Is "Gaintaining" KILLING Your Gains? (Possibly, And Here's Why)
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Is "Gaintaining" KILLING Your Gains? (Possibly, And Here's Why)
Can you build muscle optimally by using a "gaintain"/"maingain" approach where you eat at maintenance calories rather than in a calorie surplus? Can you build muscle without a calorie surplus? That's what we're discussing in today's video. The idea that you can build muscle at maintenance calories has been a fairly popular topic as of late. The issue I see is that it tends to get over-simplified into a simple black or white answer. In reality, it depends on the individual in terms of their existing body fat percentage, and it depends on what is specifically meant by "gaintain" or "maingain", whether that means to literally eat your exact maintenance calories, or to eat in a small calorie surplus of around 100-300 above maintenance. In this video I break the subject down step by step and explain who should gaintain/maingain, who should simply eat in a basic calorie surplus and how many calories you need to gain muscle. I also outline an alternative approach you can use to build muscle without fat (or at least, build muscle and stay lean overall) that involves shorter bulking and cutting cycles as opposed to longer ones. If you want to gain muscle, not fat, then make sure to watch this video and drop a comment letting me know your thoughts. - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
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One caveat I would put, Greg did a video explaining maingain more. He’s not saying not to cut or lean bulk , if you over weight need to cut , if skinny need to bulk.
Greg says it’s after you get to the weight goal and body fat percentage then maintain the weight so you don’t have to yo yo diet. Not be skinny and maingain and not build muscle. No he’s saying pick your body fat percentage that u can maintain all year like 15% and its then easier to cut if you have to. The goal is to stay near maintenance which probably u are in a small surplus .
@@fl676 This video isn't specifically about Greg. I'm just addressing the topic in general.
With regards to the free plan, if I can’t feel my lats during pull ups, are they still getting a good stimulus to grow?
@@Sean_Nalewanyj I agree with u, just wanted to get it out there a lot of the bulkers get wrong about maingain , they think how I’m gonna get to 180 or 200lb with muscle if I’m at low surplus maingain at 160lb.
U can lean bulk to 180, then stay at 180 all year round maingain now instead of cutting too low back to 160 or over bulking to 200lb. Sorta where your physique is now , u been maintaining a healthy body fat percentage this year which then makes it easier if u want to cut a little for the summer and not yo yo diet
But I agree with u technically when u main gain u are in a small surplus 200-300 calories over maintenance which is similar to a lean bulk but I see a lean bulk closer to the 400-600 calorie surplus . Then dory bulk 1,000 calories or more surplus
@@fl676 Not really - many times he preaches that you should gain muscles through maingaining/recomposition/on calorie deficit even and like Sean said - in some point, some level, it's not efficient or even possible and it can be "harmful" advice. I tried it on myself, (I have friends who tried it) even with a bit higher body fat - whole year literally lost, spinning around, no strength gained. I don't say - do dirty bulk and get fat as fuck. But, if you are not beginner/ PEDs user/back to gym after break - go with some calorie surplus, aim at about 0.3-0.5% of your body weight gain a week. It won't get you excessively fat but after few monts and some visible, signifficant muscle (and a bit fat) gain - skip to not agressive cut phase, loose some fat and go again with lean bulk.
And at the end - his advice of mainganing for open bodybuilders to build muscle mass is a JOKE. There is no way to do it for such advanced guys. They must push boundaries further, also with forced eating. There is literally NOT EVEN ONE big bodybuilder who does like that.
Coach Greg is setting up his video camera RIGHT NOW.
Just to note, this video wasn’t intended as a “response” to Greg. Many have discussed this topic including Jeff Nippard, Mike Israetel, Menno etc. In practical terms I think Greg and I agree for the most part maybe aside from some slight nuance.
@@Sean_Nalewanyj John Meadows and Dorian Yates agree with you and Greg.
