Ep. #971: How to Lean Bulk (Maximize Muscle Gain, Not Fat)
Muscle for Life with Mike Matthews
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How to Build Muscle Effectively With Lean Bulking
Lean bulking is a method of dieting that involves temporarily maintaining a calorie surplus. Consistently eating more calories than you burn so as to maximize the amount of muscle and strength you can gain. Muscle protein synthesis rate drops of the rate at which your body can create new muscle Proteins and of course repair damaged muscle proteins goes down. Hormones are negatively affected at least as far as muscle building goes testosterone tends to go down for example cortisol tends to go up, also your workout performance suffers.
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