bulking phase
Intentional weight gain
A bulking phase is a period of deliberate weight gain, typically in bodybuilding or strength training, when someone eats more calories than they burn to maximize muscle growth.
The approach accepts some fat gain as the trade-off for faster progress: I'm in a bulking phase, so I'm eating everything in sight.
The opposite is a cutting phase, when excess fat is shed to reveal the muscle built underneath.
- muscleContractile body tissue
- massQuantity of matter
- lean massNon-fat body tissue
- gainsIncreases in value
- caloriesMeasures of food energy
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Caloric deficit for leanness
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