@@Sean_Nalewanyj I think Greg would agree with you. You spoke facts and gave detailed examples. I think both of you are amazing although the Coachman is more entertaining with his parrot voice and screaming antics. Love you both
I bet frank zane would agree also
Sean is so underrated he deserves 5x the amount of subscribers he has.... to bad everyone likes following drama instead of knowledge😔
Thanks man!
drama brought me to his channel tho so I can't complain
@@Doggerhosen Kinda true, the drama between Greg and Jeff fake weights, and this guy comes in with straight facs
@@Sean_Nalewanyj keep posting man, haven't seen any vids for a long time now
He really is... He maintains a consistent look to this day... This video is 2 years old and he looks more muscular now but has the same shape. He really makes it easy to understand too. I'm not an idiot, but fitness info can be overwhelming if you don't condense the channels you keep track of.
"Maingain harder than last time" - Greg screaming in the background 🤣
I am pushing 58 years of age.
I read all the mags 40 years ago, and was stupid enough to believe them.
Sean is the most truthful guy I have listened to.
Agreed!
Sean: Is Gaintaining KILLING Your Gains?
Coach Greg: Left the chat
Aside from some slight nuance I think we mostly agree on this.
If I know coach Greg (and I think I do), he will love 99% of this video (because it is excellent), but probably call you out hard on the 1%! 😂
Sean Cavalier
I "gaintained" for about two years, basically, training normally and eating high protein but not tracking food intake. Weight stayed roughly the same, but didn't really change leanness, nor did I add any appreciable muscle or strength. I'm now back to dedicated bulk and cut cycles.
Damn is like 2 years wasted, but at least your learned something.
bad genetics lol
@@boeingfan2479 No. Muscle doesn't come out of thin air, you need a surplus if you want appreciable muscle gain
No your body has stored energy so unless you are sub 10% you don’t need a surplus
@@yus5866 Okay then, try maingaining at 12% and report back to me in 6 months and see how it goes. Don't say I didn't warn you, you're going to make close to no progress in your strenght and size, good fucking luck dude. When you want to get real and take this seriously, start actually bulking intelligently
Have fun keeping your precious little abs meanwhile you're still wearing S sized shirts 3 years into lifting and nobody can even tell you lift... get fucking real
You know what’s killing my gains? These damn lockdowns and gym closures!
Then just do high volume push ups and pulls ups... you don't even need gym
Time to get a home gym.
@@alistairrogers5007 on the flor dude, everyone has flor in their rooms... options are limitless
@@Jnikola97 where do I do the fuckin pullups
@@alistairrogers5007 if you don't have place to do pull ups do some inverted rows... use your brain
Im 28 and run in the morning before my construction job, then lift weights after work. I’m content with being slim/athletic. Don’t ignore the cardio, especially when your older.
As someone who has been trying to “maingaining” since recovering from the disaster of their first and last dirty bulk, this was an interesting watch. I managed to cut down to about 12% but have since then gone up a couple percent during my maingaining which was worrying me. After watching this video, I’ve kind of decided to just let it be and try to focus on building more muscle.
I'm about 15% right now and was planning on knocking my daily intake to 2000 ceiling until the Spring/early Summer and then was gonna be in a 100-200 or so surplus. I was hoping to be what you were, 12-13%, then slowly get bigger like you tried.
What should I do? You sound a step or two ahead of me. I really want to shift this last bit of lower back blub.
@@dave93x Jeez, can’t believe it’s already almost been a year. Well, I floundered a lot up until the end of August. I was maintaining my weight and my body fat didn’t seem to change much, however I didn’t seem to gain much muscle either. There could be more reasons than diet for that though, my training wasn’t great exactly.
I cared too much about being lean so I was constantly flip-flopping between cutting and maingaining (seriously hindering my gains). After I flip-flopped between cut and maingain for the last time back in August, I let my calorie intake fluctuate (still mindful not to eat to much). And I refocused my efforts on progressive overload.
And these past few months my lifts have been going great. I do a PPL split and in the last 2.5 months I’ve come back stronger every session except for one.
