Adam Schafer
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You don't need to do cardio.
Uh, that's, you know, I know some people will use that as a strategy in a bulk, um, which is okay, but a lot of cardio, especially if you're pushing, uh, intense cardio makes it makes your body not want to build muscle.
It's a competing signal.
Not to mention high protein junk food is typically way above the calories that you're looking for.
So if I'm looking for 50 grams of protein and I'm going to junk food, I'm also going to get along with it 80 grams of fat.
and a bunch of carbohydrates.
And so now I'm, you know, easy 1,200, 1,500 calories above, you know, what I'm looking to do.
So stick to whole natural foods in this bulk.
It'll help control what you're eating so you're not going too far up.
And then the steps.
Here's the deal with steps.
Here's what I noticed with steps.
I build more muscle when I'm active than when I'm not active.
And that sounds crazy because I may be burning more calories.
It facilitates recovery.
Now, last, this is just a tip.
You don't have to do this, but in my experience, it works out better.
Let's say you're trying to eat a decent amount of calories.
Let's say you're a guy listening right now.
You want to go in a bulk.