"Made simple." This is what I love about the channel and Mike's content! He makes content for beginners and advanced people! Everyone gets their share! Let's get it! Have a nice weekend everyone!
I’m really glad you addressed the mass gainers. I’ve had positive results using it. As much as people downplay mass gainers if you’re a hardgainer like me and have trouble taking in a lot of food they work as advertised.
Yeah, I agree here. It seems like everyone else always trashes mass gainers. I would definitely be interested in learning which mass gainers would get the stamp of approval from Mike! If anyone has a link or any information on ones he has mentioned and/or recommended, I would appreciate the share!
@@c0smic.Cha0s I'm sure they work great in the short term. But honestly, the major downside is the health risks that come with consuming the 'too good to be true' stuff like mass gainers on the daily. Calories from maltodextrin specifically can increase the risk of several digestive cancers and that's just one of a paragraph of other ingredients that I have no idea what are going to do to me good or bad.
Awesome video!! Supplements are a very small piece of the pie when it comes to making gains, the only time supplements should be used is to cover any deficiencies in the diet (calories, proteins and/or micro-nutrients)
@@MrMioy im gonna give you mine, little bit if frozen spinach, broccoli, kale, blueberries,a carrot, 5 brazil nuts, 20g ginger, 2tbsp chia seeds, 2tbsp linseeds, some cinnamon and like 4 heaping tbsp of vegan protein powder(i like peach and dark chocolate flavour). Add enough water so its not too thick. Usually ends up filling my 1,5 liter blender but well worth it! Drink it first thing in the morning with my breakfast and makes me feel great! Oh and use vegan protein powder like a pea based one cause it doesnt work with whey trust me lol
@@MrMioy veg: lacinato kale, beets (w the greens), red chard, parsley, collard greens, maybe carrots. fruit: bananas and a whole lime w peel, and some frozen fruit of choice. dont really need sweetener with 2 or 3 bananas and the lime
Unfortunately, creatine mono is no longer the cheap, cost effective powder it used to be. Maybe a few outlier brands have it for bulk really cheap, but unless you're getting drums of it, it's almost the same price as creatine hcl now.
@@VegetaPrinceOfSaiyans the brand I use to buy increased their price from like $30 something to $55 within a few months. its insane. the container wasn't even big either.
Ill admit i knew almost all this info before watching, but you break it down so well and make it simple to understand. The hydration part was a plus too, i struggled with that for years. Awesome channel as well
Love your PowerPoints Dr Israetel. Right to the point and no bullshit. I get in trouble at work for making beautiful decks like yours because they’re not “pretty.” Glad to see you haven’t bowed to the man.
I drink eggwhites for my protein powder. Just plain eggwhites from the jug. Simple quick and doesnt interfere with my post workout meal. Also slam spinach like its going out of style.
There's zero research to indicate it will help AT ALL, and much less to creatine levels (which is the best of the best of supplements). Let's not spread misinformation, alright? :)
I would add that consuming more sodium doesn’t increase weight because you get more thirsty, it causes your body to retain more water so that it has the proper concentration of electrolytes. When you consume salt, osmoreceptors in the hypothalamus sense that there is too high of a sodium concentration, which stimulates ADH secretion. ADH then causes your kidneys to absorb more water so you don’t pee it out. This is why we tell patients with peripheral edema and hypertension to reduce salt intake
6:40 Ive been using Creatine KRE ALKALYN and Im loving it. It gives you all the creatine benefits without any side effects. Personally, with monohydrate I'd get very muscle cramps, bloating etc.
Bruh back in the days “ pop tarts and a protein shake post workouts “ was the shit and made awesome gains and recovery . “ if real food wasent there or prepared at the time “ that’s what I’d eat . But I was also on Test , Tren , EQ , Anavar and Proviron lmao . So I could get away with eating shit once in a while
Hey Mike Instead of having carb powders to get in more calories could one just drink a coke or Pepsi? I mean it's all carbs at the end of the day right? PS I use Metformin and am not natural if that makes any difference (fasting glucose was at 65, im 108 kilos)
What about egg protein supplements? Egg protein is high quality too so I guess thr only reason Whey appears here exclusively, its because its the most popular or common product?
