#198: Upgrade Your Gaining Game

3D Muscle Journey

Brad, Jeff, and Alberto talk about the necessity of gaining weight for maximizing your physique.

Why is gaining weight so important? What are the coaches' thoughts on cutting before starting a gaining phase? How much body fat is too much? Once you reach your goal body weight, then what? What are the coaches' thoughts on DEXA scans and circumference measurements? How can you plan out your next gaining phase?

The answers to these questions, plus many more are covered in this episode.

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Timestamps

0:00- Introduction
2:25- Gaining weight is a key element to improving how you look
10:28- How Brad and Jeff went about things at the beginning of their lifting journey
23:33- Putting on muscle as you get more advanced
32:24- The coaches' thoughts on cutting before gaining/bulking
38:12- Under what conditions are the coaches their strongest?
41:51- How much body fat is too much?
53:37- The coaches' thoughts on DEXA scans and circumference measurements
59:30- Planning your next gaining phase

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Selected Links From This Episode

Vault VIP Membership- https://www.3dmjvault.com/bundles/vip

3DMJ Podcast Episode #172: Minicuts: Not So Fast- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jADHoldJ4AE&t=1s

Monthly Applications In Strength Sport (MASS)- https://www.3dmusclejourney.com/mass

Magnitude and Composition of the Energy Surplus for Maximizing Muscle Hypertrophy: Implications for Bodybuilding and Physique Athletes- https://journals.lww.com/nsca-scj/Abstract/2020/10000/Magnitude_and_Composition_of_the_Energy_Surplus.9.aspx

Is an Energy Surplus Required to Maximize Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy Associated With Resistance Training- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31482093/

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