As for what you should do it’s really up to you and your goals. All I can say is I have benefitted from they way I’m doing things now. I was probably about 13-14% when I started this fall and I appear to still be in the teens, I don’t think I’ve hit 20% yet.
I feel like I’m babbling on and you probably just want my advice, but I just want to explain everything properly. If you’re really 15%, I think you should just eat well and train hard. You don’t need a crazy surplus, I’ve been shooting for a pound a month weight gain. After that just double down on tracking lifts and trying to go harder than last time, either in weight or reps.
Again, long-winded but I hope it helps.
@@Nick-wc7ov not long winded at all. Sometimes I just feel like eating instinctively and not counting everything or being strict but, like you, I want to be lean.
I'm about 151-153lbs right now in the mornings at 5'9. As I said I've still got that last bit of lower back blub to shift and I do feel I need 2000 ceiling to do it. I just feel like I'm really getting too low down on the weight though sometimes.
If I relax on it a little and keep training I'd be fucking devastated if I just oiled on the side flab even more. It seems it's the first place that shows 🤣
My diet is super clean and I workout 6 days per week with the recommended 3 hours of cardio. Just feels like if I go below where I'm at now it's like another step down and I reckon when I'm happy I'll be near the mid to low 140's and that just doesn't seem wise.
@@dave93x When I did my big cut after the dirty bulk my lowest weigh in was 152lbs at 6’ even. I also trained six days a week, 30 minutes of moderate intensity cardio every day I trained, and a physically taxing job all while eating 1800 calories. Even then I still had an undesirable amount of fat right below the navel and on my lower back. If I really want to get rid of it I’d probably have to go single digit bf.
I honestly think you could drop below 2000 calories. Cbum was eating 1800 right before the Olympia. I only bring it up because if a muscle-bound, enhanced freak like Cbum can survive off 1800 for a period of time, you certainly can with much less ill side-effects.
I don’t think there’s anything wrong with being 140lbs. If that’s the weight you’re at when you like how you look, then that’s fine. As long as your body composition is sustainable and healthy for you, I don’t think the weight matters much.
I don’t have a picture so I can’t say for certain. But if I compare your stats to mine, under the assumption that you haven’t been lifting as long as me, I doubt you’re actually 15% bf. If I had to guess based off the information I have, I’d say you’re probably closer to 18-20%. Again, just guess and there are plenty of factors that could change my answer.
If that’s the case though, I think you’re safe to continue cutting. At the very least you don’t need a calorie surplus. At the end of they day it’s up to you and your goals. All I can say is constantly trying to stay lean appeared to inhibit my muscle gain. Once I added back a few pounds and focused on progressive overload, I experienced great progress.
Bodybuilding is just a long process for most of us. I’ve only been lifting about 2.25 years (most of it cutting) and am devastated that I’m not 200lbs shredded lol. The most important piece of advice I can give is to pick one (cut, bulk, maingain) and stick with it for more than 4-6 weeks. If I could add up all the time I spent spinning my wheels, it’s probably around 6-8 months worth.
I guess this is the bottom line:
If you want to be lean/shredded more than anything then keep cutting. You can go below 2000 if you need to. Unless you have issues unbeknownst to me, you’ll be fine.
If you want more muscle when you actually lean down, put leanness on the back burner for now. If you’re actually around 15% shoot for a slow rate of gain (like a pound per month), you probably won’t even really need an active calorie surplus. Try and progress your lifts the best you can, and just stick to that grind for at the very /least/ three months. If you’re a little fatter, just do the same thing with no rate of gain.
I personally want to have a lot more muscle before I try getting lean again. And what I’ve been doing so far has been working great for me. I think you should put being lean aside for now but as always, your call to make. Good luck bro!
@@Nick-wc7ov if I'm not where I want to be by late Spring/Summer then I probably will gently up my calories over a period of time and just focus on gaining. My body feels like it wants to be 170-180 in all honesty. I would say I'm 15% everywhere other than the stubborn area 🤣
I've seen slow but definite progress the last 2 or so months I've been at a 2200 ceiling.