Yeah, I’m pretty sure he kept it to whey because this is the Made Simple version. Whey’s cheap and readily available, so newbies don’t have to agonize over what kind and what brand, and this one has a 5-protein proprietary time-release blend, do I need that? (No.) If whey doesn’t sit well with you though, egg, beef, soy, and vegan blends are all great (and if it’s a digestive thing, hydrolyzed whey can also help). Also, just getting enough protein during the day is way more important than what type or brand. [Side note, in this video’s Fat Loss counterpart he also mentions casein since it tends to be more filling.]
You know what's really messed up? My friends that quit drinking beer and stopped eating lots of salt started getting super bad wrinkles due to their tissue not being slightly bloated from the salt, alchohol and water combination. They even commented on it online but they say the health benefits outweigh the visual effects lol. To each their own! 🍻 Cheers! Lol.
Soo I’ve been taking creatine for 2 weeks, only been taking 5 grams once a day and got sick 1 night and had fevers. Went to the doc and lab results said my creatine was 1.3. How is that possible from only taking such a low amount.
Does salt cause water retention or do you only gain weight from eating a larger volume of salt because you get proportionally thirstier and drink more water?
I'm using a light preworkout, about 150mg of caffeine during my fat loss phase. While mass gaining I try to only use it on a heavy leg day or during the end of a heavy mesocycle.
Hopefully this reaches Dr. Mike. I studied kinesiology but never finished and want to get my PT cert. I train and live RP Full ROM like a religion! So what cert would you recommend that won’t make me cringe or disagree overly with their approach. Either way I need that damn piece of paper! Please help a bro?! Shalom
@@thijs5931 why is beta alanine useless? i´ve seen studies were particpants had quite a substantial increase in power output in their 1rm. Not to say studies are everything but i would just like some more explanation.
if you're taking pure creatine monohydrate read the dose. lmao, I almost took my protein scoop to it. With my job, had I done that, i'd definitely get kidney failure.
@@ciscokidcspf I've previously supplemented creatine. Used to be mostly sugar, flavoring, and additives. So 5gs of creatine monohydrate was a scoop of the powder.
When I am cutting, I find it nearly impossible to meat my macros (or better said the balance between macros), without whey powder, and tbh, mass-gainers make it the easiest to hit them while cutting. I see most non-hormonal supplements as Quality of Life add-ons, rather than necessities. They save time and make it easier to match goals and you pay for that, not for extra magical muscles appearing on you.
@@thijs5931 To easier hit some macros when I don't have time to meal prep. Don't have to weight anything, figure out it's calories and macros and put it into my macro counting app. Just get a scoop and I know exactly what I got.
The more I listen to these videos, the more confusing they are. He has said, many times, that protien is great to build muscle and keep muscle. Now I read in his chart that protien powder does little.
If you’re getting enough protein from whole food you don’t need protein powder, you need I believe 1 or 0.7g of protein per pound body weight ( I could be wrong). But more than that has no actual benefits, and I’ve watched couple of his videos and others explaining this well.
For me, I can never eat enough it seems. I just try to get in at least 40-60g of protein each meal first and foremost, then the rest from carbs. Fats will hit themselves if you are eating enough. I'm never hungry ever on a bulk, it's so disgustingly filling even with mixing in fast food.
@@Suba932 yeah bro, but the problem with peanut butter for me is my body digests it super slowly. If I eat a pbj sandwich I will be full for 6 hours, but if I eat chicken breast and rice or some fish and rice with a glass of cranberry juice I will be ready to eat again in another 3 or 4 hours. Fat is very very satiating to my body, so that's why I try to eat as much carbs and protein, because they digest faster and I can easily drink a glass of OJ or Cranberry juice along with the food.
