macros and muscles

A lot of people have asked what the key factors for muscle building?
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Based on the current literature in natural bodybuilders, the most amount of fat free mass we can build in a one month period is about~ 400g in novice lifters. If you are intermediate or advanced, the amount is likely less
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Depending how much muscle you want to build, you may need a considerably longer time in the building phase.โฃ
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Too much cardio, specifically HIIT impedes MTOR signaling pathways, blunting hypertrophy. It also interferes with recovery from resistance training (RT), so if increasing muscle mass is your main goal, itโ€™s important to keep HIIT cardio to a minimum & follow a structured RT program, which is necessary to illicit anabolic signaling for hypertrophy to occur.โฃ
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Research shows that being in an energy deficit can ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ณ the molecular machinery involved in building muscle, thus our daily calorie intake is important for growth! โฃ
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Further, the overall impact on hypertrophy will depend on other relevant factors such as dietary protein intake!
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During the building phase it has been suggested that our intake be at ~ 20% above maintenance calories. Its important to realize that there will be inter-individual variability in body mass & composition changes associated with an energy surplus, perhaps as a consequence of genetics or metabolic responses such as adaptation to diet induced thermogenesis (DIT ) or non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT).โฃ
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The minimum amount of dietary protein is also necessary to facilitate gains in LBM, even in an energy surplus. โฃ
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The recommended protein intake for optimizing lean body mass is 1.6-2.4/kg. More wonโ€™t hurt, but probably doesnโ€™t elicit a further anabolic response, but rather aids personal dietary preferences.โฃ
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There appears to be no difference in the hypertrophy response whether remaining energy is consumed as carbohydrate or a combination of carbohydrate and fat. This suggests that the energy content of the diet i had the biggest impact on body composition changes.

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