End of February this year I was 151lbs, got bored with it and went up to 163 in summer. Saw photos of myself and wasn't happy with the fat on my lower belly so now I'm back here again. For some reason I've seen progress this time around. I've been on creatine since mid September this year too.
I started focusing on resistance stuff September of last year. Up until that point the majority of 2020 was on the bike everyday, eating as little as 1300. I was unhealthily obsessed.
You know, I think my concern is that when I was eating that little and biking everyday, I did get down to around 145. When that happened I felt great. I got comments off my family though about my appearance, saying I "looked gaunt" and it totally knocked me. I'm aware I may need to go a step further (than someone without stubborn fat) to get rid of it. Jeff Nippard and someone he was talking to in a vid I watched recently said as much.
I am definitely planning to go for a 2000 ceiling after Christmas though. I will be adding 15 minutes to my daily cardio too I think, so total per week I'll be doing 3hrs 45 minutes or so.
If I can find this comment by Summer I'll update but, yeah, this all takes time so I'll just have to commit like I did that first time on 1300 calories, but obviously do it in an actual healthy manner which is how I've been operating for about 15 months now.
I would agree with the overall message: slow bulk until you don't feel lean enough, then mini cut.
Personally I've found that longer cuts (1+ months) do kill my strength, but a mini cut of 2-3 weeks typically doesn't. I've even made slight gains in the beginning so this will be what I'm aiming for in the future.
For Sean, maintenance = maintaining bodyweight.
For Greg, maintenance = maintaining bodyfat %
Theres no difference
@@saigajv
There is because I think the person meant maintaining body fat as keeping the same body fat percentage which you can do even though you gain fat
@@owais1444 Which would imply that the level of fat gain and muscle gain are the same. That’s impossible for an intermediate and above.
@@saigajv
It would mean that the ratio of fat and muscle you gain will be the same as the current ratio that you have, and it definitely isn't impossible, ofc as an intermediate/advanced lifter you will put on less muscle but that doesn't mean you can't keep the same ratio
@@saigajv Have your heard of body recomposition?
Nice good idea , definitely will be looking forward to any updates on your progress
More people need to see this video!
Sean has helped me through so much with his content. I'm grateful to him!
"your body is a just a survival and replicating machine" way to making me feel special Sean :)
Thanks for the vid, great info as usual!
I thought it was a temple of God but never mind. I’m just a meatball machine flying through space with no purpose or moral value... :( I’m depressed now!
😂
@@conservativeguitarsingerjs7937 Dont forget we have no free will either, so we’re just nature’s flesh puppets.
You are not your body
@@idan7989 Yes, you are.
Great video Sean, really love all the information you're giving out, along with sharing your valuable personal experiences. I hope Coach Greg reviews this as a lot of other people do, and I'm pretty sure you guys agree on this subject, you just have different ways of explaining it.
You two are my most valuable learning resources about fitness on all of TH-cam!
Your content is always on point. Your channel subscribers should be at 1M IMO. Thank you for all the time you put into providing accurate information in a sea of BS out there.
Thanks for the video, been waiting to hear your take on this!
I think one aspect that is not emphasized as much is that it can work as long as you are not lean. Most people that want to improve their physique fall into that category, but sometimes get confused by the conventional advice, getting into an unnecessary surplus that makes them even fatter.
Your honesty is always appreciated.
This is one of the best explanations of how the body works I've ever heard.
Great video as always, Sean! I'm very overweight and I've lost about 60lbs already with a lot more to go but I've sort of stagnated for a long while now and your videos have started motivating me to continue to do better. 💪🏽
love how honest u are bro keep it up
The right video at the right time. I just ended my cutting phase a couple of days ago and now I am following this Gaintaining phase. I will personally stick to it until I plateau then I will switch to a bulking phase. I find this approach convenient since I will be building momentum and mental toughness to avoid these anxiety attacks as you eloquently put it XD. Thanks Sean for the great content, keep it up!
