Mar 23, 2016
: Episode 571 - Vinnie and Andy discuss a listener question about building muscle without bulking up.
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DAVE DOLAK
- An avid listener and kayaker
- Vinnie hopes to Kayak with him!
- Called in and had a great phone call with Vinnie
- Was under the impression that you had to eat more calories (whether they were good or bad) to gain muscle
BUILDING MUSCLE WITHOUT BULKING UP
- You don't necessarily need to take in more calories/carbs to get lean muscle
- Your muscles may get bigger this way, but so does your stomach
- Andy was 6'5 and ~140 lbs, they made him try to "bulk up" by
putting tons of powders into milkshakes and such
- He got some fat around the middle which he didn't need
- Makes you feel a 'pump', but doesn't help muscle growth and can hurt your health
- Your muscles will build at the same rate, whether you're 17 or
70
- You won't RECOVER as fast, but your muscles still break down/divide/rebuild at the same rate
- Packing on extra calories doesn't make those muscles build faster
- Don't listen to BroScience