If you're not concerned about fructose, jam and especially honey are great sources of tasty pure carbs. You can stack up on calories and carbs without adding anything else by just pouring honey over them. Toast with honey and a banana will easily get you 500-1000 calories without being very full. Rice is the typical bulking carb, but my experience is that it absorbs so much water during cooking, it can actually end up being deceptively filling for its calories.
@@someguycalledcerberus9805 yes! I learned about jams, fruit juice and honey far too late. It's just as good as other carbs if you combine them with other stuff, but I agree. For me, here's my main bulking meals. 1. Pasta with bolognese (super easy to eat a lot of it and digests fast). 2. Basmati rice/chicken/beef with salmon. 3. Some kind of tortilla wrap. 4. Bagels with some kind of protein. For my stomach, white rice falls through me! Potatoes are what satiate me so I eat them when I'm cutting more so than rice. I hate brown rice so I don't eat it. Then with each meal I will have some kind of juice, honey or jam with either some bread and butter or I'll mix them into the food.
Judging from Dr. Mike’s other videos, the absolute amount doesn’t matter for most people*, you may just want to keep it steady so the water weight fluctuations don’t mask your actual gain or loss. * about 10% of people are salt sensitive, meaning higher levels of sodium elevate their blood pressure. They (and people with less than ideal kidney function) should keep sodium to a minimum for health reasons. For the rest of us, the sodium we ingest today is excreted tomorrow, so it’s not a concern.
Empty calories, alcohol also slows down protein synthesis so if you drink often, you won't be able to make gains like somebody who does not drink/barely drinks
What he ☝ said, but at the same time there are plenty of jacked dudes who drink all the time sooo... do you have a show to prep for? If not, don't worry about it. The calories will get you though if you're the sort who puts on fat easy. But then if you've been drinking all this time and you are happy with your body fat as it is (and you're in good health) then I wouldn't worry about that either 😁
Relentlessly high value education, thanks RP
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Woahhh a FitnessFAQs comment. Make a wish!
You guys gotta collab
Dan’s the man.
You should get Dr. Mike to do a front lever tutorial :D
"We lift in a society" - The Yoker.
Do you wanna know how I got this swole?
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Starring: Jacked Nickleson
It was never about the cardio, its about sending a neuro-muscular message.
You’re ON the Whey there.
I'm so grateful that Mike gives out all this information for free.
GET THIS MAN ON WITH JOE ROGAN.
He'd be entertaining and educational as fuck, and deserves the massive boost in following.
yes yes yes yes yes
That would be neat! Also, people tell me we look alike. - Dr. Mike
@@RenaissancePeriodization Hotboxing 😆
OMG YES please
"Made simple." This is what I love about the channel and Mike's content! He makes content for beginners and advanced people! Everyone gets their share! Let's get it! Have a nice weekend everyone!
Dr mike is the best..love the college power point presentations
I’m really glad you addressed the mass gainers. I’ve had positive results using it. As much as people downplay mass gainers if you’re a hardgainer like me and have trouble taking in a lot of food they work as advertised.
Yeah, I agree here. It seems like everyone else always trashes mass gainers. I would definitely be interested in learning which mass gainers would get the stamp of approval from Mike! If anyone has a link or any information on ones he has mentioned and/or recommended, I would appreciate the share!
@@c0smic.Cha0s I'm sure they work great in the short term. But honestly, the major downside is the health risks that come with consuming the 'too good to be true' stuff like mass gainers on the daily. Calories from maltodextrin specifically can increase the risk of several digestive cancers and that's just one of a paragraph of other ingredients that I have no idea what are going to do to me good or bad.
When you're so deep in the cycle you start measuring your pre-workout powder in milligrams.
omg Illusive Man
I wouldn’t recommend mass gainer powders just make your own mass gainer buy using whole milk oats and peanut butter
Dr. Mike we love you !