Super clear explanation Sean. You gave me a personal plan and it works exactly like that. I aim gaining muscles because I am in a little surplus. Keep on going strong👊. Gerold
Great video! Cutting deep for me...👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
So glad to have u as a fitness coach for life. No Bs and right to the point as always great stuff Sean.
This is probably the best video on this topic I've ever seen. Thank you Sean!!!
Thank you! This is the piece of the puzzle that I always thought was missing from the maingain-approach, which the champions for it often fail to mention.
Hey Sean, thanks for the straight forward, no nonsense knowledge. It's nice to see a guy not relying on lame gimmicks to get the point across. I've subscribed today!!
Nice one Sean, thanks for great info as always
love the content brother
Great breakdown Sean, thanks! 🔥💪😁
9 months ago I started physical therapy. 6 months ago I started going hard at training. I was getting stronger and doing better... and then I plateaued and then I started getting weaker... and then I noticed that I had actually lost 24 pounds in a few months going from 188 to 164. I'm 6’1, male.
Even though it looked much better, I was still skinny fat. Some part of my stomach was refusing to lose that last bit of fat, even though I lost 24 lb. Now that I'm bulking back up and trying my best to do a clean bulk, I'm definitely getting stronger and gaining more muscle again. There's no possible way I could have gaintained or maintained and still built more muscle without eating in a calorie surplus...no matter what Greg Doucette says it would have been impossible. That much has been proven by the fact that I'm getting stronger with noticeable results with this calorie surplus.
Great vid. No nonsense and to the point
Awesome, awesome video! Now I have a clearer eating plan and I'm very satisfied with it.
Thanks!
Great video champ! Love this topic!
Always On Point!!! Thanks Sean👊🏾💯💪🏾
Exactly what I needed to hear. Thanks for the info !
Always nice advice ☺️ Thanks Sean
I enjoy Sean's information.
Loving your stuff my bro, youre my favorite and go-to fitness advice
Incredibly valuable info here from Sean especially for us Ectomorphs trying to gain. The “ebb and flow” he describes is the key I’ve found. Biggest challenge is how to hit your daily surplus. Counting calories is lame because it’s too inaccurate and time consuming. After years of working with old school ideas that didn’t work, I’ve finally found the trick that works for me. There’s not enough discussion online about this challenge but Sean does the best.
Best vid I've seen on the topic, thanks.
Can’t wait on the Keto results and the protein sparing mod fast results . Thanks for doing these to compare and show us what works versus what is just another way that works
Earned the bell notification with this one.
Godam, this is actually useful information. Thank you for having a simple and fair explanation.
Every person needs to listen to this!!!
Awesome video, awesome info! Thank you :)
Very very good video.
Logical. On point.
Your video is informative as always
Cheers bro!
I keep enjoying your videos , and glad to see u keep putting effort in your channel with good reliable content during all pandemic , I'm never afraid to suggest your channel as a very reliable source of information to anyone that needs help or simply is on a lower level of in understanding the basics and even advanced stuff being that about nutrition or training .
Great information, well explained. thank you.
Great content as always mister.
Brilliant Sean, great video! 👍🏻
Always the best youtube content bro
Kudos
Thanks for the great info as always Sean! Appreciate it man! ^_^
spot on points, very helpful
I enjoy your video while eating my breakfast and as well dinner because at least i gain knowledge day by day while eating and I'm trying to implement.
Great video Sean, you're easily the best fitness youtuber(and one of the best youtubers in general) out there, thanks!
Sean always speaking facts👏🏻
and u r always here
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@@deaconatjohn4331 simp
@@alexandrubogdan2711 Call it out wherever you see it
Dude, I can't believe I've only just discovered your videos. They're a great help and so insightful. I honestly wish I'd had some of this when I was starting out because, even now, it makes a world of difference.
