Why Women Should Never Bulk!
“I’m female, my fat loss has stalled, I want to focus on muscle gain. How big should my surplus be for a bulking phase?”
I’ve received this questions in dozens of different forms over the last year. More so than ever before so I wanted to record a full podcast to ‘call out’ this erroneous trend. There’s a little hardcore physiology in here for the geeks too.
TIME POINTS
01:43 – Why women should never bulk
04:49 – There’s only one group of people who should consider bulking
08:10 – The different principles that govern fat loss vs muscle gain
15:13 – If you do bulk, this is what you should consider first
23:45 – My advice to women thinking about bulking
26:23 – Why bulking is not a one size fits all strategy
REFERENCES
Role of Nonexercise Activity Thermogenesis in Resistance to Fat Gain in Humans
Massive overfeeding and energy balance in men: the Guru Walla model