Absolutely amazing video! Truly high quality and very valuable information. Thanks! 🙏
Awesome video!! Supplements are a very small piece of the pie when it comes to making gains, the only time supplements should be used is to cover any deficiencies in the diet (calories, proteins and/or micro-nutrients)
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 fun to watch when Dr Mike imitates the “guy that takes all supplements but not consistent with food”
Easy impression: I've met thousands of them IRL! - Dr. Mike
Chinese Buffet gets me JACKED
I had huge progress from creatine! I think it mitigated some dehydration.
Watch RP and hit new PRs! Ah yeah!!! 🤩💪🏋️♂️😎
Is RP "RP backwards?" ILLUMINATI CONFIRMED!!!! - Dr. Mike
@@RenaissancePeriodization yessss!!! 🤩🤩🤩🧐💪🏋️♂️
Screw fancy editing. This is all I need.
Yo, when is Mike's Psycho Joker Edition Pre Workout for sale? That shit sounds bomb as hell.
It can be on sale right now if you've got my new Crypto DOLLARZZApp (yes, that's two z's). - Dr. Mike
Very informative and simple to understand. Thanks Doc.
Love you man ♥ 😍 your sense of humour makes me smile more than low budget comedy movies
my secret supplement- shitload of dark colorful organic veggies in a vitamix. really appreciate your work Dr. Mike, no bs.
What veggies do you use?Do you add fruit or artificial sweetener to make this thing taste somewhat better?
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@@MrMioy im gonna give you mine, little bit if frozen spinach, broccoli, kale, blueberries,a carrot, 5 brazil nuts, 20g ginger, 2tbsp chia seeds, 2tbsp linseeds, some cinnamon and like 4 heaping tbsp of vegan protein powder(i like peach and dark chocolate flavour). Add enough water so its not too thick. Usually ends up filling my 1,5 liter blender but well worth it! Drink it first thing in the morning with my breakfast and makes me feel great! Oh and use vegan protein powder like a pea based one cause it doesnt work with whey trust me lol
Did someone say Vitamix 🤔
Coach greg: "wattttt" 🤣
@@MrMioy veg: lacinato kale, beets (w the greens), red chard, parsley, collard greens, maybe carrots. fruit: bananas and a whole lime w peel, and some frozen fruit of choice. dont really need sweetener with 2 or 3 bananas and the lime
Unfortunately, creatine mono is no longer the cheap, cost effective powder it used to be. Maybe a few outlier brands have it for bulk really cheap, but unless you're getting drums of it, it's almost the same price as creatine hcl now.
Really? i place near me sells a 400g tub for like 20 bucks
@@Vallack Used to be like half that price.
i got 200 servings for $30. 1kg
@@notsaying What brand? That used to go for around $20 at a bulk seller i use and now it's 53.
@@VegetaPrinceOfSaiyans the brand I use to buy increased their price from like $30 something to $55 within a few months. its insane. the container wasn't even big either.
Ill admit i knew almost all this info before watching, but you break it down so well and make it simple to understand. The hydration part was a plus too, i struggled with that for years. Awesome channel as well
Love your PowerPoints Dr Israetel. Right to the point and no bullshit. I get in trouble at work for making beautiful decks like yours because they’re not “pretty.” Glad to see you haven’t bowed to the man.
I drink eggwhites for my protein powder. Just plain eggwhites from the jug. Simple quick and doesnt interfere with my post workout meal. Also slam spinach like its going out of style.
I would love to see you talk about the efficacy of micronutrient powders like Athletic Greens, Ka’chava, etc
Fine, but if you eat a varied diet and/or take a multi, you probably don't need it. - Dr. Mike
This reminds be that I forgot to take my creatine 😂😂😂
Be forgetting to take mine all the time
Just took mine broh
Don't take it anymore. Absolutely nothing happened😂😂
@@Adrian-to3gq you’re a non responder
Dr. Mike, do you have an opinion on Ecdysterone and Turkesterone?
