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GUEST SERIES | Dr. Andy Galpin: Optimize Your Training Program for Fitness & Longevity

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Hypertrophy

Many people who try and quote unquote bulk up basically just end up expanding the size of their cheeks and face along with their limbs and torso. The idea of deliberately overeating to the point where a lot of body fat stores come along, I would imagine that would just make the April through June phase that much harder. Some folks who have a high percentage of body fat and a low level of fitness training can actually get away with just being either isochloric technically or even a little bit lower but still adding some muscle while losing some fat. For most folks, that's going to be challenging. So you're going to want to be in a hyper caloric state.

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