lean bulk
Fit mass gain
A lean bulk is a fitness strategy for gaining muscle while minimizing fat accumulation, achieved through a modest caloric surplus and high protein intake.
Unlike a traditional bulk—which prioritizes rapid weight gain regardless of fat—a lean bulk aims for slower, cleaner progress: I'm doing a lean bulk, so I'm only eating about 200 calories over maintenance.
The approach requires more patience but avoids the aggressive cutting phase that follows a "dirty bulk."
- muscleContractile body tissue
- gainsIncreases in value
- proteinFolded amino chain
- muscle definitionVisible contour of physique
- calorie surplusIntake exceeding expenditure
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lean bulkcut
Severance or reduction
cutting phase · shred · deficit · weight loss · maintenance
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