This! It won't make you SWOLE since all supplements that magically builds muscle are illegal. It'll just help as much as creatine for example :)
There's zero research to indicate it will help AT ALL, and much less to creatine levels (which is the best of the best of supplements). Let's not spread misinformation, alright? :)
I would add that consuming more sodium doesn’t increase weight because you get more thirsty, it causes your body to retain more water so that it has the proper concentration of electrolytes. When you consume salt, osmoreceptors in the hypothalamus sense that there is too high of a sodium concentration, which stimulates ADH secretion. ADH then causes your kidneys to absorb more water so you don’t pee it out. This is why we tell patients with peripheral edema and hypertension to reduce salt intake
Interesting, thanks for sharing
Interesting for sure
Thanks for sharing
Uhhhhh
Interrupted by Mr. Clean ad - priceless
Thanks for the obscenely, informative, information.
How about the relation of salt intake and performance? Is it something to think about?
From my (not expert) experience, it has an effect if you are low on sodium.
These videos should be behind a paywall on your website. Blowing every other fitness channel out of the water
I like these classroom type videos I feel like mike is actually in the same room as me 😂
My parole officer says I've jettisoned my rights to be around other people. - Dr. Mike
@@RenaissancePeriodizationbest comment ever!
Still incredible info
Mgs, lol. I know what you're thinking! Keep the great content coming.
6:40 Ive been using Creatine KRE ALKALYN and Im loving it. It gives you all the creatine benefits without any side effects. Personally, with monohydrate I'd get very muscle cramps, bloating etc.
Bruh back in the days “ pop tarts and a protein shake post workouts “ was the shit and made awesome gains and recovery . “ if real food wasent there or prepared at the time “ that’s what I’d eat . But I was also on Test , Tren , EQ , Anavar and Proviron lmao . So I could get away with eating shit once in a while
Nice shirt man
I need that shirt! Also thanks RP, awesome lecture!
Nothing beats Food. Best line ever.
Hey Mike Instead of having carb powders to get in more calories could one just drink a coke or Pepsi? I mean it's all carbs at the end of the day right? PS I use Metformin and am not natural if that makes any difference (fasting glucose was at 65, im 108 kilos)
Is there any scientific basis for drinking ionized water? Would love you to do a deep dive on companies like Kangen.
Good lecture doctor.
Awesome Educated knowledge on bulking
What about egg protein supplements? Egg protein is high quality too so I guess thr only reason Whey appears here exclusively, its because its the most popular or common product?
Yeah, I’m pretty sure he kept it to whey because this is the Made Simple version. Whey’s cheap and readily available, so newbies don’t have to agonize over what kind and what brand, and this one has a 5-protein proprietary time-release blend, do I need that? (No.)
If whey doesn’t sit well with you though, egg, beef, soy, and vegan blends are all great (and if it’s a digestive thing, hydrolyzed whey can also help). Also, just getting enough protein during the day is way more important than what type or brand.
[Side note, in this video’s Fat Loss counterpart he also mentions casein since it tends to be more filling.]
You know what's really messed up? My friends that quit drinking beer and stopped eating lots of salt started getting super bad wrinkles due to their tissue not being slightly bloated from the salt, alchohol and water combination. They even commented on it online but they say the health benefits outweigh the visual effects lol. To each their own! 🍻 Cheers! Lol.
Thanks for the video Mike! But what about vitamin D and minerals?
Think wed all love you toncover and give your views on the long list of other supps, for me its Arginine and cituraline.
Im picturing that meme from American Psycho where he has his headphones on. This is my jam.
Keep em coming Dr. Mike
Appreciate the knowledge,
Waiting for next time and muscle gain!
Soo I’ve been taking creatine for 2 weeks, only been taking 5 grams once a day and got sick 1 night and had fevers. Went to the doc and lab results said my creatine was 1.3. How is that possible from only taking such a low amount.
Where can we get that shirt sir?
L Carnatine + Garlic has seemed to help me a lot
Love this guy
Does salt cause water retention or do you only gain weight from eating a larger volume of salt because you get proportionally thirstier and drink more water?
