk a bit later so I fcked it up but I am doing a normal lean bulk now.

[@arthurmorgandegen]

10% calorie surplus is far better for building muscle than maingaining. Mike Israetel and MPMD both champion surplus eating for muscle gain then when you hit 15% - 17% BF (or when you start getting fluffy) then go on a small cut for a few weeks then repeat. Greg makes out like small cuts are so difficult when they aren't!

[@nick72799]

dude this 100%! i cringed when he said that, really a guy who maintains on 2000 is gonna get fat on 2200 a day? like dude 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@DonitsoT]

Guys i think you missed the point he Was making. He said that you don’t need the surplus to grow muscle, which is true. Although he is an advocate of the maingain eating, i don’t think he would shit on people for eating 10% surplus. Correct me if I’m wrong, though

[@c-jcleaning..4605]

I agree with your first statement! I totally rely on your info these days very motivating!

[@srleplay]

Thing no one tells you about building muscle, literally everyone with fitness channel will tell you most of these

[@ldwman]

I'll watch this when I get home from work but Greg, when are the pre-workout pre-orders coming in!? The wait is killing me!

[@oneaboveall000]

Gravity gives pure information. You agreed to him like 85% of the time (which you generally don't) But I think that "No one tells you" was to get a few more extra views.

[@Lev782]

This is a great video. Good to know I’ve been following the right advice. Especially the one with working out no more than 5-6 days a week, which is usually my regular schedule. I admit I’ve always wanted to do the “no days off” 7 days a week routine but it’s just too taxing on the body especially if you’re putting in great effort each day. The “no days” off routine can be overrated at times

[@juliusvirtasalo]

The 4-5 meals a day always confused me as in our culture (finland) it has always been the norm to me. Breakfast, Lunch, afternoon snack, Dinner and Before bed snack. Sure there are times we skip some but the ideal rythm has been taught to me since I was a little kid.

[@elizabethseiden9938]

Hi Coach Greg!!! Amazing video!!! I’ve been traveling in Wisconsin for three months now!!! I’ve gained forty pounds of fat!!! I want to become a Personal Trainer so I can get the weight off and stay healthy for life!!! I had a rough time dealing with my dad who’s a jealous narcissistic, Debbie Downer!!! He wasn’t happy for me on the big 50! I worked so hard to lose all of the weight! 😂❤

[@areurdytoparty]

7:18 - onwards Greg feels like he is personally attacking me, thats exactly what happened to me when I started training

[@mr.wicked8697]

Literally the best fitness expert on you tube. The real deal. And funny AF.

[@thepaladin7816]

3:57 I would agree it isn't that difficult to eat 3 or more times a day. Even if you have an 8+ hour job, you can eat when you wake up, at 1st break, lunch, 2nd break, when you get home, and before you go to sleep. Of course, I eat like an animal, so who am I to say anything 😅

[@Migler1]

At my work we have one break, and that’s lunch.

[@treasurethetime2463]

People are so dramatic. The dummies like to act like it's so difficult. Carrying around cases of Tupperware of dry chicken breast. Arnold had the most honest approach. He would just reduce his usual glass of wine he would have with dinner and jog a little farther. No drama. No exaggeration. No weird foods.

[@HairyANUS96]

Thank you Greg!!!

[@elias.alfaro27]

I love your videos coach, keep educating us with the best information!

[@Wise_Frog]

Thankfully we have gshred to tell us whether is bs or actual quality information 🙌🏻

[@cimi93x]

lmao i can detect the sarcasm in this comment

[@thecetera4626]

"Sharks aren't as smart as humans." "Follow the brains of sharks, they're smarter than humans." -Doc Gregory

[@antoniosalles3134]

Greg. For the longest time the myth of bulking has made many overweight gym goers, like myself, who then suffered with the extra weight. One thing that you mentioned that I agree 100% is that a lot of people are overeating because they see their favorite bodybuilder eat 10 times a day, but never mention the amount of gear they are taking, or the fact they are in the 1% genetically.

[@ygalel]

I love his videos because he sometimes contradicts himself from his previous videos lol

[@mighty0974]

He seems to me getting closer to the "spews for views" that he despises.