The way you break it all down calmly and intelligently without all the bro-science crap is just incredibly assuring too.
100% this. I was going to leave a comment once I finished all his videos but screw it, you took the words right out of my keyboard. I wish I would've found this channel before some of the other ones I took advice from smh 🤦
@@moseszapata8493 yoooo you got the same last name as efrain
Another awesome video Sean!
Definitely agree with the points regarding maintenance calories. It’s such a moving target anyway so that “even if” you are eating at maintenance it will only need adjusting over time.
I know I’ve wasted too much time in the past over-analysing my theoretical calorie intake and requirements despite the fact that I can never fully track my intake or expenditure accurately. Now I just eat a consistent healthy diet with plenty of protein, and make gradual sensible adjustments over time based on my goals and progress
I appreciate the insight on this video. Greg advocates for "gaintaining" BUT Sean is 100% on point on needing a surplus, albeit, even a small one, to add muscle to one's frame. I know this because I'm living it.
I've been on a deficit since May and have dropped the most amount of body fat I have ever dropped (meticulous calorie tracking and cardio mostly). I am at point where I look real lean but in clothes I look average to small so I know I gotta add cals by finding my new maintenance and then slowly adding cals to create a small surplus.
Great video!
Eh Greg is not totally wrong, if you got for example 20% bodyfat you probably won't gain much muscle if you're still going into a calorie surplus relative to calorie maintance. But if you're at 15% or lower then yeah perhaps a slight calorie surplus is needed for good gains.
Your channel is 🔥
Love your content. You are one of the few content creators out there that cuts through the BS to just give good advice. The sad thing is that there are far fewer of you guys than there are people just trying to sell their products or get views. It makes it hard to know who is on the level when you're starting out. I'm obsessed with this stuff and I watch dozens of video's every week. I feel like I finally understand how the body works and what is nonsense and what is truth. But I had to wade through ALX and other creators to get there.
So thank you for being someone we can trust. You sell programs that you believe in but it's not your main objective. You just want to make people aware and that's important because there are a lot of people out there that are misleading people.
This video could not have come at a better time. I _just_ got off of my calorie deficit today (been going clean since October and shed about 18 pounds) and am planning to reenter the bulking phase. I'm not entirely happy with the results tbh, since the lovehandles and lower back fat are still somewhat present, but I've decided that, at least for now, I can live with the higher bodyfat percentage. I'm hoping that getting back to working out will strengthen the areas I want to look good to minimize the fat's aesthetic impact.
Solid advice, Sean! Now I'm more confident than ever to maintain this slight calorie surplus; I'm still not sure _exactly_ where my calorie maintenance level is at, but I'll learn as I go. Appreciate the video drop today, and thanks for all the advice you've dished out on TH-cam good sir!
How has it been?
hows your journey
Been waiting for this video
I gained muscle while being in a deficit. So yeah it works.
I just subbed, I really enjoy and learn with your content. Cheers from Patagonia Sean 🤜🤛
@sean i actually love all your videos. I agree with everything and it just makes so much sense. I love learning new things from you man, i hope the fame won't ever change you! 😉
I think the best take away and approach is that you can ALWAYS build muscle. U never have to lose muscle or gain too much fat to gain muscle. If u do the basics right. You can gain muscle when cutting, bulking, or maingaining. So whatever phase you’re in or whatever body fat % u start with, your main priority should always just be building and preserving muscle
nope.
They forget that when youre gaintaining youre simply just adding muscle and not fat hence why you look so lean. As soon as you bulk and go on a caloric surplus after a year of gaintaining you will see results ASAP.
The protein sparing fast sounds like a scary experience lol. Looking forward to that video.
Thank you very much for the video, is exactly what I need at the time. In the past 6 months I (without even trying that hard) cut and now I think I could be around 12% BF or even less, but I felt I wasn't gaining strenght, and I suppose that my slight calories deficit was to blame. In the next months I am going to slowly gain 5 Kg and try to maingain at a higher BF percentage and I am positive that my gains will be better.