Wouldn’t creatine all year round be beneficial? I haven’t stopped taking creatine for over a decade.
you are very helpful
Can you do multivitamins? Are those Animal Pak necessary?
If you want to piss orange they are great
mass gainer is great cuz of the extra protein in it also
Dr Mike please give us some mobility tips for the hips. Your t-shirt is taunting us :(
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If you had to choose between whey and creatine, which one would you?
Creatine; hard to get a loading dose from natural foods but protein is everywhere
2:34 - "When you get home.. take a shower you dirty bastard." You caught me, Mike..
When i was young I grew like craz,y on Joe weiders mega mass..Incredible gains
If i don’t want to take the creatine forever, just maybe like one or two 500g packs, will i lose muscle?
Absolutely not. You might lose some intramuscular water, but otherwise you're good. -Dr. Mike
So... you are telling me that if I buy my favorite natty (mike o'hern) influencer supplements I won't look like him!? But it has BCAA's
I love his shirt
Best channel on youtube
can you talk about citrulline?
What about fish oils or omega fats do they help/ have an effect for strength or muscle building?
I'm using a light preworkout, about 150mg of caffeine during my fat loss phase. While mass gaining I try to only use it on a heavy leg day or during the end of a heavy mesocycle.
Hopefully this reaches Dr. Mike. I studied kinesiology but never finished and want to get my PT cert. I train and live RP Full ROM like a religion! So what cert would you recommend that won’t make me cringe or disagree overly with their approach. Either way I need that damn piece of paper! Please help a bro?! Shalom
I have a feeling posting a message in a 2 year old video isn't the best way to get his attention
What about beta alanine and citruline? Do they help with strenght output and increasing workout valume leading to more gains?
Beta Alanine is practically useless. I personally like citrulline, because it helps me with mind muscle connections.
@@thijs5931 why is beta alanine useless? i´ve seen studies were particpants had quite a substantial increase in power output in their 1rm. Not to say studies are everything but i would just like some more explanation.
@@Knukles2011 The accumulated effective dosage where performance enhancing effects accur is too high too benefit from it in the real world.
@@Knukles2011 To get any benefit from Beta alanine you would have to take an INSANE amount. It’s basically useless
Citrulline works for me in terms of volume
if you're taking pure creatine monohydrate read the dose. lmao, I almost took my protein scoop to it. With my job, had I done that, i'd definitely get kidney failure.
Bro. 💀💀
With all of the information about about creatine floating around, how did you look at your protein scoop and think "that looks about right"
@@ciscokidcspf I've previously supplemented creatine. Used to be mostly sugar, flavoring, and additives. So 5gs of creatine monohydrate was a scoop of the powder.
Lol. Kidneys be jacked an wearing a wife beater vest.
Do foods that are high in creatine also work as good as powder form? 🙏 thank you
You gotta eat right if you want to build muscle. That's why I got myself the personalized Agoge diet and have amazing results.
Are those 5 extra pounds when taking creatine just after a week of taking 5 grams a day or after a loading week of 20 grams a day?
A Whole 5 extra pounds won’t come in from either of those options, takes a bit longer than that
Dr Mike the macros for muscle gain is the same with cutting????
When I am cutting, I find it nearly impossible to meat my macros (or better said the balance between macros), without whey powder, and tbh, mass-gainers make it the easiest to hit them while cutting.
I see most non-hormonal supplements as Quality of Life add-ons, rather than necessities. They save time and make it easier to match goals and you pay for that, not for extra magical muscles appearing on you.
Mass gainers while cutting?
@@thijs5931 To easier hit some macros when I don't have time to meal prep. Don't have to weight anything, figure out it's calories and macros and put it into my macro counting app.
Just get a scoop and I know exactly what I got.
@@Amar061 Interesting reasoning, does it keep you full?
@@thijs5931 Not much as real food, but bearable. I don't feel tired, but some hunger is there.
link for the psycho joker preworkout please
I like that squat shirt. Were can I get one?
