3D Muscle Journey #263: Why Is Gaining So Hard?
Alberto, Jeff, and Nick discuss the struggles with gaining weight in the offseason, finding your ideal rate of gain, identifying what your current rate of adaptation is, and advice to help you stay patient when you’re doing all you can do. Who should bulk? What can happen when you get too fixated on gaining weight at a certain rate or weighing a certain amount? What were the coaches’ motivations for and experiences while intentionally gaining weight for the first time? How beneficial is a “dreamer’s bulk”? Can you force-feed muscle growth? The answers to these questions and many more are covered in this episode.
Timestamps
0:00- Introduction
3:43- The coaches’ motivations for and experiences while intentionally gaining weight for the first time
21:37- How beneficial is a “dreamer’s bulk”?
33:09- Finding the ideal rate of gain and offseason weight for you
38:29- Markers the coaches look at to help them determine if an athlete is gaining at a good rate
46:58- Knowing what your/your athlete’s current rate of adaptation is
50:13- Advice for staying patient and on track in the offseason
55:42- Feeling like you have unfinished business at the end of a prep
Selected Links From This Episode
The 3DMJ Vault- https://www.3dmjvault.com/bundles/vip
The Vault Quick Start Guide (Vault Course)- https://www.3dmjvault.com/courses/quick-start-guide
Pro Bodybuilder Case Study (Vault Course)- https://www.3dmjvault.com/courses/pro-bodybuilder-case-study
The Recovery Diet (Vault Course)- https://www.3dmjvault.com/courses/the-recovery-diet
Sustainable Fat Loss (Vault Course)- https://www.3dmjvault.com/courses/sustainable-fat-loss
Blood Flow Restriction Training (Vault Course)- https://www.3dmjvault.com/courses/BFR
Monthly Applications In Strength Sport (MASS)- https://www.3dmusclejourney.com/mass
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