[@nicholasarana1555]

Yeah he doesnt seem to be very consistent

[@CameronEarlyMusic]

@@mighty0974 how so

[@sfarsitulumi]

Coach Greg making me think i'm not training hard enough even tho I train my heart out

[@nighttempest7163]

Greg: *yells 99.7% of the time he's filming a video His pets: *on about their own lives and not fretting Greg: *claps once His pets: 😱🙀

[@whiteboyangel4838]

Bulking isn't always needed unless you are really underweight I started working retail and was doing like 20-25k steps a day and eating same as high-school high-school i dropped to 135 at 5'11. I started "bulking" and I made it to almost 150 now need to check again. I believe in bulking maybe not dirty bulking but it has many benefits if you are underweight

[@DarkAssasin261]

Top 1 thing they dont tell you should’ve been: GET THE FRIGGIN COOK BOOK

[@adamooo5268]

Check out my 4 years old transformation (12-16years old

[@sergiofilippi9545]

@@adamooo5268 bro stop spamming your channel, please

[@rizennsunn]

Damn, Gregory has two voices. Presentation voice and conversation voice, cool👍

[@ecse.gaming]

He was saying in some previous videos that is alright to add 200-300 kcals to you maintanance to build muscles. Now he is saying that you are gaining fat if you are in a 200kcal surplus. LOL

[@seanoreilly2827]

Yep, every video about building muscle..just have a 300 calorie surpluse for a year and you can cut off the fat in 6 weeks..

[@RthereNEusernames]

Yeah that's some nonsense imo. A 30 calorie surplus for someone trying to build muscle is peanuts. You're gonna take 5 years to gain 10lbs at that rate.

[@colinbrannon2051]

Another great video Coach

[@weakstrong3872]

Maingaining led me to building 11lbs of muscle in 9 months so he isn’t lying...

[@JohnnyHellraiser]

11 lbs of newbie gains

[@weakstrong3872]

@@JohnnyHellraiser I have been training for 2 years prior where I gained 16lbs...but to be honest it’s normal to make these gains during puberty. So maingaining actually works you don’t want to believe it because you want to eat 5000 calories a day and be fat because you want to

[@JohnnyHellraiser]

@@weakstrong3872 So ur just gonna assume im fat? Ive been training for close to a DECADE. 5'10 175/180 lbs. point im trying to say is that newbies shouldnt worry too much on getting shredded abs. Its quite laughable but hey ive been there before lmao.

[@weakstrong3872]

@@JohnnyHellraiser I understand, but maingaining doesn’t require you to have shredded abs. You are meant to maintain a healthy bodyfat percentage that helps you put on muscle, for me that was like 11% bodyfat, for others it may be 21%. Greg isn’t lying about maingaining. He has bulked in the past and maintained and gained muscle.

[@JohnnyHellraiser]

@@weakstrong3872 Oh I see, somehow I thought maingaining was staying shredded while gaining muscle mass lol. Then I agree coz ive done mainganing for the most part.

[@infernal6969]

Agree i bulked gained alot of weight and felt very uncomfortable then had to cut wich was also anoying, rather stay "low" on fat% and make steady gains at a lower weight

[@P1pis1990]

I believe Greg is exaggerating a bit about the 10% thing. A man that need 2000 calories for maintenance, with 10% more he will just eat 2200 calories per day. Just how low above your maintenance do you have to be to gain as much lean muscle as possible;

[@brienelwoodwashburn2839]

Agreed. The other thing is that he acknowledged you’ll put on muscle much more rapidly in the beginning phase as a new lifter, but increased muscle synthesis will require increased calories, so for a new lifter it seems you’d want a surplus of at least 10%, if not 20%. Once your unable to synthesize muscle as rapidly then 5-10% would seem to make sense.

[@FitAfter50]

One year ago I was 170 pounds and about 18% body fat or so (laser eyes). Now still 170 and probably 13-15%BF. last year 7 days of cardio this year 4x/wk lift, 3x/wk cardio. ~2200 calories in both instances. Last year IF, this year 3 meals plus 2 snack one fruit one protein bar. Don't need extra calories to build muscle. Need patience as it builds slowly.

[@skaizu]

You are just wasting your time

[@FitAfter50]

@@skaizu Nah I am doing great. I feel good, look fine, I can still run good for being 50. Lost body fat and gained muscle. I eat and drink what I want with good portion control. All is well.

[@jacoblee6707]

Hey Greg! I was wandering, when you want to gain muscle but you are obese, do you have to lose the weight and then gain the muscle or should you try gain the muscle during your weight loss?

