Dr. Bret Contreras
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But no one has to do these huge bulks and cuts.
You get these bodybuilding coaches that push that on to like, you know, lifestyle clients or like clients that are already obese or like very overweight.
And you're like, why are you...
They just need to cut.
They need to cut down until they get down to the healthy body fat level.
So, you know, I just want people to be more familiar with re-comping.
I've written about it a lot.
Check it out, re-comping.
And in women as well.
So stay in a healthy body fat range.
Maybe it's like 10 to 20% for men.
Maybe it's 15 to 25% for women and just recomp.
But if you're not in that range,
If you're lower, then you need a bulk to be in an optimal hormonal profile.
If you're overweight, you need to lose weight.
So bulking and cutting is a strategy.
But when you're in your healthy range, you don't have to.
There's not much evidence.
And if you do do it, do mini, mini bulk, mini cut.
So those are two important questions.