Thanks for your videos, I always appreciate them very much!
This allowed me to keep on my calorie surplus and view it as not a bad thing. I was stuck at the same weight for to long 👍
Good stuff!
Sean is the goat imo.
Sean can i thank you for your great advice pertaining to progressing and shiz
Thank you for all the content throughout the years. I just recently purchased your preworkout can’t wait to take it. Keep up the great work
Awesome video!! Sooo clear and makes so much sense. The leaner you get the more the body wants to keep the fat. Basically Greg Doucette (~9%BF) and Jeff Cavelier (~8%) are spinning their wheels
Interesting topic and well covered. I was actually doing some research earlier this morning on reverse dieting and metabolic adaptation. I'm getting down towards the leanness that I would like to maintain (about to be 40 years old, 5'-9", 174.5lbs, 11.3% body fat using Eat Smart scale on empty stomach and after using the bathroom, I do this every morning to try and be consistent but also know this is a rough estimation). I'd like to be slightly leaner and I'm not really interested in being a body builder; I'd like to be lean, look aesthetic and healthy. I've been wondering where to go from here and this information is useful. Thank you and keep up the great content! I would be interested to see what Coach Greg has to say as a reaction to this as well.
Finally, a great explanation.
This video is gold.
Sean spoke.....period too this topic, all ways amazing on his commen sence knowledge,,thanks again SAGE
COMMON SENSE yes
Good vid sean
I love you so much Sean.
Thanks for the advice Sean, your videos always seem to relate directly to what I am trying to do next. I am going through a cutting phase, and I am using the keto diet to do that, so far has worked perfectly. I'm not following a strict keto diet because based on your recommendation, I increased my protein intake to at least 0.8g per pound of body weight.
You're true inspiration bro
Awesome 🙌
Perfect video, man :)
You are a pro dude. Thanks again.
I love this guy, I've been cutting for about a month now and lost about 4kg, I've have the beginning stages of Abs starting to show and really want to get that more defined look so will probably cut for another months or so to drop some more body fat around my abdominal region, I also want to build muscle while getting leaner and have worries that I won't be able to as I'm in a 300-400kcal deficit but I can always rely on Sean to reassure me that what I'm doing is right, if I'm following his guidance and advice, and that my goals are acheavable and I need to leave all my fears behind and just follow the science so thanks man for helping me get closer and closer to that dream physic and strength level I've always wanted 💪
I pretty much alternate between fatloss and maintenance phases. Main goal is just to have a lean athletic physique and don't mind sacrificing some size. Grew up a fat kid and was made fun of until 20 years old, so lean bulking or bulking is entirely out of the question for me due to thinking I'm going back to that fat kid again (darkest time of my life). Thanks for the video Sean, sick fade.
Bruh.... Fat?? Your fuc*ing Leonidas! Even your ab veins have abs!
😎
But.. its literally called lean bulking
@@dyztroyax4628 ya don’t get it man. The fear of falling back into that spiral is very real
@@jeremybabin7435 Yes. Body Dysmorphia is a bitch, which is why you must not let it kill your gains or scare you away from doing something good
@@biohazard9503 agree. Not saying you shouldn’t do it because it scares you, but it’s good to acknowledge your fears and slowly push the limits of that.
I’d like to hear someone give actual numbers. How much muscle have you actually gained while in a bulk and then how much muscle did you actually keep while cutting? Nobody ever gives the numbers.
The coach Greg Doucet references is really awesome in this video!
Wow... this one hit the nail on the head for me. Cleared up a couple things I was lost on. Thank you!!
Makes a lot of sense!
Thank you for this
Two minutes into the video and I can already tell this guy actually knows how to diet.
The problem is really that no one knows what maintenance they have.
Protein sparing modified fast sounds interesting. Looking forward to hearing more about that in the future
I was thinking the same! It'll be very exciting to hear what Sean has to say about it :)
It's the worst diet tho