[@tom009728]

You will most likely build muscle while being in a deficit and losing body fat if you are currently obese. Once you are thin, it becomes much harder if not impossible to gain muscle in a deficit. Greg would suggest a 300-500 calorie deficit and start training, slowly progress to train harder than last time. If you try and drop the weight too fast, you will lose a lot of the muscle you currently have and prevent yourself from being able to build more while you lose weight.

[@tatefandom2647]

You gain during your weight loss. Continue eating 1 gram of protein per lb of the target body weight you are aiming for. And make sure you are in a calorific deficit. This is pulled from his videos ^^ good stuff ! Best of luck !

[@Lucifer_334]

My Stomach Always listen to Coach Greg.

[@lukeharris6138]

I’ve got a question. I’m a 14 yr old and I’ve been working out since I was 12. 90 lbs and 5 ft 2. I take a rest day on Sunday. should I gain weight because I know I need to hit puberty soon and I can’t be 90lbs for the rest of my life. How many calories should I add if any? I’m lean enough to see about 5/6 abs when I flex. I track my calories and I’m at maintenance. Looking for helpful info, thanks. Also he says about 20 sets/ body part per week. I do 24 and I feel like if I did less it wouldn’t be a lot. Ex: for chest I do 4 exercises for 3 sets each. 1-2 sets per exercise are to failure. I do that twice a week. I get sore but I’m usually fully recovered by the next time I train that body part.

[@foralgorithm656]

Hi first of all you are 14 years old eat surplus of 200-500 and make sure you don't get too fat..your growth hormone can differ by how much fat you are which might impact your height in long-run but not significant enough.. eat quality food you don't need to train 24 sets per week trust me....focus on proper form and train them around 12-18 hard sets .. intensity over volume..super high volumes will fatigue your cns which will impede performance if you don't take deload frequently..and also you are young decrease some volume and play some sport or do some kind of atheltic activity.. you are too lean may be gain some weight til around 15bf%

[@DanielQRT]

assuming you've got a normal appetite just eat till you're full at least 3 times a day, don't bother tracking calories. also you definitely need to be putting the lbs on you, as you said you can't be 90 lbs the rest of your life

[@rickyjones9226]

Just eat one extra meal a day your 14 u don’t need to think too much about gaining weight coz in two 3 years you will get taller an weigh more anyway u only want to gain a couple pound a month don’t track Kcals yet eat good plenty protein if your 90 pouns have 100 grams of protein and increase as weight does. Enjoy keep up the hard work and the gains will come in time

[@ixplain]

Dont neglect fats or else you will have issues with hormones

[@calebkimm325]

I'm cracking up at 2:58 in the AM! BIG G is hilarious. So effervescent.

[@tstub53]

i swear a 10% calorie surplus is quite a lean bulk (~200-300 calorie surplus a day for most people)?

[@jhamumamaSwag]

Not for fat f*cks like me man.. 😕

[@tfunkhou88]

200 calories a day is a lb of fat in 2 1/2 weeks. That’s 21lbs of fat a year.

[@rowersuarez8143]

@@tfunkhou88so you just think the body will only store it as fat.SMH. Stop using, oh if eat 200 cal a day x30 daysx 12 months=21 fat, that terrible thinking, it doesnt work like that!

[@tfunkhou88]

@@rowersuarez8143 tell me how many pounds of muscle you’re going to gain in 2 1/2 weeks…or a year 🤷‍♂️

[@rowersuarez8143]

@@tfunkhou88 In 2 weeks less than a pound , in a year maybe 10-12 net pounds of muscle. Also i know you are trolling. Actually if you do the math technically you would gain 1.28 pound muscle, now i know that wouldnt be a muscle . there is no reliable accurate way to track how many calories you are eating exatcly.

[@shafiqkhan8408]

Greg you make more sense than other people Keep on going

[@Miiike]

It’s hard and takes a longggggg time

[@jaimelacalle2802]

and here i am bulking because i heard everywhere it was optimal, thanks for the advice!

[@elainacatalina5152]

Greg: *Claps* Greg: oops freaked out some dogs lol Cat: no movement, chill asf Queen

[@adamooo5268]

Check out my 4 years old transformation (12-16years old

[@joehaefeker5752]

I find some of the big muscle people smarter than average including you coach Greg 👍