Is there ever a reason to stop taking creatine?
Should I stop taking creatine while I’m cutting??
Where are the rest of the videos? They all say private after this.
Anyone hear exactly what brand of creatine he mentioned? It sounded like he said oftune
The more I listen to these videos, the more confusing they are. He has said, many times, that protien is great to build muscle and keep muscle. Now I read in his chart that protien powder does little.
If you’re getting enough protein from whole food you don’t need protein powder, you need I believe 1 or 0.7g of protein per pound body weight ( I could be wrong). But more than that has no actual benefits, and I’ve watched couple of his videos and others explaining this well.
Now I kinda want Pre-workout Psycho Joker Edition
Where did you get your t-shirt? Love it 😃😃🤪
Full ROM Apparel
Thank you Sir for your honest analysis.
Can you imagine some kid in the locker room at the gym "hey big man... guess what?? I'm on creatine."
I have a question. I gained almost 0 pounds in my creatine leading
Dr Mike!!👌💪😎
For me, I can never eat enough it seems.
I just try to get in at least 40-60g of protein each meal first and foremost, then the rest from carbs.
Fats will hit themselves if you are eating enough.
I'm never hungry ever on a bulk, it's so disgustingly filling even with mixing in fast food.
What about scooping out peanut butter dude, easiest calories ever
@@Suba932 yeah bro, but the problem with peanut butter for me is my body digests it super slowly.
If I eat a pbj sandwich I will be full for 6 hours, but if I eat chicken breast and rice or some fish and rice with a glass of cranberry juice I will be ready to eat again in another 3 or 4 hours.
Fat is very very satiating to my body, so that's why I try to eat as much carbs and protein, because they digest faster and I can easily drink a glass of OJ or Cranberry juice along with the food.
If you're not concerned about fructose, jam and especially honey are great sources of tasty pure carbs. You can stack up on calories and carbs without adding anything else by just pouring honey over them. Toast with honey and a banana will easily get you 500-1000 calories without being very full.
Rice is the typical bulking carb, but my experience is that it absorbs so much water during cooking, it can actually end up being deceptively filling for its calories.
@@someguycalledcerberus9805 yes! I learned about jams, fruit juice and honey far too late.
It's just as good as other carbs if you combine them with other stuff, but I agree.
For me, here's my main bulking meals.
1. Pasta with bolognese (super easy to eat a lot of it and digests fast).
2. Basmati rice/chicken/beef with salmon.
3. Some kind of tortilla wrap.
4. Bagels with some kind of protein.
For my stomach, white rice falls through me! Potatoes are what satiate me so I eat them when I'm cutting more so than rice. I hate brown rice so I don't eat it.
Then with each meal I will have some kind of juice, honey or jam with either some bread and butter or I'll mix them into the food.
Is there an recommendation for salt intake? Depending bodyweight deficit or bulk?
Judging from Dr. Mike’s other videos, the absolute amount doesn’t matter for most people*, you may just want to keep it steady so the water weight fluctuations don’t mask your actual gain or loss.
* about 10% of people are salt sensitive, meaning higher levels of sodium elevate their blood pressure. They (and people with less than ideal kidney function) should keep sodium to a minimum for health reasons. For the rest of us, the sodium we ingest today is excreted tomorrow, so it’s not a concern.
I love the t-shirt
I just had my mind blown learning that alcohol was a macronutrient. What impact does it have on health/mass gain/etc.?
Empty calories, alcohol also slows down protein synthesis so if you drink often, you won't be able to make gains like somebody who does not drink/barely drinks
What he ☝ said, but at the same time there are plenty of jacked dudes who drink all the time sooo... do you have a show to prep for? If not, don't worry about it.
The calories will get you though if you're the sort who puts on fat easy. But then if you've been drinking all this time and you are happy with your body fat as it is (and you're in good health) then I wouldn't worry about that either 😁
Cholesterol in protein supplements average between 15% - 25% rda
is this considered high?